[14] A new frontispiece was set on the monument to include Orangemen from Cape Breton County who died in the Second World War, with an unveiling on 7 July 1946.

With free admission, an onsite playground, and close proximity to many local amenities, Makin’ Waves welcomes residents and guests of all ages.

[3] Makin' Waves presents nationally and internationally recognized artists over the five weeks of the festival each summer, with a cross section of musical genres represented.

[16] Cape Breton Island native John Gracie started a tradition of free Christmas concerts in Wentworth Park in December 2007.

[18] Held each year on 23 December at the park's bandshell, the outdoor concerts feature a mix of classic Christmas songs.

[4] In 1786, John Wentworth, the Surveyour-General visited Sydney to set aside valuable white pine stands on its shores for the use of the Royal Navy.

[4] In 1790, the shipbuilding industry began in Sydney when Philip Ingouville, a native of the Channel Islands, built the first ship here, the NANCY, at the mouth of Wentworth Creek.

Richard and Joseph Dobson of Westmount built a dam on the Creek and the present Argyle Street and erected a gristmill for the grinding of grain.

The two were confronted by a drunken Roy Ebsary, an older man, and his young companion Jimmy McNeil, in Wentworth Park.

Ebsary admitted that he had stabbed Seale but then lied about his role to the police who immediately focused on Marshall, who was 'known to them' from previous minor incidents.

After this first trial, which took place in the Cape Breton County Courthouse overlooking this park, Marshall spent 11 years in jail before being acquitted by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal in 1983.

Several public interviews and workshops were conducted to gauge community interest and support and these findings formed the basis for revitalization recommendations for Wentworth Park.

[23] In the spring of 2005, another series of public meetings were held to discuss the future of Wentworth Park and unveil the revitalization plan developed by Ekistics.

The consensus at this public meeting was that there should be a local volunteer group formed to oversee the use and maintenance of the Park along with ensuring recommendations from the Ekistics Plan were considered.

At that public meeting, where nearly sixty people were in attendance, a steering committee consisting of fifteen volunteers was formed under the name Friends of Wentworth Park.

[23] The Friends of Wentworth Park Society (FWPS) was a non-profit stewardship organization run by an eleven-member Board of Directors consisting of volunteer citizens of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

[2] At this time all of King's Road (Hwy 4) within the city's limits was undergoing a complete reconstruction, part of which included a realignment of the roadbed where it formed the western border of the park.

This work would result in a newly elevated section King's Road across the end of the park, which would take 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 ft) from the lower pond and change access to existing sidewalks and crosswalks.

The renovations also included a new network of connected paved asphalt pathways and path lighting, more natural looking stone riprap borders on the pond's shores for erosion control and shoreline protection, a new elevated concrete temple within brick paver terraces overlooking the pond, and three new floating fountains that lit up at night to improve aeration and water quality.

The largest alteration involved the construction of a box culvert to extend the run of the creek beyond the front of the bandshell to allow the area immediately before the performing space to be infilled, creating a lawn for audience seating.

[27] This part of the overall project included a new 'tot' playground, improved accessible pathways with lighting, landscaping, inducing tree planting, and restoration of the park's bandshell itself[28] which has been an important landmark in the area for generations.

A new entry arch was created by Cape Breton artist Gordon Kennedy and installed at the intersection of Byng and Bentinck Streets.

[2][29] In 2005 CBRM developed an additional 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) section of land along King's Road, bordering on Sydney Harbour, adding it to Wentworth Park.