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Construction has begun on the Kincardine Lions All-Wheel Park, located west of the Lions Park and Splash Pad, at the Davidson Centre in Kincardine.
The official kick-off was held Wednesday afternoon, with members of the Lions Club on hand, as well as representatives of the Lighthouse Blues Festival, Kincardine Legion, the Municipality of Kincardine, and Drop In Skateparks of Manitoba which is building the facility.
Work actually began two weeks ago, and the plan is to have it completed by the beginning of July, said Mike Di Giovanni, Kincardine manager of parks and facilities.
Construction has begun on the Kincardine Lions All-Wheel Park, adjacent to the Davidson Centre in Kincardine
This project is the culmination of many years of work to make Lions Park a "premier destination for families," states a press release from the Kincardine Lions Club.
In 2011, the Kincardine Lions presented a 10-year plan to Kincardine council, with a splash pad, washrooms and an updated skate park to be added to the existing playground at Lions Park. Originally, the existing skate park was to be re-purposed to become an outdoor basketball and ball hockey facility with other possible uses.
The splash pad was completed in 2015, the washrooms and picnic shelter in 2016, and in January, 2020, the Lions approached the municipality with the next phase which was to update the skate park, with the creation of an "All-Wheel Park." Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed this project.
The club entered a major fund-raising campaign and in 2024, again approached the municipality, requesting that the project be included in the operational budget for the upcoming fiscal year. A municipal grant was approved and the fund-raising campaign was then in a position to proceed with tendering for the park, with the Lions providing 60-per-cent-plus of the funding.
The project is now being completed in partnership between the municipality and the Lions Club. Following a competitive procurement process, the design-build contract was awarded to Drop In Skateparks, a firm specializing in community skate park design and construction.
Workers with Drop In Skateparks of Manitoba begin construction of the All-Wheel Park in Kincardine
Kincardine mayor Kenneth Craig (in front) strikes a pose aboard a skateboard at the official kick-off to the construction of the Kincardine Lions All-Wheel Park, adjacent to the Davidson Centre in Kincardine; joining him, are members of the Lions Club and representatives of the Lighthouse Blues Festival, Kincardine Legion, the Municipality of Kincardine, and Drop In Skateparks of Manitoba which is building the facility
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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