The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park. The objectives of the park vision and Master Plan are to enhance the park’s function for everyday use and, as a central gathering space for the City’s 2SLGBTQ+ community, a space capable of accommodating passive and active uses, special events, moments of reflection, and to improve park maintenance and safety.

The 519 Community Centre is also located within the park. They host events in the park throughout the year, including their signature Green Space Festival, held during Pride Week.

The park is not currently working well, with maintenance, safety and other issues that impact its enjoyable use by the community. The City has begun a process to develop a renewed vision for the park that addresses these concerns. This process, which will be rooted in collaborative public engagement, will lead to the development of a preferred plan to revitalize the park, including cost estimates that will be used to secure future budget for construction.

Barbara Hall Park currently includes the following amenities:

• Toronto AIDS Memorial
• Trans Memorial
• A splash pad (fenced)
• A dogs off-leash area (fenced)
• Seating areas
• Open lawn
• A stage

(This photo is from the pre-construction phase)

Contact Information

Tonya Crawford

Senior Project Coordinator

Tonya.Crawford@toronto.ca

416-624-0318

Councillor Chris Moise

Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca

416-392-7903