## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [Butterfield Park construction finished](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/2810) November 25, 2024 # Butterfield Park construction finished ![Butterfield Park](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2024-11/image.jpeg.webp?itok=ikLKLWjk) rgb(255,255,255) Students, faculty and staff are invited to visit the newly revitalized Butterfield Park on Wednesday, November 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to mark the completion of the project. The official opening is slated for next spring. The project was made possible due to the generous support of donors, who contributed more than $1.7 million to the park’s revitalization fundraising campaign. Early contributions from George and Martha Butterfield and David Binet propelled the campaign forward to reimagine the park as a dynamic hub of creativity, innovation and community engagement. The campaign was concluded by Chancellor Jaime Watt and Paul Ferguson’s generous gift. [PFS Studio](https://pfsstudio.com/), the same visionary landscape architecture firm that redesigned Grange Park, led the design process in collaboration with Indigenous consultants, [Two Row Architect](https://www.tworow.com/). Feedback from the OCAD U community and neighbours was also part of the design process. The park’s design embodies Indigenous design principles and showcases the large-scale mural, *pi'tawita'iek: we go up river*, by Mi’kmaq visual artist Jordan Bennett. Butterfield Park is a new a central gathering place for students, faculty, staff, neighbours – a place where community collaborations and creativity can thrive. With the integration of green space, new trees, community gardens and year-round planting, the park is a key piece of the city’s green infrastructure system, helping to reduce environmental impact and combat climate change in an urban area. Butterfield Park includes a dedicated space for public art installations, an expanded amphitheatre, a ceremonial fire circle and thoughtfully selected native plants and trees throughout the gardens. At the official park opening next spring, OCAD U will be recognizing the support of its donors: - George and Martha Butterfield - David Binet - Jaime Watt and Paul Ferguson - Anonymous - TD Bank Group - DH Gales Family Charitable Foundation - The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation ## Other Recent News [### 2026-27 Call for Funding Proposals for Student Groups that Support Creative Entrepreneurship on Campus The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) invites OCAD University student groups with a mandate to support entrepreneurship on campus to apply for funding for student-led initiatives that strengthen and expand the creative entrepreneurship ecosystem at OCAD U. 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