North Park Development
3170 Neyagawa Boulevard
Size: 20.1 ha (49.6 acres)
Classification: Community Park
Ward 7
Summary
This 79-hectare community park has three distinct areas:
- The first area includes portions of the Sixteen Mile Creek valley lands and forms part of the Natural Heritage System.
- The second "north parcel" area is currently undeveloped but will eventually front onto the William Halton Parkway and is planned to accommodate active sports fields.
- The third area includes the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, two lit sports fields (one with artificial turf) and a leash free area that are currently on site and will include a community centre, library branch and additional outdoor amenities as described below.
Take a quick virtual tour of the outdoor spaces planned for the community park, which includes two additional lit sports fields (one with artificial turf), cricket field, skateboard park, bike pump track, basketball courts, splash pad, children’s playground, a fieldhouse and washroom facility.
Take a quick virtual tour of some of the spaces planned for Sixteen Mile community centre, which includes a multi-use community centre is projected to include aquatic facilities, fitness/active living centre, flexible multi-use space to accommodate seniors, youth and cultural programming and gymnasiums.
Take a quick virtual tour of some of the spaces planned for the Sixteen Mile community centre and library branch, which includes work and study spaces (including collaboration spaces), a creation and media zone, reading and conversation areas, children’s and teen spaces, flexible programming spaces as well as public computers / Wi-Fi.
All aspects of Oakville Universal Design Standards are being applied to the Sixteen Mile community centre, library and park. Accessibility features include barrier-free parking and vehicle access close to accessible entrances and pathways and wayfinding that will be lit when it’s dark. Inside the community centre, all washrooms will have hands-free flush valves, faucets, soap dispensers and hand dryers and the pools will have accessible ramp entry.
Learn more about all the accessibility features in a March 10, 2022 report to the Accessibility Advisory Committee.
To support Oakville’s climate action efforts, renewable energy technologies and green building standards will be applied, including having the building LEED-certified, taking a net-zero carbon and low-energy design approach and exploring technology and design (self-tinting electro-chromatic glass, solar walls, sensor-controlled LED lighting and more).
The co-location of the library and the community centre will allow for increased synergies for space use and complementary programming. The community centre and library complex would be an addition to the existing Sixteen Mile Sports Complex to maximize the efficiency of energy flow between the facilities and to streamline building operations and programming.
The opening of the park is being planned for 2023 while the opening of community centre and library are planned for 2024.
- Check out the North Park Master Plan (pdf)
- News release: March 7, 2022 - Residents invited to learn more about new community centre, library, and park
- News release: June 14, 2021 - Council advances community infrastructure
- Watch this video showcasing the latest conceptual design plans for the future Sixteen Mile community centre, library, and park, expected to open in north Oakville in 2024.
- Oakville Matters Episode 22 on building out the North Park development to include the Sixteen Mile community centre, library and park
- Oakville Matters Episode 13 on advancing community services, including the North Park development
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Project Update
June 14, 2022 - The Town of Oakville continues to seek public input on preferred recreation, culture and library programs and services planned for the future Sixteen Mile Community Centre and Library. Residents are invited to take the short online survey by July 18 for a chance to win a Town of Oakville prize pack. The online survey will take about five minutes to complete and will remain strictly confidential and anonymous.
May 30, 2022 - Oakville Public Library (OPL) will temporarily close the Sixteen Mile Branch on June 4, 2022, to accommodate the start of the parks construction of the North Park development. To ensure minimal disruption to service, a pop-up library will open June 7, alongside expanded OPL Express services, at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. A new temporary location of the Sixteen Mile Branch is scheduled to open mid-September at the North Operations Depot facility where full library services will resume and remain in effect until the opening of Oakville’s newest recreation and culture complex in late 2024.
April 12, 2022 – On March 22 and March 30, virtual open house sessions were held to receive residents input on program ideas that would help bring Oakville’s newest recreation and culture complex to life. Staff are reviewing the feedback. Staff also appeared on Oakville Matters Episode 22 recently to share details about Sixteen Mile community centre, library and park.
March 7, 2022 – View this video showcasing the latest conceptual design plans for the future Sixteen Mile community centre, library, and park, expected to open in north Oakville in 2024. Learn more about the facility features and amenities including its unique and flexible multi-use indoor and outdoor spaces. Participate in the virtual open house sessions on March 22 or March 30 listed above.
January 26, 2022 – Community Services Commissioner Colleen Bell appears on Oakville Matters Episode 13 to discuss advancing community services, including the North Park development.
May 25, 2021 - Town Council unanimously approved advancing a number of key community infrastructure plans that would see detail design work moving ahead on the community centre, library branch, sports fields and other outdoor amenities at North Park. Read the May 25, 2021 Advancing Community Infrastructure – Implementation Plan Staff Report (item 9.5), or the town’s June 14, 2021 news release – Council advances community infrastructure.
June 7, 2021 – The town issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for prime consultant services for the community centre and library branch. The town is seeking a qualified architectural firm with expertise in community centres to provide a full and comprehensive architectural and engineering design, including site plan development, conceptual and schematic design, design development and detailed design drawings, and specifications for the procurement and construction of the new community centre and library.
The procurement process is expected to be complete by the end of the summer with the successful proponent starting design work by September 1, 2021.
June 11, 2021 – the town issued a RFP for a landscape architectural team to complete detailed design work for the outdoor amenities at North Park proposed to include a splash pad, playground, basketball courts, skateboard park and pump track, a second artificial turf field, one natural turf soccer fields and a cricket field.
Background
- July 2008 - Construction of North Park, began with the official ground-breaking ceremony in July 2008.
- The two soccer fields were completed in 2010.
- Sixteen Mile Sports Complex opened in 2010.
- The 10-year capital forecast included money in the years 2021-2024 and was subject to annual review and approval by Council.
For more information
Email: northpark@oakville.ca
Phone: ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601
TTY: 905-338-4200