Sunnidale Park
Description
The landscape of the park is a mix of cultivated plants, turfgrass, and mixed forest. A ravine and a small creek run through the east side of the park from Cundles Road W and Highway 400. The amenities of the park include walking trails, a pollinator garden, an off-leash dog park, and a playground.
History
Located within Sunnidale Park is the Dunsmore Ancestral Huron-Wendat Settlement. The site was the location of a Huron-Wendat settlement in the fifteenth century.
From 1911 to the 1960s the land was used as a nine-hole golf course for the Barrie Golf Club, and later the Barrie Country Club. In the late 1960s the land was acquired by the city of Barrie and turned into a municipal park. The park's arboretum was founded in 1974 by the Barrie Horticultural Society, and was renamed in 2018 to the Wyman Jacques Arboretum.
References
- ^ "The original Barrie Country Club golf course map at Sunnidale Park". Barrie Historical Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Simon, Chris (27 December 2016). "Barrie seeking feedback on plans to rename Sunnidale Park Arboretum". Barrie Advance. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Sunnidale Park | City of Barrie". www.barrie.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Ramsay, Janis (3 May 2019). "New community garden opens in Barrie's Shear Park". Barrie Advance. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Bee City | City of Barrie". www.barrie.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Discover Indigenous culture and history along the TransCanada Trail | ontario.ca". www.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-19.