A passive park for the community of Oldcastle at the corner of Walker Road and Highway 3 behind the Tecumseh fire station.
The park is named the Oldcastle Heritage Park and will feature native plants and trees as well as trails and a pergola.
The Olde Sandwich South and Area Historical Society says the park highlights some of the important stories of the town’s past. “We’ll have six display boards, storybook boards, and they will contain historical information on landmarks, people, events that have taken place in the former Sandwich South.”
Dec. 21, 1966 is a day Cheryl Skilton will never forget. Her sister, along with 23 other children were riding the school bus home from school, when a truck filled with sand turned north onto walker road, from Highway 3. “All you could hear was ambulances and sirens, and people hollering to get help,” says Skilton. According to Skilton, the 5th wheel on the truck broke and caused the box of sand to tip over, on top of the bus. When she was at the scene of the accident, she remembers a man walking by her. “I just said is there any kids hurt, and he said ‘oh yes’.” Eight kids were killed in the crash, while sixteen others were injured. "I don't think I thought of anybody being killed. I just thought there was kids that were going to be really hurt," says Skilton. Two years ago, the town of Tecumseh planted eight trees at Oldcastle Heritage Park, to honour the children who died.