Burlington Parks Are Getting 20 Free Sports Equipment Lockers This Month

Burlington is putting free sports equipment in city parks this month. Twenty self-serve stations will hold basketballs, soccer balls, frisbees and other gear, and anyone can borrow a piece using the Equip Sport mobile app.

Each station has three lockers with one item in each, so 60 pieces of equipment will be spread across the city. A session lasts up to an hour, though it can be ended early or extended, and the company says the average borrow runs about 40 minutes. The app asks users to photograph the station before and after use.

The city is not paying for any of it. Canadian Tire Jumpstart funds the program, Sport Chek supplies the gear, and Equip Sport handles installation, maintenance and day to day operation. A city staff report says the pilot arrives at no capital, operating or maintenance cost to Burlington.

It runs as a 12-month pilot, and usage data gets reviewed at the end of the term before anyone decides whether it carries on. Jumpstart has close to 400 lockers in 13 municipalities so far, Brampton and Mississauga among them.

Where the lockers are going

• Norton Community Park, 3035 Tim Dobbie Dr.
• Bolus Gardens, 970 Francis Rd.
• Brant Hills Park, 2300 Duncaster Dr.
• Central Park, 2299 New St.
• DesJardines Park, 1811 Imperial Way
• Doug Wright Park, 4725 Doug Wright Dr.
• Fothergill Woods Park, 480 Fothergill Blvd.
• Ireland Park, 2315 Headon Forest Dr.
• Iroquois Park, 4203 Longmoor Dr.
• Kiwanis Park, 494 Townsend Ave.
• Lansdown Park, 3448 Hannibal Rd.
• Leighland Park, 1200 Leighland Rd.
• Longmoor Park, 4501 Longmoor Dr.
• Maple Park, 750 Maple Ave.
• Millcroft Park, 4250 Millcroft Park Dr.
• Nelson Park, 4183 New St.
• Orchard Community Park, 2255 Sutton Dr.
• Queensway Park, 2440 Glenwood School Dr.
• Sycamore Park, 3157 Centennial Dr.
• Tansley Woods Park, 4100 Kilmer Dr.

No firm installation date was set as of July 31, but city staff expect the lockers to be operating before the end of August, with updates posted at burlington.ca.