Pickering closes three park playgrounds for reconstruction

The City of Pickering says the playgrounds at Pinegrove Park, Glengrove Park and Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park will be temporarily closed for reconstruction. The Oct. 21 notices detail new playground equipment, replacement safety surfacing and, at Pinegrove Park, accessible ramps into both playground areas.

By Daily Durham News

Oct 22, 2026, 3:00 p.m. ET1 min read

Children's playground with swings, slide and play structures in morning light — A children's playground with swings, slide and play structures. (Photo: Rbrechko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Credit: Rbrechko, Wikimedia Commons

Three Pickering playgrounds will be temporarily closed for reconstruction, the City of Pickering says.

In notices dated Oct. 21, 2026, the city says the playground at Pinegrove Park will be temporarily closed for its reconstruction, including new senior playground equipment, replacement of the existing engineered wood fibre safety surfacing, and accessible ramps into both playground areas.

The playground at Glengrove Park will also be temporarily closed for reconstruction, including new playground equipment and replacement of the existing engineered wood fibre safety surfacing, the city says.

At Bay Ridges Kinsmen Park, the playground will be temporarily closed for reconstruction that includes new playground equipment with rubberized safety surfacing, plus new swing equipment with new engineered wood fibre safety surfacing.

No reopening dates were given in the notices. The closures are listed on the city's Program Cancellations and Service Disruptions page.

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