City of Brantford held a neighbourhood meeting about the new indoor turf sports facility on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Between 50 and 100 residents participated in the discussion and reviewed the project, which will include construction of an indoor dome to be built on the existing soccer field at Jaycee Park. Replacing the soccer field, the 60,000-square-foot dome would be used to play soccer, baseball, football and cricket. said
“We were approached by user groups that we needed an indoor turf facility so that they’re not travelling to various other cities to utilize that in space,” said Kimberley Wyskiel, Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Brantford.
The city is funding the project through a $10.5-million transfer from the city’s year-end surplus. Richard Carpenter, Ward 4 Councillor, and Wyskiel both confirmed that construction funding will come from the city, while operational costs, including maintenance and staffing, are expected to be covered by the user group’s rental fees and sponsorships.
According to Carpenter, the money currently being spent by local user groups in other cities will be directed to Brantford’s own facility.
“It is unused space that’s going to be utilized all winter,” said Carpenter.
David Meyer, the City’s mManager of Park Operations, said the dome would measure 200 by 300 feet, with a target completion by 2027, pending city approvals.
“The vast majority of the reaction that I’ve had today was positive,” said Meyer.
Carpenter said the facility would operate from November to May, in order to avoid conflicting schedules with the site’s three baseball diamonds during the summer season.
For some residents, parking is a recurring concern at the Jaycee Sports Complex. Deanna Boomsma, whose grandsons play baseball at the site, said parking is already insufficient during games.
“There’s not enough spots just for baseball, and sometimes people end up parking down on the grass,” said Boomsma.
Carpenter said the city had planned to add 57 new parking spaces at the front of the site to offset the loss, and had also scheduled the games 30 minutes apart to help reduce parking traffic.
