Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – Oct. 30, 2023 – Which Park Public Washrooms Stay Open in the Fall & Winter?

Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms.At the end of the month, we publish a roundup of those most pressing questions we’ve received in the weeks prior.Mayor’s Monday Mailbag – Oct. 30, 2023QUESTION:"Do any of Burlington's outdoor park public washrooms stay open during the fall and winter seasons?”ANSWER:Yes, several City of Burlington parks keep washroom facilities open during the fall and winter seasons to help accommodate residents, visitors and parkgoers.The following park washrooms will continue to be open 7 days a week, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (except where otherwise noted). Please note, washroom locations identified with an asterisk (*) will be closed for the winter effective Dec. 4, 2023, and washroom locations in bold will continue to remain open throughout the winter season as these are year-round capable facilities. Other park washroom locations not listed below are being winterized and have been closed since Oct. 23:

• LaSalle Park - Upper, 50 North Shore Blvd. E.
• Hidden Valley Park - Upper, 1137 Hidden Valley Rd.
• Lowville Park - Main, 6207 Lowville Park Rd.
• Norton Park* (washrooms will be open for permitted times only), 3035 Tim Dobbie Dr.
• Tansley Woods Park* (washrooms will be open until weather permits/the pickleball nets are removed), 4100 Kilmer Dr.
• Paletta Lakefront Park, 4280 Lakeshore Rd. 
• Orchard Park* (washrooms will be open for permitted times only), 2255 Sutton Dr.
• Beachway Park Pavillion, 1034 Lakeshore Rd.
• Central Park, 2299 New St.
• Maple Park, 750 Maple Ave.
• Sherwood Forest Park - West (7 a.m.-12:30 a.m. to support soccer dome use), 5270 Fairview St.
• Spencer Smith Park - West (9 a.m.-9 p.m.), 1400 Lakeshore Rd.
• City View Park - Centre (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.), 2500 Kerns Rd.

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