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Thanks to the community for your participation in the surveys, design charettes, neighbourhood outreach and Park events we’ve organized over the past few years. We did it! The City of Toronto has done a fantastic job incorporating the community’s feedback and requests into the new design. We’re pleased to have been given a chance to advocate for the neighbourhood and work with Parks, Forestry & Recreation to meet the community’s goals to improve the park.

The goals included: expanding the play area (it has been increased by 35-40%), creating more imaginative and accessible all-ages play opportunities (the wading pool has been changed to a splash pad, a secondary smaller basketball court with a lower hoop has been added, the play apparatus includes opportunities for swings, slides, climbing, balancing, hide & seek and combined with more naturalized play areas), providing shade at the sandbox (as well as other play areas). To add another dimension to the all-ages play requests, a ping pong table and bocce court have been included as well as an increased amount of seating for all to enjoy the Park. Lastly, the addition of a Vimy oak to commemorate the Park’s namesake will provide more shade at the new, safer entrance location. The community has also been granted permission to plant a pollinator garden outside the north fence line to continue helping the initiative to create a pollinator network between the West Toronto Railpath, along Fermanagh and High Park Blvd, to High Park. This will be happen once the renovations are complete.

October 2020
41 Wabash property for sale by developer
October 2020
September 2020
FOCGWP participates in Stakeholder Working Group Meeting with City and 41 Wabash Developer regarding options for material and length of new wall at Eastern edge of the Park.
September 2020
Summer 2020
Charles G. Williams Basketball court seen in Spacing magazine photo montage by neltron3030
Summer 2020
Spring 2020
Charles G. Williams Park featured in West End Phoenix
Spring 2020
February 2020
City adopted 41 Wabash Avenue - Zoning Amendment
February 2020
February 2020
Concept images to accompany Final Concept plan by City
February 2020
February 2020
Final Concept plan developed by City with community feedback gathered by FOCGWP
February 2020
December 2019
Proposed Concept plan developed by City from community outreach feedback gathered by FOCGWP
December 2019
December 2019
Existing site conditions plan by City
December 2019
August 2018
Concept plan developed by FOCGWP from community outreach feedback
August 2018

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Updates on Our Park

Improvements to Charles G Williams Park 

You are invited to a community meeting to discuss with City of Toronto Parks Staff and Councillor Gord Perks.

Meeting Details:
Wednesday December 4, 2019
7:00 – 8:30PM at Fern Avenue Public School – Auditorium
128 Fern Ave – Toronto, ON M6R 1K3