Centennial Park is a large municipal park with many sports facilities,
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, Canada.

History

The park was opened in 1967 for Canada's 100th birthday by the then-Borough of

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and was part of the Hirons' dairy farm (the remaining part of the farm was sold for residential development in 1968). In 1976, the park was one of two venue sites for the

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. In 1998, when the six municipalities comprising Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated, the park was integrated into Toronto Parks and Recreation from the former City of Etobicoke Parks Department. This should not be confused with an identically named small city park in the east end of Toronto, on Centennial Road,

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, which was also inherited by the amalgamation. In 2015, the park hosted the BMX

cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games Cycle sport, Cycling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held July 10 to 25, 2015 at four different venues. The BMX competitions took place at the Centennial Park BMX Park, Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre in Toronto, the ...

. After the Games, the

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became a legacy site for public use. In November 2022, the City of Toronto announced the closure of skiing and snowboarding activities at the park, citing declining use due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mechanical issues with the lifts. Reducing snow cover during winter months may also have factored into the decision, but were not directly mentioned by the city.

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remains the only ski and snowboard centre in the city of Toronto.

Features

The park has a variety of features including: *

Centennial Park Conservatory Centennial Park Conservatory is a conservatory in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of three greenhouses and of plants including a cactus house, a tropical house and a show house which features seasonal displays. It is located in Centennia ...

* Etobicoke Olympium, a large athletic centre that was built in 1975. * Centennial Hill was the site of a municipal dump and the south end was used as a transfer station. *

Centennial Park Stadium Centennial Park Stadium is a 2,200 seat capacity stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is primarily used for soccer, track and field, football and occasionally for kabaddi. The park is also used for the ROPSSAA football finals and the PSAA (Pri ...

, a 3,500 seat capacity stadium that is primarily used for

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, soccer and occasionally for

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. * Centennial Park Arena 2 pads * In the mid to late 1970s there was a Motocross track at Centennial park, open for riding and also held Motocross races on Sundays. Mike Austin's MRAC Motorcycle Racing Association of Canada ran the races. * 8 lane polytan track and field facility * go-cart track * golf course 120 acres * picnic areas * 7 soccer fields * one baseball diamond * five softball diamonds * Designated Toboggan Hill * Splash Pad * Playground Equipment * Flying Circles * 2 Cricket Pitches * Disc Golf Course * Exercise Course (Kiwanis) * 7 acres marshland/wetlands * 11 acre man made pond *

Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre The Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre is a BMX cycling facility at Centennial Park in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that hosted BMX Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games. During the games the venue included temporary seat ...

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The Etobicoke Creek Watershed
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