Shaping the redevelopment of Doctors McLean District Park

Help shape the redevelopment of Doctors McLean District Park!

By the summer of 2026, the City of Vaughan will connect a key link in the Humber Trail – closing the gap between Clarence Street and both Islington Avenue and Woodbridge Avenue – through the construction of a new bridge and pathways in Doctors McLean District Park. The new bridge and pathways will establish important new connections for the community and build on the City’s growing active transportation network. These improvements are being partially funded by the Province of Ontario.

But there’s more in the works! The City is also taking this opportunity to redevelop elements of the Doctors McLean District Park, including:

an updated playground.
a new splashpad.
an updated smaller shade structure.
a new shade structure.
new educational and interpretive signage.

Doctors McLean District Park was identified for redevelopment in the Parks Redevelopment Strategy (PDF) and will be redesigned in accordance with the standards outlined in the City’s Active Together Master Plan.

Your feedback can help inform the park’s design through two phases of public engagement:

Phase 1 (current): engagement on park uses and structures to inform the development of preliminary design(s)
Phase 2 (winter 2024): review and input on proposed park concepts

Get involved!

Engagement on Doctors McLean District Park is currently closed.

The City held an in-person open house on Thursday, Nov. 23 at the Woodbridge Pool and Memorial Arena to learn about how the community currently uses the park and collect feedback on proposed redevelopment plans. In addition to the open house, from Nov. 9 to Nov. 30, the City invited residents to complete a survey to provide their thoughts, ideas and preferences.

Thank you to those who participated! Based on your feedback, City staff will develop park concepts. These comments will be presented to the community in winter 2024 for further feedback.

Aerial map showing approximate limits of two parcels of Doctors McLean District Park - the larger park area north of the Humber River and the smaller parcel south of the Humber River, adjacent to Islington Avenue.

Aerial map showing the two parcels of Doctors McLean District Park with the existing park components (vehicular parking and large covered pavilion), proposed upgrades to park components (small shade structure and playground) and proposed additional components (bridge, new shade structure and splashpad).