MEADOW LAKE — The City of Meadow Lake has announced the grand opening of the new skatepark in Meadow Lake’s Lions Park.
The skatepark, constructed by the Canadian Ramp Company (CRC), is located in Lions Park between Diamond 4 and the track/football field. As a way to say thank you to the community and funding partners for their support, a grand opening event at the park has been scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 24 starting at 11 a.m. at the Skatepark. The new park is designed for all ages and abilities and features many street-style elements including multiple ramps, quarter pipe and rails. Please bring your safety gear to participate in the open skate. This is a free, fun family-friendly activity with giveaways and free summer treats.
Mayor Merlin Seymour will make some comments on behalf of the city and Reagan Lundquist, the manager of the Prince Albert office of PrairiesCan, will be in attendance. This project was made possible thanks to funding under the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) through Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan).
The CCRF contribution of $262,500 represented 75 per cent of the overall estimated project cost of $350,000. This left a gap of $87,500 that has to be covered by the city. Some major donations received from Tolko Industries ($40,000) and NorSask Forest Products ($5,000) helped get this project going.
“It is very important to Tolko Industries to support our community and especially the youth of our community,” states Tolko’s Sherri Roger (who will also be in attendance at the grand opening event).
“We are very pleased that we were able to make this significant contribution to the Skatepark to help in making the park a reality for the youth of Meadow Lake.”
City of Meadow Lake Recreation Manager Regan Beck is excited to see this facility take shape.
“Engaging outdoor facilities like skateparks have become quite important in recent times as places to interact and build vital social and interpersonal skills. Wherever there is a skatepark, a community develops around it. These types of communities can help kids who are struggling to identify with team sports a valuable sense of belonging. Every time I drive by the park there are people using it, that’s really great to see.”
If anyone is interested in donating to or sponsoring items in the skatepark, please contact Beck. Future park elements could include cultural art pieces, a shade structure, additional landscaping features and more benches.
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