Make Your Mark on Innisfil Beach Park

Construction has commenced at Innisfil Beach Park for Phase 1 Improvements, the Park remains open during construction with temporary closure zones

Please see Phase 1 Improvements Map and Construction Staging Schedule and Park Renderings

Phase 1 Works include:

New Park Exit: Includes a 2-meter off-road trail along a new park exit road that intersects 25th Sideroad

Infrastructure Upgrades: Water and sanitary upgrades with provisions for future park amenities

Drainage Enhancements: Installation of Low Impact Development (LID) drainage swales

Washroom Pavilion:

• At location of and replaces the previous trailer washroom
• Facilities exceed AODA requirements
• Includes men's and women's facilities, two universal washrooms, and outdoor showers

Turning Circle: A vehicle pickup/drop off turning circle located adjacent to the newly built washroom pavilion

Gardens and Plantings:

• New gardens with strategic tree plantings
• Bird Houses and Insect hotels

Playground: A natural toddler playground

• Two new volleyball courts with connecting pathways
• A new shade structure that also can serve an adjacent passive green space

Bach Improvements:

• Beach 2:

  • Expanded beach with a new shade pavilion and willow trees integrated into the sandy areas
  • Accessible beach paths

• Beaches 3 and 4:

  • Merged to form a larger beach with permanent shade umbrellas and willow trees
  • Accessible beach paths

• Beach 5

  • Expanded beach with dune grasses
  • Accessible beach paths

• Beach 6

  • Converting the dog beach back to a public beach

Volleyball Courts:

• Two new volleyball courts with connecting pathways
• A new shade structure that also can serve an adjacent passive green space

Seating and Trails:

• A mix of unique seating areas, with a combination of Town standard benches, curved wood benches, double sided wood benches, and platform benches
• Existing trail to Robert Road replaced with a meandering trail, ranging from 3.5m to over 4m in width

Pop up shop areas: Water/Electrical connections

Additional Structures and Improvements:

• Stormwater outlet enhancements
• Two new 3-meter pedestrian bridges
• Replacement of an existing road culvert with a new 6.25-meter bridge

The Final Concept for Innisfil Beach Park was approved by Council on May 24, 2023 through report DSR-058-23 which contains 49 projects phased over the next 20 years.

Future Phases

The goal of the Innsifil Beach Park improvements is to upgrade existing amenities, ease traffic congestion, and introduce new amenities in underutilized sections of the park.

The improvements for Innisfil Beach Park have been planned over three phases, future phases will include:

Phase 2 - Proposed Design 2028/2029, Construction 2029/2030

• New park entrance with roundabout*
• New skate park*
• New pump track*
• New basketball courts*
• New winterized washroom facility*
• Dome existing tennis courts, redevelop courts to support pickleball, and add club house
• New community garden
• New dog park
• Relocated motorized boat launch and short-term slips and dredging in Lake Simcoe to accommodate necessary depth for boats
• Landscaping, drainage improvements, and planting of trees

* Requires relocation of baseball diamond offsite prior to construction

Phase 3 - Proposed Design 2033/2034, Construction 2035/2036

• New event plaza with seasonal ice rink and splash pad
• New restaurant and outdoor deck
• New winterized washroom
• New separate park entrance to boat launch
• New non-motorized watercraft rental and rental dock
• Completion of trail connections through all spaces
• Landscaping, drainage improvements, and planting of trees

Future Park Images based on Approved Park Concept

• Future Innisfil Beach Park Aerial Image
• Future Innisfil Beach Park Expanded Beach Image
• Future Innisfil Beach Park Splash Pad and Event Plaza Image
• Future Innisfil Beach Park Youth Area (asphalt pump track) Image

Innisfil Beach Park Master Plan

• IBPMP 2020
• IBPMP 2020 - Appendix A
• IBPMP 2020 - Appendix B
• Community Engagement Report

Next steps

• Rutherford Contracting Ltd. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of Phase 1 works. The design is currently being finalized. Construction is scheduled to commence in Spring 2025, with anticipated completion in 2026.

Past engagement

A virtual Public Information Centre was launched on October 28, 2022 to introduce the project and provide people with an opportunity to review the alternative site plan solutions developed to address challenges, constraints, and opportunities affecting the park. A survey ran until November 28, 2022.

We also held a Public Open House on January 18, 2023 for people to view the park concepts, ask questions, provide comments, and vote on their preferred concepts. The open house was followed by a Special Council Meeting, which included a staff presentation, open forum, and council discussion.

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