Skyway Community Centre and Park Construction Project

Update: May 29, 2025

Update: Feb. 26, 2025

Skyway Community Centre and Park will be opening to the community in Fall, 2025

Spring 2025 construction underway: 

• Growing and establishing the grass field. The field will open once the grass is firmly established
• Two community rooms equipped with kitchenettes phased into operation for programs, meetings and pickleball (one court in each room) 
• Interior finishing such as tiling, flooring, millwork and signage is currently in progress in community rooms, lounge, community kitchenette and indoor track
• Preparing to install baseball diamond and turf, weather permitting during the spring and summer months

Summer 2025 construction:  

Finishing of the following amenities will be underway up to Fall 2025: 

• Topcoat asphalt, line painting and landscaping of the 162 space parking lot with three electric vehicle charging spots
• Growing and establishing the grass field
• Installation of naturalized playground   
• Installation of outdoor public art at the main entrance

Fall 2025 construction and services: 

Finishing of the following amenities will be underway up to the grand opening ceremony, pending completion of the summer items: 

• Ice production and line painting 
• Community program providers are scheduled into spaces
• Opening celebration held for the community
• Programs and activities to begin

Details for the opening dates and activities will be shared on this page, with community partners and through the City’s social media. 

Update: Nov. 15, 2024

Interior work is moving forward on schedule. Staff still anticipate a partial opening in Spring-Summer 2025 with an official full opening in Fall 2025.

The three-lane indoor track is progressing well towards the same two key target dates.

The rink is expected to have ice in place by Fall 2025.

Other construction updates include:

• All mechanical equipment has been delivered and finalizing installation

• Rink slab pour currently being planned for spring

• Interior finishing such as tiling, flooring currently in progress with millwork and furnishings to follow

• Ball diamond in progress and preparing to establish turf, weather permitting

Update: July 10, 2024

The Skyway Community Centre and Park opening will be delayed until the spring 2025.

The delay is due to 18 straight days of rain in the spring which caused a delay in the completion of the roof, which then caused a delay in other trades.

We want to ensure when the building opens to the public that it is fully operational and complete.   

A grand opening event will be planned and open to all in the spring. 

Update: June 19, 2024

The construction of the new Skyway Community Centre and Park is progressing well. So far, the following has been completed or is underway: 

• Roof is completed 

• Glass had been installed  

• Painting has commenced to the interior walls 

• Doors and frames are being installed  

• Installation of exterior precast and insulated panels ongoing 

• Services areas to the south of the site being closed in in preparation for refrigeration equipment and new transformer service tie in 

• Work is underway to prepare the floor for pouring of the concrete rink slab 

• Geothermal work ongoing 

• Baseball diamond field posts and fence are installed  

The completion is on track for opening winter 2024. 

Update: March 8, 2024

The construction of the new Skyway Community Centre and Park is progressing well. So far, the following has been completed or is underway:

• Structural steel has been erected and metal deck installed

• Masonry walls completed

• Roofing is ongoing

• Door frames and window frames are being installed

• Work is underway to prepare the floor for pouring of the concrete rink slab

• Geothermal wells have been drilled at back of property

• Baseball diamond field posts are installed with fence and net to follow

The completion is on track for opening winter 2024.

Update: Nov 21, 2023

The construction of the new Skyway Community Centre and Park is progressing well. So far, the following has been completed or is underway:

• Structural steel has been erected and metal deck is being installed

• Site services installation is ongoing (hydro, gas, water, etc.)

• Baseball diamond field posts for the fence and net

• Work is underway to prepare the floor for pouring of the concrete rink slab

• Geothermal wells are being drilled at back of property

The completion is on track for opening fall/winter 2024.

Update: Sept. 29, 2022

The City has awarded the construction contract to Norlon Builders London Limited. Demolition will begin in October 2022 and construction is scheduled to be complete in the second quarter of 2024.

In April 2019 Council declared the Climate Emergency for the City of Burlington which,

• Provides a pathway to reduce community-based greenhouse gas emissions to meet the target for Burlington to be net carbon neutral by 2050; and,

• That Council and staff immediately increase the priority of the fight against climate change and apply a climate lens to the plans and actions of the City of Burlington.

Staff have worked with the design team Lennox Architects Inc. to design a facility that aligns with both the Climate Emergency Declaration and the Corporate Energy and Emissions Management Plan. This design reduces our annual emissions from a standard design by approximately 85% as there will be no use of gas at this facility.

• The mechanical system for this facility will include geothermal as well as the use of recovered heat from the refrigeration plant to heat portions of the facility.

• A zero emissions electric ice-resurfacer will be used at this facility instead of the standard compressed natural gas resurfacers.

• Roof structure to support future solar panels.

Update: Nov. 1, 2020

The planned demolition and rebuild of Skyway Arena is on hold pending senior government funding contribution.

Skyway Arena is now being used as a temporary operations facility for City of Burlington Forestry staff and is not open to the public.

This facility is being used to assist with increasing the safety of City staff through physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Staff and vehicles will be relocated back to the RPF Operations Centre on Harvester Road once the pandemic is over or the rebuild is scheduled to begin.