Montgomery Creek Restoration

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this link


Our 2016 integrated stormwater master plan includes guidelines and policies that dictate how we are going to manage stormwater over the next 15 years. We developed this plan in close consultation with the community. The plan recommends redesigning Montgomery Creek to restore the natural flow of the creek and prevent and reduce erosion.

More recently, we engaged residents again to envision improvements to Wilson Park. Our final design includes a bridge (Vanier Drive), a pedestrian bridge, and naturalizing areas of Montgomery Creek. In response to your feedback, this project now also includes natural community spaces along the creek. We will reforest the banks of the creek and create walking trails, lookout areas and picnic areas. This will give pedestrians access to the creek and create a social gathering space at the water.

For more information about how you may be affected by this project, please review the FAQ section. To get email updates, subscribe by using the Subscribe button.

If you are interested in learning about the seating area and other neighbourhood park improvements, please visit: Connecting the Wilson, Vanier and Traynor Park Network.

Word "Canada" with small Canadian flag. The Montgomery Creek restoration project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. For more information about this partnership between the City of Kitchener and the Government of Canada through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, visit kitchener.ca/Stormwater.


Be Rain Smart!

Close up view of rain garden with yellow flowersThe City of Kitchener has partnered with Reep Green Solutions to help you make changes to your landscape that will beautify your yard and reduce runoff to Montgomery Creek. When we work together to slow rain down and soak it up in our parks and in our yards, we can improve the health of our local waterways and reduce community flood risk. To learn more and to see if you qualify for a free, on-site consultation with a landscape designer, visit Reep's Rain Smart Neighbourhoods.







Our 2016 integrated stormwater master plan includes guidelines and policies that dictate how we are going to manage stormwater over the next 15 years. We developed this plan in close consultation with the community. The plan recommends redesigning Montgomery Creek to restore the natural flow of the creek and prevent and reduce erosion.

More recently, we engaged residents again to envision improvements to Wilson Park. Our final design includes a bridge (Vanier Drive), a pedestrian bridge, and naturalizing areas of Montgomery Creek. In response to your feedback, this project now also includes natural community spaces along the creek. We will reforest the banks of the creek and create walking trails, lookout areas and picnic areas. This will give pedestrians access to the creek and create a social gathering space at the water.

For more information about how you may be affected by this project, please review the FAQ section. To get email updates, subscribe by using the Subscribe button.

If you are interested in learning about the seating area and other neighbourhood park improvements, please visit: Connecting the Wilson, Vanier and Traynor Park Network.

Word "Canada" with small Canadian flag. The Montgomery Creek restoration project is funded in part by the Government of Canada. For more information about this partnership between the City of Kitchener and the Government of Canada through the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, visit kitchener.ca/Stormwater.


Be Rain Smart!

Close up view of rain garden with yellow flowersThe City of Kitchener has partnered with Reep Green Solutions to help you make changes to your landscape that will beautify your yard and reduce runoff to Montgomery Creek. When we work together to slow rain down and soak it up in our parks and in our yards, we can improve the health of our local waterways and reduce community flood risk. To learn more and to see if you qualify for a free, on-site consultation with a landscape designer, visit Reep's Rain Smart Neighbourhoods.






Share your Montgomery Creek tree stories

Tree crown silhouetted against spring sunsetSame Tree: Spring sunset by Lydia Brooks is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
      

Change can be hard, but it sometimes leads to new hope.


The creek reconstruction will protect this part of Montgomery Creek from erosion and the impacts of climate change. Fish will be able to live out their whole life cycle in the healthier waters of this creek. And the 700 native trees and 4000 native shrubs we replant will create habitat for pollinators, amphibians, and reptiles. 

Yet, many trees needed to be cut down to rebuild the creek because they would not have survived the construction. We have heard from many of you how much you miss them.   


We invite you to honour the Montgomery Creek trees and share your hopes for Montgomery Creek's future. 


Share a story or memory and upload drawings, photos, or videos below.

 


 

Thank you for sharing your story with us. 

All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

loader image
Forgot password?
Didn't receive confirmation?
Register Now
Seems like you are already registered, please provide the password. Forgot your password? Create a new one now.
Cancel
  • Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this link

    Spirit of the Tree

    by Kiba, 11 months ago

    A painting by Kiba, made in 2021, in love and appreciation for the essence and spirit of the trees around Montgomery Creek and neighbouring natural areas. Signed on the back with Trees Are My Life.

    There is no difference at the core. Everything is life and the trees are also my life. It tore into me when some of the trees were cut on account of the creek restoration work. I hope we don’t lose our sensitivity to life. I hope we remember the integrity of a tree’s life. Not for our benefit or the pleasure of our eyes, but... Continue reading

    comment
    loader image
    Forgot password?
    Didn't receive confirmation?
    Register Now
    Seems like you are already registered, please provide the password. Forgot your password? Create a new one now.
    Submitting your comment
    Cancel
  • Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this link

    Historic images of Montgomery Creek

    11 months ago

    Here are a few historic images of Montgomery Creek. Thanks to the City of Kitchener's Archive Specialist, Grace Smith, for finding these.


    1. We think this first one was taken in the 1960s after the City of Kitchener straightened Montgomery Creek. It looks like it might be a view of the creek taken from near Courtland Avenue East, looking north.
    2. We think this overhead view of Wilson Park and Montgomery Creek might have been taken in the 1990s.
    3. This construction drawing is from 1965. It shows the plan for straightening the Wilson Avenue section of Montgomery Creek. Wilson Avenue is on... Continue reading
    comment
    loader image
    Forgot password?
    Didn't receive confirmation?
    Register Now
    Seems like you are already registered, please provide the password. Forgot your password? Create a new one now.
    Submitting your comment
    Cancel
Page last updated: 30 Jan 2023, 03:57 PM