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Vimy Ridge School Park

7/9/2018

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Area: North Ajax

Age Range: infant and up

Parking:  some street parking on Bellinger Drive and off of the nearby side streets
weekends: Vimy Ridge public school parking lot off of Telford Street

Ground Cover: mulch

Main Equipment:
  • 3 metal slides
  • 4 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 rock climbing walls
  • 2 small animal rockers
  • 1 log roller
  • 1 circular monkey bars

Accessibility Features:
 none

Facilities/Other:
  • 1 soccer pitch
  • seasonal portable washroom

Surrounding Park Area: A soccer field with a bit of surrounding green space and some smaller trees

Seating: 3 park benches facing each other under a shaded pavilion, 1 park bench facing the larger play structure, 1 picnic table hiding in the middle of the trees

Shade: none over the playground itself, but some under the shade pavilion, and some in the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: We like parks that have a lot of climbing apparatus and this one delivered for our kindergartner. The log roller though posed a challenge as her arms aren't quite long enough to grasp both sides, and going it solo was a bit too scary (she almost face planted).  Circular monkey bars always look so fun to me, but not when I am still helping the kiddo reach them. This park also has a bike rack which is convenient for older kids using the field.
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St Patrick's Park

7/9/2018

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Area: West Ajax

Age Range: infant and up

Parking:  some street parking on Tufriff Cres
weekends: St Patrick's school parking lot beside the park off of Griffiths Drive

Ground Cover: mulch

Main Equipment:
  • 2 slides (both on the smaller play structure)
  • 2 swings
  • 3 infant swings
  • 1 bucket swing
  • 1 small rock climbing mountain
  • 1 large climbing obstacle course

Accessibility Features: bucket swing (note it is does not have straps or an overhead bar)

Facilities/Other:
  • 2 soccer pitches
  • 1 softball field
  • 1 smaller soccer field (behind the school)
  • seasonal portable washroom (behind the soccer pitches by the softball field)

Surrounding Park Area: A lot of fields and green space behind the playground

Seating: 1 park bench facing the swings

Shade: none over the playground itself, but some in the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: Want a challenging climbing obstacle course you can time your kids on and have a mini competition at? Try out this park! The seasonal washroom is behind the fields, so make sure you leave time for running across (or around if there is a game going on) the soccer fields. This is another park that has a good little toddler play structure to teach playground safety at, although a little more difficult if they want to follow big siblings up the spider web obstacle course climber!
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Terry Fox Park

9/21/2017

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Area: Central Ajax

Age Range: infant to 10 years

Parking:  
Weekends - plenty in the Terry Fox Public School parking lot on Kerrison Dr & Fletcher Ave
Weekdays - limited street parking off View Street or Monk Cres (closest to the playground)

Ground Cover: mulch 

Main Equipment:
  • 7 slides
  • 2 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 firepoles
  • talking tubes
  • 2 ground level activity stations
  • multiple monkey bars

Accessibility features: 2 activity stations. talking tubes

Facilities/Other:
  • soccer field

Surrounding Park Area: A paved walking path weaving through the school's field and access to side streets

Seating: 1 park bench facing the smaller play structure, 3 park benches facing the green space behind the park (north of theschool)

Shade: no shade over the playground, plenty in the surrounding trees

Overall assessment: This is a great park to go to for the green space behind it! Since it's neither a soccer pitch or softball field, you can use it for pretty much any games or activities (think kite flying). There are two good sized play structures at this park too to make for a great game of tag or hide and go seek. Do you think seven slides are enough to keep your kids happy? That's right 7 slides!!
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Iroquois Park Sports Centre

9/15/2017

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Area: South Whitby

Age Range: infant and up

Parking:  plenty of parking at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre lot off of Gordon Street

Ground Cover: mulch 

Main Equipment:
  • 4 slides
  • 2 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 music stations
  • 1 standing spinner
  • 1 spider web rope climber
  • 1 double teeter rocker
  • 1 single rocker
  • braile station
  • multiple climbing apparatus

Accessibility features: ramp access to the smaller play structure (but not to the slide), music stations, braile station, driving station

Facilities/Other:
  • 6 illuminated tennis courts (read more from the Whitby Tennis Club)
  • 3 illuminated tournament quality baseball diamonds
  • two unlit ball diamonds
  • fully lit tournament quality soccer pitch
  • washrooms (only during hours the Iroquois Park Sports Centre is open)
  • Iroquois Skatepark 

Surrounding Park Area: A paved walking path weaving through the Athletic fields to the East parking lot where you will find the Iroquois Park Skatepark

Seating: 2 park benches

Shade: no shade over the playground, some shade in the surrounding trees


Overall assessment: I almost thought I would find Spiderman at this playground! Seriously though it is definitely the place to go for rope climbers! The intricate larger play structure is a circle of climbing apparatus that has a tall slide attached to one side. There is a ramp on the smaller play structure, but it sadly doesn't lead up to the small slides (there are a few steps in between), but it does lead to two music stations, a driving station, and a couple other stations along the way. I think when my preschooler is older I will definitely be bringing her here to climb all day long!
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Betty Bujold Park

9/14/2017

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Area: North Ajax

Age Range: 18 months and up

Parking:  
Weekdays: 
limited street parking on Old Harwood Ave
Weekends: at Dr Roberta Bondar public school

Ground Cover: mulch
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Main Equipment:
  • 4 slides
  • 2 swings
  • 2 infant swings
  • 2 rockers (1 motorcycle, 1bulldozer)
  • 1 rock climbing wall
  • talking tubes
  • 1 hanging zip line

Accessibility Features: none

Facilities/Other:
  • washroom (seasonal portable)
  • 1 softball diamond

Surrounding Park Area: A small green space beside the playground

Seating: 6 park benches!

Shade: no shade over the playground, some shade in the surrounding trees


Overall assessment: There are more than enough benches at this park! And how great it is to see a seasonal washroom right beside the playground! Try out the zipline, monkey bars, or climb around the playground for a great afternoon.
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