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Anderson Farm Recreation Project

Join our community lead campaign to keep Anderson Farm at the heart of Lively and Walden, to build and strengthen the heritage and historic aspects of this amazing site while transforming it into an all-season recreation and museum hub. Call on the City of Greater Sudbury to support and fund the project today!

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Tell the City: "Fund It! Build It"

Comment is open on the City of Greater Sudbury's Over to You page from November 26 to December 18. Share your support today! Following that, we will be encouraging the community to send messages of support directly to the Mayor and Council.

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Project News and Updates

In the Media: Anderson Farm Recreation Project open house

Community news sources shone a spotlight on the plans and the people championing them after the Stakeholder session and public open house on the evening of Wednesday, November 26. Review the stories here: Sudbury Star Nov 27, 2025 | Jim Moodie Sauna, pool/pond, trails, performance area proposed for Lively - Take our poll Sudbury dot com | Nov 27, 2025 | Tyler Clarke Anderson Farm Museum site selected for recreational amenity CTV News for the North | Nov 26, 2025 | Amanda Hick

Letter to the Editor | Sudbury dot Com | Nov 27, 2025

This letter to the Editor was published Thursday Nov 27, 2025 https://www.sudbury.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-panel-calls-on-public-to-back-anderson-farm-rec-project-11547544 It’s time to make some decisions. Like a mother hen, the City of Greater Sudbury has been sitting on $4M meant to improve life in Walden - a scant nest egg from the sale of Meatbird Park. Replacing our community swimming hole was always going to be a daunting task. Meatbird is remembered fondly as

Project Plans Presented to Open House - Comment Period Open

Walden residents received their first look at the new proposed Anderson Farm Recreation Project at an Open House with the City and project proponents on Wednesday Nov 26 at the arena hall. Hundreds of attendees, including representatives from over a dozen stakeholder groups, attended and learned about the project, sharing their thoughts with the Advisory Panel. The vision for the project is to " create a new park, focused around water, animated with four season, passive activ

Advisory Panel Completes Evaluations, Public Open House Announced

On October 15, the Lively Recreation Advisory Panel met to complete its evaluation of three preferred sites for the new recreational facility. During the meeting, the Advisory Panel members were presented with a detailed rating scheme to score 15 different categories for each of the three locations. The project designers led by 3rdLine.Studio explained the conceptual drawings and how each site connects with the proposed components; the ten panel members then assessed based o

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Preserve The Heritage

The Anderson Farm Recreation Project will ensure the interpretative buildings and museum operations remain unaltered, and the growth on the site will help preserve them for generations.

Activate the Culture

New amenities will bring the culture and history of Anderson Farm to life, including the showpiece: a newly built, 4-season public sauna facility! A new covered stage for performances and an outdoor cooking area will activate the site for residents of all ages!

Fun in the water and more!

The community was clear - water play is the most important amenity we are looking for, and we want it at Anderson Farm. The Project delivers interactive water features, along with a skateboard park, kid-focused play "pods" throughout the site, and hundreds of meters of paved bike path which can become a skating path in the winter!

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