The Town of The Blue Mountains is excited to announce that SHIFT Landscape Architecture has been contracted to complete the preliminary and final designs of two major community parks projects – the revitalization of Moreau Park in Thornbury, and the development of the new Craigleith Community Park.
SHIFT Landscape Architecture, based out of Guelph, Ontario, has completed multiple large-scale municipal park projects including Douglas Park in Fort Erie and Lorne Avenue Park in London. They are currently developing the preliminary design concepts for the parks based off the initial public survey results. While that work is happening behind the scenes, the public will see work progressing on site with geotechnical investigations at Moreau Park scheduled to begin before the end of the year.
Preliminary design concepts for Moreau Park are currently expected to be presented for a round of community engagement in February 2026. Design concepts for the Craigleith Community Park are expected to follow sometime between April and June of 2026. Staff are planning to bring a report – including preliminary cost estimates – to Council following this round of consultation to seek direction on the final elements to be included in the designs. Once Council has provided direction, SHIFT will begin detailed design with another opportunity for community consultation on the final design.
To learn more about each project, and to subscribe for ongoing project updates, please visit the Town’s dedicated project web pages:
About SHIFT Landscape Architecture
SHIFT is a tripartite design studio focusing on landscape architecture, public art and urbanism. They aim to provide thoughtful solutions for a wide variety of project types. Whether it is design of urban or rural places; objects or systems; they work to integrate the components in a holistic, adaptive and creative manner. They believe that nature-based solutions are the most potent opportunity to solve the climate and loss of biodiversity crises.
For more information, please contact:
Katie Love
Town of The Blue Mountains
Acting Project Manager, Community Services
(519) 599-3131 ext. 254