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Construction on the Oak Ridges Community Centre is now underway.
Its opening is anticipated for Fall 2011.
 On February 13, 2006 Richmond Hill Council approved a Master Plan for the design and construction of a new Oak Ridges Community Centre and Waterfront Park on a 54-acre Town-owned parcel land bounded by Bayview Avenue to the east, North Lake Road to the north, Old Bayview Avenue and Lake Wilcox to the west and future Sandbanks Drive connection to Bayview Avenue to the south. The site includes the small wooded kettle to the south of future Sandbanks Drive, the existing Sunset Beach and Jessie Vanek Parks, and certain lands owned by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority currently used for parking purposes. Project plans also include the segmental closing of a local road to create a contiguous lake-front attraction with 675 metres of shoreline.
Oak Ridges Community Centre and Park Master Plan: Part A - Background Summary Report [PDF]
Oak Ridges Community Centre and Park Master Plan: Part B - Preferred Master Plan and Guidelines [PDF]
The new Community Centre and the Waterfront Park are planned to provide needed recreation facilities to better serve the growing community of Oak Ridges. At the same time, the planned Oak Ridges Moraine Ecological Centre and the Waterfront Park will provide a regional focus for the site.
Environmental Sustainability
 Special consideration will be undertaken throughout the design and development process to preserve and enhance the significant natural features of the site. To ensure an optimal balance between the site’s development and the natural features in the area, plans for the Community Centre and Waterfront Park will incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) initiatives, working towards Silver LEED Certification. LEED certification demonstrates the Town's commitment to achieving our environmental goals and ensuring that the community centre is performing and being operated in an efficient and cost effective manner. It will also ensure that residents will benefit from a community centre and Waterfront Park that imposes reduced natural resource consumption and a minimized strain on local infrastructure, resulting in a safe and healthy environment for our community to enjoy.
Therefore, the approved Master Plan for the redevelopment of the site will respond to the natural environment, as well as the social and recreational needs of the community.
Other projects that are indirectly related to the Oak Ridges Community Centre and Waterfront Park project include, the construction of new road works (Bayview Park Lane and Sandbanks road extension) and a hypolimnetic withdrawal project, which will treat the bottom waters of Lake Wilcox to eliminate phosphorus accumulation and improve the habitat potential of the lake in accordance with the approved Lake Wilcox Remediation Strategy [PDF].
Project Components
The Oak Ridges Community Centre and Waterfront Park will be implemented in number of phases over the next 10 or more years. Various components of the project include:
Oak Ridges Community Centre
Waterfront Park/Lake Wilcox Shoreline Restoration Project
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