📍 Mount Hope Park Upgrade Coming to 3027 Homestead Drive

We’re excited to share that Mount Hope Park, located behind the historic Glanford Hall at 3027 Homestead Drive (now housing both the Mount Hope Library and Mount Hope Hall), is receiving a much-needed upgrade!

Thanks to recently approved Ward 11 funding, improvements will begin with new fencing around the baseball diamond — one of the park’s most-used features. This upgrade will help ensure safety, enhance usability, and support the families, players, and teams who rely on this space throughout the season.

“Mount Hope Park is at the heart of our Mount Hope community, and I’m proud to make an investment that preserves its value and ability to meet the needs of our growing neighbourhood,” said Councillor Mark Tadeson. "This is about ensuring our public spaces continue to bring people together, offer recreational opportunities for all ages, and reflect the pride we have in our local history.”

A Park with Deep Roots

Mount Hope Park isn’t just a recreational spot — it’s part of the living history of the community. The park sits behind Glanford Hall, a designated heritage building and a longstanding symbol of public service in Mount Hope.

Constructed in 1904, Glanford Hall is a representative example of Edwardian Classicism, a style common to early 20th-century Ontario civic architecture. Originally built as the first permanent home of Glanford Township Council, it continued to serve municipal functions well into the 1990s following the amalgamation of Glanford and Binbrook Townships.

Since 1966, the building has also housed the Mount Hope Library on several occasions. Though the library briefly moved due to space constraints in the 1970s, it returned to Glanford Hall in the 1990s, where it continues to serve the community today and will receive a major renovation that will improve the visitor experience, starting next year.

Glanford Hall is one of the few remaining physical markers of Mount Hope’s early development and Wentworth County’s township structure — and the park behind it has long been a community gathering place for residents of all ages.

We’ll share updates as work progresses, and we look forward to welcoming residents back to a revitalized park space that honours our history while growing into the future.