About the park
Eastview Community Park is a former landfill site, located north-west of Eastview Road and Watson Parkway North. Opened in 1961, the 85-hectare landfill closed in October 2003 with approximately four million tonnes of solid, non-hazardous waste filling 45 hectares.
In 2002, alternative concepts were prepared for the landfill site, asking the public to help choose what to do with the space. The community chose a park as the preferred concept. Meeting with the University of Guelph discussed converting the landfill portion of the park into a home for pollinator-friendly initiatives.
Infrastructure was developed and installed between 2004 and 2008, including a cover to cap off the landfill, improving the health and safety of the site. Installed features include a groundwater monitoring network, landfill gas collection system, power generation system and a leachate collection system.
Eastview Community Park is now a vibrant community space with recreational amenities and a pollinator park.
Amenities
- 2 football fields
- 2 soccer fields
- 6 mini soccer fields
- Stonedust trail
- Parking
- Bike racks
- Water refill station
- 1 accessible junior and senior playground on rubber surfacing
- Washroom and change room building
- Splash pad
- Pump track
- Disc golf course
- Pollinator garden
- 6 beach volleyball courts
Accessibility features
- Rubber surfacing
- Ramped structure
- Music elements
- Sensory area
- Accessible swing and dual-user swing
- Bathrooms on site
Disc golf course
The course is built within wooded and wetland areas of the park where its boundaries meet Speedvale Avenue East and Watson Parkway.
