By Pepper Parr
June 17th, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON
Civic Square has construction hoardings around the site as the space goes through a rebuild and a new entrance to City Hall is built.
The Brant Street side of Civic Square.
Construction crews are tearing out the fountain and much of the uneven surface
At this point, it is mostly a tearing apart of what existed. The fountain is gone. The clock has been put into storage until its new location is ready.
The brown covering above the entrance doors doesn’t look particularly inviting. Why do municipal buildings always look so drab?
The rendering of the site that appeared in City Talk gives you an idea of what the new Civic Square will look like. The flag poles will be on both sides of the new entrance.
- Federal Government: Over $1.9 million via the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP).
- Provincial Government: Approximately $1.6 million via ICIP.
- City of Burlington: Approximately $1.3 million. Those numbers don’t add up. The city may have had a reserve fund for this kind of work.
Tearing out the fountain and levelling the surface of the square .
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