Sixteen Mile Sports Complex

About this project

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.

A 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.

Location

3170 Neyagawa Boulevard
Size: 20.1 ha (49.6 acres)
Classification: Community Park
Ward 7

Project highlights

A community park that 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.
A 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.
An Oakville Public 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 and wi-fi.
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.
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 sports fields and cricket ground will open in spring 2024, with the other park features planned for later in 2024. The community centre and library will open in 2025.

For visual examples of the plans for this project, please see the project files at the bottom of this page.

Latest updates

April 9, 2024

New sports fields are officially open for use at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex! Play soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and more on artificial turf fields 1 and 4. Natural turf fields 2 and 3 will open May 17, followed by the cricket field on May 18.
Basement work for the community centre is complete and the main floor foundation has set.
Pre-construction for the remaining sports park amenities (volleyball, tennis, pickleball and basketball court and more) will begin this spring and continue into the summer. Court construction will begin during spring 2025 and will open in the fall 2025.
As construction continues on the expansion of Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, existing parking areas will be impacted in three phases during the spring, summer and fall. Follow wayfinding signs for parking and safe access to the facility and existing sports fields that are open for public use. Review the public notice for more details.

March 8, 2024

The Sixteen Mile Leash-Free Dog Park is moving! As of April 22, 2024, the dog park will close as pre-construction work begins for the volleyball, tennis and pickleball courts as part of the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex expansion. The dog park will reopen this summer at its new location at the north end of the Sixteen Mile community park. Review the public notice for more details.

February 2, 2024

Work continues on the fieldhouse near the cricket ground and sports fields.
Cricket ground and other sports fields will open this spring. Parking for the sports fields will be located off Gardenbrook Avenue.
Geothermal lateral installation is complete. Connection to the building is underway.
Basement construction of the community centre is nearly done.

2023 updates

November 1, 2023

Sod is being placed at the new cricket ground! The ground and sports fields will open in spring 2024.
Geothermal drilling is now complete. More than 200 boreholes have been drilled for heat pump purposes.

September 25, 2023

The town is making progress on the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex expansion!

The community centre and library construction that is occurring underground, including mechanical work in the basement, footing and foundation walls, is nearly finished.
135 geothermal boreholes for geothermal heat pump purposes have been completed, with 75 more needed for a full geothermal field.
The ground floor foundation is underway and the community centre and library’s structural steel frame will begin construction in mid-December.
Construction of the natural and artificial sports fields are almost complete with lighting, fencing, spectator seating and players benches installed and the artificial turf currently being installed. The fields are anticipated to open in spring 2024.
Top soil for the cricket ground is being placed and sod for all the sport fields will be placed in mid-October.
Construction for other park amenities like the skateboard park, pump track and fieldhouse will continue into 2024.

July 5, 2023

Starting July 6, the entrance to Sixteen Mile Sports Complex located off Sixteen Mile Drive will be closed to the public until the week of September 4. Please use the entrance at Neyagawa Boulevard and Gardenbrook Avenue and follow wayfinding signs for safe access to the facility and existing fields that remain open at the park.

June 23, 2023

The Town of Oakville is excited to announce that construction has begun on the state-of-the-art community centre and library at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex!

In the coming weeks, residents will start to see construction activity. Access to Sixteen Mile Sports Complex will remain open and the town encourages visitors to follow wayfinding signs for safe access to the facility and existing fields that remain open at the park. The entrance located off Sixteen Mile Drive will be closed to the public. However, the entrance at Neyagawa Boulevard and Gardenbrook Avenue will remain open.

June 22, 2023

On Monday, June 19, Town Council approved budget amendments to the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex development project, which allowed the project to move into the construction phase. JR Certus has been hired and will begin putting up hoarding signs around the construction site on June 22.

The outdoor fitness circuit will be removed so the state-of-the-art Sixteen Mile Community Centre and Library can begin construction. New outdoor fitness equipment will be installed at the community park in fall 2024.

June 13, 2023

In the coming weeks, the outdoor fitness circuit will be closed as construction is anticipated to begin at the new community centre and library at Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. New outdoor fitness equipment will be installed at the community park in fall 2024.

May 2023

Park construction of the field house is underway. Please follow wayfinding signs in the area to safety access the existing fields that remain open at the park.

2022 updates

December 2022

Oakville Public Library’s Sixteen Mile Branch temporarily moved to North Operations Depot facility. Full library services have resumed at this location until the new community centre is built.

Residents may also see some construction taking place this month near Sixteen Mile Sports Complex where the community park is being planned. During the winter, construction of the park fieldhouse will start and park construction will resume in the spring of 2023.

August 2022

On August 9, Town Council approved naming the entire North Park development site and all current and planned amenities at 3070 Neyagawa Blvd. – Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. The Oakville Public Library branch will be named Sixteen Mile Branch.

July 6, 2022

The Government of Canada will be contributing $656,250 to construct an irrigated Class A regulation full-size cricket field, which would be utilized by the Oakville Cricket Club for games and practices. It will be able to host local and regional tournaments, attracting visitors from neighbouring communities.

June 27, 2022

The Town of Oakville held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the new recreation and culture complex in north Oakville.

June 14, 2022

The Town of Oakville sought public input on preferred recreation, culture and library programs and services planned for the future Sixteen Mile Community Centre and Library. Residents were invited to take the short online survey for a chance to win a Town of Oakville prize pack. The survey is now closed.