Small lock and lock with trade items and log book.
This 13 acre park on the banks of Truro Creek is a showpiece
with ancient trees, plantings of blue spruce and clump birch, wild
roses, an ornamental footbridge, and rolling landscape. Peter Bruce
originally settled the land in the 1850's. In 1928 and 1929, the
City of St. James acquired the bulk of the land. A cenotaph was
erected in 1936 as a centrepiece in the park to honour the soldiers
who fell in World War 1. This monument ultimately stood for
more than 50 years until frost damage destroyed it in the 1980's.
In 1990, the original cenotaph was replaced, at the initiative of
the St. James Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, by a replica
that honoured the veterans of the three major wars in this century.
In 1992, the "Friends of Bruce Park" were formed to help preserve
and protect the park.
Bruce Park Features
Parking: The park has a Parking Lot off of Albany St
Distance: ~ 1 km worth of trails within the park
Surface Type: Asphalt
Suitable For: Walking, cycling
Seasons: Open year around, regular trail users’ compact snow in
winter.
Amenities: Playground, picnic tables, benches
