With a few exceptions, all parks and trails in the City of Peterborough remain closed due to possible safety issues with trees damaged by the May 21st wind storm. Signage has been posted at the affected parks.
The city is strongly urging residents to respect park closures and to stay away from trees until the city can assess their condition and complete any necessary remediation work.
During inclement weather with high winds, a tree that may appear to be safe could have structural damage that poses a risk.
Nicholls Oval, Jackson Park, and Sherbrooke Woods have sustained substantial damage to treed areas.
Splash pads at Nicholls Oval, King Edward Park, and Roger’s Cove are closed as these parks have substantial debris or compromised trees that pose safety hazards, and will remain closed until forestry work and debris removal is complete.
Kinsmen Park and Barnardo Park are open, including their Splash pads.
Baseball diamonds are open at Bowers Park, Brinton Carpet, Bonnerworth North and South, Fairbairn/Poplar, Kinsmen, Milroy, Northland, Trent, Stacey Green, and Turner.
Sports fields are open at Eastgate Hogan, Eastgate Mark Forrester, Milroy, Trent, and Kinsmen. The Bonnerworth skatepark, Simcoe and Bethune basketball courts, and Legacy Bowl are also open.
Closed city parks that are reopened following assessments will be posted at peterborough.ca/stormresponse, or residents can call 705-742-7777 ext. 0 for an update.
