New Civic Square construction is underway

By Gazette Staff

April 23rd, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

The rehabilitation of Civic Square has begun.

Bricks have been ripped out. New water elements will be installed. The main entrance will be between the two pillars on the left.

The stone water fountain will disappear.

Construction equipment has ripped out most of the brick work, and what little there was in the way of trees and shrubbery, is now just a pile in the middle of the Square waiting to be hauled away.

That pathetic Christmas tree that was lit up each year is now a pile of waste waiting to be hauled away.

Will the stone water fountain return to the Square – based on the plans – it doesn’t look like it.

Job is scheduled to be completed early in 2027

The site will be boarded up, with artwork on the street-side of the hoardings.

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What the new Civic Square will look like.