THINGS TO DO
Outdoor Activities
Blue Jay Path and Willow’s Way Trail
Blue Jay Path and Willow’s Way Trail are beautiful walking trails in the summer and perfect for snowshoeing in the winter. Blue Jay Path is a scenic 2.1km loop and Willow’s Way Trail is a 1.3km loop.
Recreation
Garson Community Centre and Arena
Garson community centre and arena is a great place to go. They have a community center where they host community events and the centre is also available for rent. The rink is a perfect place to learn how to skate. They offer public skating, family skating and hockey lessons.
Lorne Brady Field Sport Complex
This sports complex spans almost 15 acres. It features beautiful walking trails, two hybrid tennis/pickleball courts and a baseball field.
Cedar Green Golf Club
Cedar Green Golf Club is Sudbury’s most popular golf course. It is an 18-hole golf course where holes 16, 17 and 18 provide more challenges for golfers of all abilities. Day passes and memberships are available for purchase. Kids are always welcome, Cedar Green always offers free gold to kids under ten years old. They also have a variety of specials like the twilight special and the sunset special.
Business
Garson has a bunch of great restaurants and businesses. Here are a couple of them: Bundy’s chip stand is a summer season chip stand that serves a variety of deep fried food including fries, burgers, hot dogs, etc. Some of the other businesses are: True north water and air, We cut grass and Lavoie and sons garage doors.
Schools
There are three elementary schools in Garson which range from grades kindergarten to 8. These three schools are part of three different school boards; Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic School Board and le Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.
Northeastern Elementary School
St. John Catholic School
École St.Augustin
Child Care Centres
Most families are in need of childcare for their children. It can often be difficult to find one near your home. Garson has four public childcare options:
Discovery early learning and care
Larch street kids – northeastern kids
Magic triangle magique – st.Augustine site
First baptist church teddy bear daycare st.john school
Parks
Parks are a great place for families to have fun together. Garson has over ten parks.
These parks range between regular parks and tot lots. This is a list of Garson’s eleven parks:
Brighton Tot Lot, Brighton Street
Cedar Green Park
Gordon Street Playground, 170 Gordon Street
Lion’s Park/Beech Tot Lot, Birch Street
Matson Playground, 9 Matson Road
Metcalfe Park,
Penman Park, Penman Avenue
Pine Street Playground, Pine Street
Ravine Park
Foxborough Tot Lot
Thomas Tot Lot, Thomas Street