Navy Memorial Park is a 3.37-acre neighbourhood park located along Ontario Street. Originally established by the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WREN) Association of Kingston, in 2003, it officially became a City Park.
In its current state, portions of the park’s paving stones, concrete and pathways require repair to address accessibility and maintenance concerns. The City of Kingston is working to improve accessibility at the park both in the short and long term.
Short-term improvements
The City is planning to remove the cobblestones that form part of the pathway to the monument and temporarily replace them with a more accessible pathway material to improve safety and ease of access. The existing cobblestones will be retained and may be incorporated into the redevelopment of the park. The deteriorating flower beds adjacent to the monument will also be removed for the time being as part of this interim work.
A walkway inspection will be conducted to determine whether certain sections of the sidewalk can be ground down or otherwise adjusted to help reduce elevation changes and improve transitions throughout the site.
The City is also coordinating with Tourism Kingston and the Marine Museum regarding the placement (and possibly securing) of the Muskoka chairs and painting the buoy.
These steps are currently underway and expected to be completed in the summer of 2026.
Longer-term improvements
Work is also underway to develop the scope for a long- term redesign of the park surfacing and pathways. That future work would also include the replacement of park benches and associated pads.
Before proceeding, evaluation of the shoreline impacts, as well as underground infrastructure, will need to take place to determine the complexity of the replacement and improvement.
Depending on the results of that evaluation work, the City anticipates construction of these long-term improvements either later in 2026 or in 2027.
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Navy Memorial Park is a 3.37-acre neighbourhood park located along Ontario Street. Originally established by the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WREN) Association of Kingston, in 2003, it officially became a City Park.
In its current state, portions of the park’s paving stones, concrete and pathways require repair to address accessibility and maintenance concerns. The City of Kingston is working to improve accessibility at the park both in the short and long term.
Short-term improvements
The City is planning to remove the cobblestones that form part of the pathway to the monument and temporarily replace them with a more accessible pathway material to improve safety and ease of access. The existing cobblestones will be retained and may be incorporated into the redevelopment of the park. The deteriorating flower beds adjacent to the monument will also be removed for the time being as part of this interim work.
A walkway inspection will be conducted to determine whether certain sections of the sidewalk can be ground down or otherwise adjusted to help reduce elevation changes and improve transitions throughout the site.
The City is also coordinating with Tourism Kingston and the Marine Museum regarding the placement (and possibly securing) of the Muskoka chairs and painting the buoy.
These steps are currently underway and expected to be completed in the summer of 2026.
Longer-term improvements
Work is also underway to develop the scope for a long- term redesign of the park surfacing and pathways. That future work would also include the replacement of park benches and associated pads.
Before proceeding, evaluation of the shoreline impacts, as well as underground infrastructure, will need to take place to determine the complexity of the replacement and improvement.
Depending on the results of that evaluation work, the City anticipates construction of these long-term improvements either later in 2026 or in 2027.
Stay Informed
Project updates will be shared on this page, if you would like to receive them in your email please sign up for updates on this page.
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