Some new facilities at Hamilton’s Confederation Beach Park are now ready for visitors.
The second and third phases of the project were completed and the facilities opened to the public on June 1, according to Meghan Stewart, acting manager of landscape architectural services.
The recently completed work form part of Jennie Florence Parker Sports Complex, located at the eastern section of the larger Confederation Beach Park. The complex honours Parker for her contribution to the establishment of Confederation Beach Park. It was originally called Confederation Beach Park Sports Park.
At the complex, people can find new cricket batting cages. There’s also pedestrian plaza space that includes planting beds, irrigation, lighting and benches. A new playground features accessibility enhancements. Multiple shade structures are at the playground area, plaza space, pickleball court, cricket field and cricket batting cages.
A new field house is done, with change rooms, a referee room and washroom facilities.
A new parking area has “bio-retention islands” or “stormwater planters” that use soil and vegetation to remove contaminants from runoff.
Some construction work will continue for a few weeks, including three new buildings.
“No further upgrades are planned for 2023, therefore we do not anticipate any closures for the purposes of construction at this time,” Stewart said in an email to hamilton.insauga.com.
The Confederation Beach Park’s “master plan” is being carried out in phases. In 2023-24, City staff will work with key partners to determine the short-term priorities.
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The park is open between 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hours of use for the sports facilities may differ. Visit the City of Hamilton Recreation website to reserve a court, field or meeting space.
Confederation Beach Park spans 93 hectares along the Lake Ontario waterfront between the Hamilton Beach Strip and Grays Road in Stoney Creek. Along with recreation facilities, it has dining and entertainment options, natural areas to explore and a memorial to the sailors lost in offshore shipwrecks. You can take public transit, bike, drive or walk to get there. There’s also an eight-kilometre Hamilton Beach Trail, part of the provincial Waterfront Trail that runs from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Quebec.