In progress City project

Building Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park

A new park and community centre located on Ninth Line, north of Erin Centre Boulevard. The building will feature a 25-metre, six lane pool and triple gymnasium. The park will include tournament-level sports fields, a playground, spray pad, and outdoor fitness equipment.

Overview

The City of Mississauga is building a new sports park and community centre in the Ninth Line lands future development area between Highway 403 and 401. The project will be developed in phases and serve the local community and future urban development along the City’s western boundary, near a tributary of Sixteen Mile Creek, with a community centre and a 57-acre park.

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Background

Concept of people walking in park outside of new community centre

According to the City of Mississauga’s Strategic Plan, one of the City’s strategic goals is to build and maintain its infrastructure for its citizens for generations to come. Sound, functional and attractive buildings, facilities, roads, transit, public and open spaces are integral to completing our neighbourhoods as we build a City for the 21st century.

Formerly agricultural lands, with a currently protected wetland, the site will be the new home of 75,000 square foot community centre and 57 acre park. Approximately half of the land will be developed in Phase One, with further development in future phases.

Concept of community centre surrounded by soccer fields and parkland

Objectives

To provide a City owned community centre and sports park for the residents of Ward 10 and neighbouring communities and to serve City-wide sport’s needs
Design and build public spaces that are consistent with the recommendations of the 2014 and 2019 Future Directions, Recreation, Parks and Forestry, Library and Fire and Emergency Services Master Plans
Design with an environmentally responsible approach and to LEED Silver Standards
Develop a site that meets accessibility requirements
Create a design that provides for variety of recreational activities, including passive and programmed uses

Benefits

Once completed, residents will enjoy the benefits of:

A social and recreation hub for the community
Aquatics centre, which includes a 25-metre, 6 lane pool and leisure pool
Fitness studio
Triple gymnasium
Meeting room or program space
Teaching kitchen
Outdoor spaces and trails
Park amenities including a playground, spray pad, skatepark, multi-purpose court, outdoor fitness equipment
Turf soccer field with a seasonal dome
Outdoor turf soccer field
Enhanced natural areas

Concept of swimming pool

North Mississauga Soccer Club

The North Mississauga Soccer Club’s League1 teams will be relocated to this new field and the Club has funded upgraded amenities for these games, including a scoreboard for their exclusive use. While the City has agreed to schedule the League1 games at this field, the fields are a City asset and will be available for all residents and affiliated groups to enjoy, following our Field Allocation Policy for bookings.

Project phases

Milestones

1

Phase one

Planning and construction
2

Phase two

Facilities open to the public
3

Future phases

Design and construction of additional amenities

Phase one schedule

Design development completed in 2017
Construction started in spring 2018
Open to the public in summer/fall 2021

Phase one

Phase one construction for the features below is underway.

Community centre:

Aquatics centre with approximately 27,000 square feet, including a 25-metre, six lane pool and leisure pool
A gymnasium of approximately 18,000 square feet
Multipurpose spaces of approximately 6000 square feet including a kitchen
Common areas of approximately 5,000 square feet including a lobby, general office, public washrooms, cash room and shipping and receiving areas
Change rooms and washrooms to support the pool and gymnasium

Park:

Two lit artificial turf soccer fields, one with a seasonal dome
Playground
Spray pad
Skate park
Multi-purpose court
Outdoor fitness equipment
Trails
Natural area enhancements
Parks operations space
Site servicing, infrastructure and parking

Future phases

Work on the southern expansion of the park is underway. Construction is anticipated in 2022. The following improvements will be included:

Leash Free Zone
Trails
Natural Areas

The design and construction of additional amenities will be part of future phases of development. Uses identified through the public engagement process are being considered, along with the following proposed facilities, subject to future available funding:

One lit multi-purpose sports field
Cricket pitch
Tennis courts
Trails
Natural areas
Additional infrastructure and parking

Public engagement

Public engagement sessions were held in 2015 to gather ideas and feedback from residents on the uses and recreational amenities for the park. Public input from the public engagement sessions is summarized in the following reports.

Mississauga Premier Racquet Club Proposal

In February 2021, Mississauga Council gave the City authority to negotiate a partnership with Premier Racquet Clubs to build and operate an indoor tennis facility at Churchill Meadows Sports Park as part of the Phase 2 development project.

The proposed facility intends to serve the needs of recreational and competitive players in the community, while providing opportunities to host provincial, national and international sporting events in Mississauga.