Riverside Park Recreation Expansion Project

New Recreational Amenities include:

Pool House Project (complete) – includes outdoor rink, splash pad and new building. $450,000 funding received.
Multi-use pathway – Paving complete. Two outdoor fitness stations and pathway signage to be completed August 2024. Received $100,000 Trillium fund and $7,500 from ParticipAction for one of the fitness stations.
Shade Structures - Purchase of two 12’x12’ shade structures. Installation beginning of August 2024. Part of $50,000 donation from Enbridge Gas.
Purchase of two portable basketball standards. Install complete. Purchased from Enbridge Gas donation.
Purchase of one accessible picnic table and one park bench. Install complete. Purchased from Enbridge Gas donation.

Quick Facts:

In 2013, the Municipality of North Grenville developed a revitalization plan for North Grenville's Riverside Park.
The Riverside Park recreational amenities identified were based on public engagement in the 2020 Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan.
Riverside Park is North Grenville's oldest and largest park, centrally located in North Grenville's downtown core and hosts many of the community's major events, including Canada Day.
North Grenville’s Council has also prioritized investments to improve parks in rural hamlets.The $100,000 that North Grenville won as part of the Grand Prize from the 2021 Participaction Community Better Challenge (for being crowned Canada’s Most Active Community) will bring upgraded recreation infrastructure in several rural hamlets including:
1. A new play structure at Crozier Park, Oxford Mills;
2. A new play structure at Oxford Station Park;
3. A new rink house at Bishops’ Mills Park;
4. An upgraded basketball court behind the Burritt’s Rapids Community Centre.

July 2024
- Ontario Government Grant Awards $100,000 Grant for Riverside Park Multi-Use Pathway
  North Grenville, ON – On Friday, local MPP Steve Clark met with Mayor Nancy Peckford as the municipality announced the completion of the multi-use pathway at Riverside Park, which made possible thanks to a $100,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation...
May 2024
- Riverside Park Revitalization Initiative
  North Grenville, ON – The Municipality of North Grenville is delighted to announce the completion of several upgrades to Riverside Park. The Riverside Park Revitalization Initiative, started in 2019, has been designed to offer families, youth and seniors a more enjoyable and inclusive outdoor...
December 2023
- Riverside Park Outdoor Rink Open for the Holidays
  NORTH GRENVILLE, ON – The long-awaited Outdoor Rink at Riverside Park is complete and is now open to the public.
August 2022
- North Grenville Proceeds with Riverside Park Recreation Expansion Project
  NORTH GRENVILLE - The Municipality of North Grenville is proceeding with plans to bring new recreation amenities to Riverside Park, including an outdoor rink, splash pad, and an accessible, four season change rooms and washrooms, as well as improved pool...
November 2021
- Council Announces Significant Investment to Riverside Park for a Four-Season Experience
  NORTH GRENVILLE, ON – Riverside Park will be undergoing a major expansion beginning in 2022. Earlier today, North Grenville’s Council was on site at Riverside Park to unveil the conceptual plan and timeline for new recreational amenities.