Gold Point Wildlife Reserve

The City is undertaking the design of the Gold Point Wildlife Reserve, located at the southwest corner of Stevenson Road South and Phillip Murray Avenue. The site is home to a number of significant environmental features, including:

• Gold Point Coastal Provincially Significant Wetland;
• GM Creek, located within the Gold Point Coastal Provincially Significant Wetland; and,
• Migratory Butterfly Stopover Significant Wildlife Habitat.

The Gold Point Wildlife Reserve is being designed as a passive recreational destination, which respects and protects the significant natural environmental features of the site, including:

• accessible pathways with supporting amenities, which connect to Phillip Murray Avenue, Stevenson Road South, and the Waterfront Trail;
• interpretive nodes providing opportunities to celebrate and respect the significant natural heritage of the area;
• formal butterfly garden and gathering space; and,
• restoration plantings focusing on improving and expanding the migratory butterfly stopover significant wildlife habitat.

Community members were invited to provide their feedback on the conceptual plan as part of a four-week public engagement. Feedback was received until  September 9, 2021 and will be considered in the selection of the preferred concept. All upgrades to the Park will meet Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (A.O.D.A.) and Oshawa’s Accessibility Design Standards.

Collection of Information

Any personal information submitted to the City of Oshawa as part of a response to this project is collected under the legal authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as amended. This information will be used and maintained by the City of Oshawa for the design of the Gold Point Wildlife Reserve. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the City’s Information Access and Privacy Officer, City of Oshawa, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 3Z7, 905-436-3311.