Work is being done in Sudbury’s Memorial Park to bring it back to its former glory, as part of a plan to transform the city’s downtown.

Like many downtowns across northern Ontario, public spaces became neglected as many people stayed home during the COVID-19 pandemic and didn’t return in regular numbers post-pandemic.

Early in the pandemic, a homeless tent encampment popped up in Memorial Park and the Tom Davies Square plaza across the street, leading to an eviction by the city in June 2021.

The work being done now is, in part, to repair the infrastructure of the park, including the turf.

Jeff Pafford, the city's director of parks and leisure services, said that crews are re-seeding the north lawn this fall and plan to do the south side in the spring.

Parks crews have trimmed bushes

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