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Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy

Whether you’re a sports enthusiast, a sports field neighbour, or a fan, we want to hear from you. 

We’re creating a plan for how we’ll manage sports fields and your participation will contribute to creating vibrant and accessible spaces for recreation and community fun in the city. Be part of the team that shapes the future of sports fields in Guelph! 

How can I participate right now?

Back in 2024 we engaged over 700 people to talk about community needs for Sportsfields. That feedback gave us some great directions for the strategy.

In 2026, we are looking from what’s possible, to what’s practical. There may be some tough decisions and tradeoffs to consider based on budget and parkland availability.

From June 1 through June 30, we presented a series of options for you to weigh in on. When we combine results from the whole community together, it should reveal what the commonly supported priorities are.

See the engagement summary below to find out what we heard.

Further reading:

Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Engaging user groups, partners and community organizations
Engaging user groups, partners and community organizations
Phase 2: Great tournament facilities
Great tournament facilities
Phase 3: Broader conversations with the community
Broader conversations with the community
Phase 4: Outdoor Sport facility use and interest survey
Outdoor Sport facility use and interest survey
Phase 6: Sports organization conversations
Sports organization conversations
Phase 7: Options and Trade-offs
Options and Trade-offs
Phase 8: Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy development
Outdoor Sports Facility Strategy development
Phase 9: Outdoor Sport Facility Strategy to Council
Outdoor Sport Facility Strategy to Council

Outdoor Sport facility use and interest survey

August 6, 2024 4:00 AM - September 5, 2024 4:00 AM

We were interested in learning more about your experiences with outdoor sport facilities in Guelph. 

Outdoor sport facilities in this context mean mainly: 

  • diamonds (such as baseball, softball and T-ball);
  • courts (such as basketball, tennis and pickleball, beach volleyball), and
  • rectangular fields (such as soccer, lacrosse and many other sports played on a flat grass surface 

We know there are other sports played outdoors, and we want to hear about them too! 

We asked the community in an online survey to share how you use outdoor sport facilities, how you want to use them, how we can improve the facilities we already offer as well as what facilities don’t we see enough of in Guelph. 

Events

Past events

  • Event date: May 29th, 2024 at 10:00 PM to May 30th, 2024 at 12:00 AM.

    Location

    Margaret Greene Park

  • Event date: June 1st, 2024 from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

    Location

    David E. Hastings Stadium

  • Event date: June 3rd, 2024 at 10:00 PM to June 4th, 2024 at 12:00 AM.

    Location

    Norm Jary Park

  • Event date: June 7th, 2024 at 9:00 PM to June 9th, 2024 at 10:00 PM.

    Location

    Riverside Park

  • Event date: June 17th, 2024 at 10:00 PM to June 18th, 2024 at 12:00 AM.

    Location

    Eastview Community Park

  • Event date: June 23rd, 2024 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM.

    Location

    Centennial Bowl

  • Event date: August 1st, 2024 from 10:30 PM to 11:45 PM.

    Location

    Orin Reid Park