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River Oaks

North of Upper Middle Road East between Sixteen Mile Creek and Trafalgar Road, south of Dundas Street.

Where River Oaks isRiver Oaks covers the Town's River Oaks community, shaded on an outline of Oakville's Official Plan communities.River Oaks
Outlines are the Town’s Official Plan communities.
Last checked September 5, 2026Town of Oakville, Halton school boards, Oakville Transit, Statistics CanadaHow we know
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Town of Oakville, Halton school boards, Oakville Transit, Statistics Canada
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September 5, 2026
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development applications, parks, transit routes, heritage properties and schools, from the datasets linked on each
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counts and lists, by the Town's Official Plan community boundary · the boundary-review notice, by matching school names
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the where, definition and context paragraphs · the development, schools, parks and transit notes
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Facts are re-checked on the date shown; the data sections rebuild with their datasets.
Town ward
5
Town of Oakville
Ward the Town files applications under
Ward 5
Town of Oakville
Town recreation anchor
River Oaks Community Centre, 2400 Sixth Line
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What is changing in River Oaks

Oakville-wide coverage that applies here

Context

River Oaks in context

River Oaks is the mature middle of north Oakville: a 1980s and 1990s community of detached and townhouse blocks laid out between Sixteen Mile Creek and Trafalgar Road, anchored by a large Town recreation complex on Sixth Line and threaded with creek-valley trails.

Its development story now runs along Sixth Line rather than through the interior. Post Residences at 1493 Sixth Line carries both an official plan amendment and a rezoning, and Council has already approved applications at 1295 Sixth Line and on a run of properties between 1020 and 1042 Sixth Line. The pattern is intensification along an arterial that already carries transit, with the interior subdivisions untouched.

The area's other structural fact is the creek. Sixteen Mile Creek and its tributaries cut through it, which constrains where anything can be built and gives the community a trail network that is genuinely usable rather than decorative.

Development

What is in the pipeline

  1. Post Residences at 1493 Sixth Line, with an official plan amendment, a rezoning and a site plan application.
  2. Creditmills Development Group at 1295 Sixth Line was recently approved.
  3. Dunpar Homes at 1020, 1024, 1028, 1032 and 1042 Sixth Line was recently approved.
  4. Applications on Trafalgar Road at the eastern edge of the area are filed under the same Ward 5 list.

New development in River Oaks

Oakville pre-construction: planning, sales and construction status, kept separate and sourced.

From the Town’s records

Planning applications in the Town’s River Oaks community, from the development applications database.

The Town files active development and site plan applications by ward. For River Oaks, start with Ward 5 on the Town’s active applications page. A ward is not the same shape as a neighbourhood; it is where the Town keeps the file.

Schools

Public information

Attendance areas are set by the boards and change through boundary reviews. Confirm your address with the board.

Every school in Oakville · Boundary review tracker

Parks and amenities

  • River Oaks Community Centre, 2400 Sixth Line, with arena ice, a pool and a fitness centre.
  • Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, 3070 Neyagawa Boulevard, is the nearest large Town sports facility to the north.
  • The Sixteen Mile Creek valley trail system runs along the western edge of the area.

Getting around

  • Oakville Transit routes on Sixth Line, Upper Middle Road East and Trafalgar Road serve the area.
  • Trafalgar Road is one of two corridors identified for a future Frequent Transit Network at 15-minute or better headways.
  • The North Oakville Ride On-Demand zone covers the area north of here and gained statutory holiday service in July 2026.