Help shape the future of Millwood Park and Carlyle Park

We are upgrading the park amenities and adding stormwater measures to Millwood Park and Carlyle Park. Your input will help guide the design of these upgrades so that the parks better serve the neighbourhood.

Park updates will include:

• Trail upgrades
• Reinvestment in playground equipment in the Carlyle Park and Millwood Park area
• A stormwater pond or other stormwater feature at Millwood Park
• Other new features to respond to the community’s needs in these parks

We thank you for your contributions while we look for a workable design solution that:

• Reduces future flood risks
• Protects and improves water quality
• Reinvests in play within these parks
• Responds to community needs at both parks
• Fits within the project budget

Stay Informed

Subscribe for updates and be the first to know about news and information about this project. Add your email to the Stay Informed box on this page and click ‘Subscribe’.

Why are we adding stormwater features to Millwood Park?

Climate change will bring more intense storms and more frequent freeze-thaw cycles. Creating more spaces for stormwater to collect in neighbourhoods reduces flooding during storms.

There is a large stormwater pipe currently running through Millwood Park. It carries untreated runoff from storm sewers through the neighbourhood to Lower Schneider Creek. By adding stormwater storage to the neighbourhood, we would:

• Intercept runoff before it rushes into Lower Schneider creek
• Filter the stormwaters before they re-enter the creek
• Slowly release these filtered waters into the creek to prevent erosion
• Reduce the risk of flooding in nearby streets and downstream neighbourhoods

For more information on this project, please read the project background.

This project was approved by the Ministry of the Environment in 2016 as part of the Integrated Stormwater Management Master Plan (ISWM-MP). If community consultations lead to required project modifications, we will seek to amend the relevant planning tools—in this case, the Class Environmental Assessment, under which the ISWM-MP was completed.