October 24, 2021

LET YOUR PUMPKINS SHINE FOR ONE MORE NIGHT!

On Monday, November 1, 2021 Friends of Silver Creek will be hosting the 3rd Annual Pumpkin Parade at Silver Creek Park!

Bring your jack-o-lanterns to Silver Creek Park  and line the pathway from Strathdee parking lot to the playground and help transform our park into a glowing spectacle at nightfall! 

Friends of Silver Creek will be hosting the Pumpkin Parade in accordance with COVID-19 regulations.

DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR SAY

SILVER CREEK PARK IMPROVEMENT

VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING

October 26, 2021 | 6:30 pm

Don't miss the the virtual public meeting where the proposed concept design for the Silver Creek Park Improvement Project will be shared with the community.  Your feedback is important and will be collected by Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff.

The design team will use your feedback to develop and refine the design for the park improvements. There will be a public survey to follow which will be active from Tuesday October 26 - Tuesday November 9.

The Silver Creek Park Improvement Plan should be a multi-generational design, inclusive and accessible and have adequate seating and shade.

TO RECAP...

The following details have been presented at the two PFR meetings: 

• The previous community consultation and survey results FofSC submitted in 2019 is the basis for the project scope and current design plan.
   
• The global project budget is $575,000 based on the original scope and program. The budget includes hard costs, soft costs, construction, fees, permits, investigations, taxes, testing etc.
  • The project is being funded through development funding (Section 37 and Section 42 funding) for 4650 Eglinton Avenue West.
  • Typically, a range of 10 – 25% of project budget goes towards soft costs (i.e. design consulting fees, permits, etc.) with the remaining amount going towards project construction.
     
• Requests for funds to be allocated for updates and improvements to Richmond Gardens Pool and Richview Park were declined.  It was stated that these meetings were specifically for Silver Creek Park Improvements.
  • The Parks, Forestry and Recreation Budget Notes (BU22.2) document indicates $50,000 has been allocated to Richview Park for 2021.
  • PFR staff confirmed that work on the seating area in the eastern portion of Richview Park has begun and should be completed by mid-October.

FofSC advocate for a fully transparent and inclusive community consultation process given that the survey results and project list were submitted three years ago and pre-pandemic. Climate change events and COVID-19, in addition to the intensification of the neighbourhood may influence ideas and needs of the park space.

The budget of $575,000 for the park improvement project includes project design and consultation fees, permits and taxes which reduces the amount that can be spent on amenities. Section Funds from Eglinton Developments were valued at over $1 million in 2019.

FofSC request Councillor Holyday commit to sourcing and confirming additional funds to ensure the park design is constructed in it's entirety in 2022 and that the project is not completed in phases to avoid any future issues with funding.