As part of the City’s ongoing efforts to provide exceptional service, City staff proceeded with the retrofit and upgrade of the Sunnidale Stormwater Management Facility (Pond ID KD03). This project began in summer 2021 and was completed in September 2022.
The Sunnidale Stormwater Management Facility is located north of Irwin Drive, east of Livingstone Road West and south of Sunnidale Road and is bounded to the west by the Barrie Union Cemetery.
Project Updates
October 2022
This project was completed in September. In October 2022, the City of Barrie received a Healthy Water Award for this project at the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's Conservation Awards.
Project Features
The specific improvements at the pond included:
- installation of a storage and infiltration system beneath the existing pond, which means less flooding, less erosion, a reduction in phosphorus, and a better environment for fish in Kidd’s Creek
- new trees and shrubs planted, as well as seeding with native to the area seed mixes
- regrading of the pond’s banks back to its original shape
- naturalizing the pond to help attract pollinators
Following construction, the site will be restored to existing conditions through landscape planting, seeding and sodding activities. This pond will become naturalized and the City will no longer maintain weekly grass cutting.