OSHAWA, ONT. – The City of Oshawa recently celebrated the official opening of its new Veterans SquareBond Simcoe Urban Square ConstructionStatusAwardValue$2.2MLocation43 Simcoe St N, Oshawa ONSectorPublic – CityTypePlaygrounds / Parks / Athletic FieldsData as of July 2, 2026View Project Page →.
Located in downtown Oshawa at the northeast corner of Bond St. E. and Simcoe St. N., the
square is home to:
- new sidewalks and streetscape furnishings along with new boulevard trees on Simcoe Street;
- a large shade structure above a new performance/sitting platform;
- perimeter concrete seat walls with integrated bench tops, circular bench seating and accessibility seating;
- four large planting beds with ornamental flowering shrubs, pollinator perennial planting beds, conifer and deciduous shade trees; and,
- the sculpture “Kaleidoscope” by Canadian artist Nicholas Crombach.
The space is named ‘Veterans Square’ to pay tribute to Oshawa’s connection to Canada’s military history and proximity to the Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury, a release notes. The name, approved by city council, also honours the service both past and present of local veterans.
Keyword phrase: Veterans Square Oshawa opening
Meta description: Veterans Square Oshawa opening: City celebrates new downtown public space with shade structure, performance platform, and Kaleidoscope sculpture.
