Recreation and Events

Harvey Curry Park to feature enlarged playgrounds, splash pad

Harvey Curry Park is being transformed for next summer. Janet Elliot of Openspace Solutions Inc. presented Orangeville Council with an update this week on the redevelopment plans for Harvey Curry Park (home of Everykids Park) at 90 Dawson Road.

The goal is to create an accessible park that is appropriate for all ages and abilities that promotes inclusive play and a healthy lifestyle​. The park will have defined play areas for junior children (18 months to five years of age) and senior children (5-12...

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Recreation and Parks Master Plan study launched

The Town of Orangeville is set to prepare a Recreation and Parks Master Plan. The purpose of the plan is to provide the Town with long-term direction for the provision of recreation and parks services for residents and visitors.

Over the next few months, Orangeville residents will be invited to participate in a variety of consultation activities including:

• a random telephone survey of households, with the same survey being made available online, via the Town’s website (or on paper) for those who...

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Mississauga Steelheads to play pre-season exhibition game in Orangeville

The Mississauga Steelheads Hockey Club has announced further details on their 2019 home exhibition schedule. Over the Labour Day weekend, the team will play back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday night.

On Friday, August 30 at 7 p.m., the team will be playing host to the reigning OHL Champion, Guelph Storm at the Alder Recreation Centre in Orangeville. This event marks the first time that the hockey club has held a game in the Orangeville area. Admission to the game will be free of charge, thanks...

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Harvey Curry Park set for major transformation

The Town of Orangeville is about to embark on a major park project. One of the Town’s busiest parks, with its original splashpad and the playground being hailed as the first fully accessible playground in Canada over two decades ago, is about to be redesigned and rebuilt.

Openspace Solutions Inc. has been awarded the contract to replace the Everykids Playstructures and Splashpad at Harvey Curry Park (90 Dawson Road). The park and its popular features are due for replacement and the new features will...

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Cycling and Trails Master Plan sets direction for trail improvements

The Cycling and Trails Master Plan (CTMP), completed with provincial and municipal funding in 2019, will be considered in future development. The plan, prepared by Dillon Consulting Limited, was presented to Orangeville Council on May 27, 2019. It is a comprehensive update to the Town’s original Trails Master Plan Study from 2008 and the development of a new cycling plan.

Incorporating best practices, the Cycling and Trails Master Plan is a long-range recreation and transportation planning document...

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Be entertained by lumberjacks on Canada Day

Bring your national pride to Orangeville as the community celebrates Canada Day on Monday, July 1. Enjoy free activities and entertainment at the Alder Recreation Centre at 275 Alder Street from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and enjoy the fireworks show over Island Lake at 10 p.m.

During the afternoon, at the Alder Recreation Centre, residents and visitors can enjoy a range of activities, including opening ceremonies and birthday cake at 11:45 a.m., the Great Canadian Lumberjack Show, three free one-hour...

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Fourth annual Public Bike Ride set for June 15

This year’s Public Bike Ride begins at Kin Family Park (485 College Avenue), at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. The ride follows parts of the Rotary Way bike route and the Town’s trail system, and will end at the Orangeville Farmers’ Market at 9:30-9:45 a.m.

Building on the success of the last three years, the annual bike ride seeks to raise awareness of the Town’s bike routes and to promote bike/car safety. With the establishment of three bicycle routes and the continued development of the trails system,...

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Earth Week activities scheduled for April 23-28

Residents can participate in Earth Week this year through many of the local programs and events to be held April 23-28 – and at a spring clean-up on May 4.

Sustainable Orangeville will have Earth Week displays throughout the week at Alder Recreation Centre (275 Alder Street) and Orangeville Public Library (1 Mill Street). A book/DVD exchange will be available during regular business hours from April 23-28 at Alder Recreation Centre and the Edelbrock Centre (30 Centre Street). Bring in any unwanted...

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