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Renovation of Hamilton’s Gage Park earns inaugural legacy award

January 16, 2017

Park enhances quality of life

Hamilton’s Gage Park contributes to the community year-round by providing improved quality-of-life 
for city goers and tourists alike. It helps make the surrounding neighbourhoods more habitable by providing free recreation opportunities for youth and families, and it presents places where everyone can feel a sense of community.

Inaugural ‘Legacy Award’

In 2016, the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) created a new award called the CSLA Legacy Project Award. It recognizes distinguished landscape architecture projects that were forward-thinking for their time, contribute significantly to their communities, show leadership and innovation, and are still relevant examples of excellence in the profession of landscape architecture.

This award honours projects that have left and continue to leave a lasting impact on Canada’s landscape. Hamilton’s Gage Park was the first project to receive the Legacy Project Award which was presented last summer at the CSLA’s gala in Winnipeg.

“Our community is proud to be home to one of Canada’s best urban parks. Gage Park has a long history of hosting cultural, musical, and community events while offering a quiet escape from urban life right in the heart of Hamilton. We are proud to receive the inaugural CSLA Legacy Award,” says Hamilton Ward 3 Councillor Matthew Green.

City of Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger says Gage Park is a destination for cultural events that highlight the diversity of the community.

“To be the inaugural recipient of the CSLA Legacy Project Award is a great honour and nod to an iconic landmark in Hamilton,” says the mayor. “The restoration of the fountain along with numerous upgrades preserves the legacy of the park and its original designers.”

Gage Park Fountain Terraces Project
Location: Gage Park, 1000 Main St. E., Hamilton, Ont.
Owner: City of Hamilton
Photography: Francis Fougere Photographics

Fountain restoration
Restoration of historic masonry, including grand staircase, vertical fountain feature, basin, and water course:
• Project manager—Therese Charbonneau, senior conservator
• City of Hamilton, Tourism and Culture, Planning & Economic Development Department
• Architect—Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd., Toronto
• General contractor—D.J. McRae Contracting Ltd., Toronto
• Mechanical—Aqua Plans Aquatic Consultants Inc., Kitchener, Ont.
• Plumbing—Binbrook Plumbing & Heating, Hamilton

Fountain terraces
Upper and lower plazas, lighting and landscaping features:
• Project manager—Lawrence Stasiuk, landscape architect
• City of Hamilton, Public Works Department
• Landscape architect—Seferian Design Group, 
Burlington, Ont.
• Civil engineering—AMEC Environmental & Infrastructure, Burlington, Ont.
• Irrigation—Creative Irrigation Solutions Inc., London, Ont.
• General contractor—CSL Group of Hamilton, Ancaster, Ont.
• Electrical engineering—Cronnox Incorporated, 
Oakville, Ont.

stasiuk_headshot_eLawrence Stasiuk, FCSLA, OALA, is a supervisor with the City of Hamilton, Public Works Department, Landscape Architectural Services. He was the project manager for the redesign of the fountain terraces. He can be reached via e-mail at Lawrence.Stasiuk@hamilton.ca.

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  1. Wonderful job, kudos to all involved. In my younger years, that fountain would’ve been full of urine and broken glass. Today, my kids were able to splash their toes in the water. Truly a gem in an area that needs one.

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