Kindersley Skatepark Concept Survey Results
The Kindersley All-Wheel Park & Recreation Area Committee has received the survey results residents were encouraged to fill out. Many thanks to the 140+ people who completed the online survey, in addition to those who told Tyrone and others their ideas during the summer and weekly outdoor skatepark events.
The skatepark was a hit over the summer, with 150 kids attending and now the committee is looking forward to completing a near final design and presenting it to the community in the new year to begin fundraising!
The park will be located next to the dog park along Ditson Drive, in a spacious open area for kids to play and learn. A permanent, low-maintenance concrete facility will be great for the youth of the community and will cater to everything, including bikes, skateboards, rollerblades, scooters, wheelchairs, and more. Ranging from beginner to advanced, this aims to be a fun community space where events can be held during the good weather months. Features kids can use in the winter to entertain themselves have also been incorporated. The plan is to bring in lights to brighten up both the skatepark and dog park for everyone. Trees have been planted along the golf course and will eventually grow to help divide the spaces.
The goal, depending on the final design, will be around the $1 million mark, which is a small price to pay for 50 years of low-maintenance fun for the community. Thanks to a generous donation of $75,000 by Pat and Deb Holland and family, the design process was able to kick off ahead of this fundraising round so the town could be shown the full potential of what is being built.
The Town of Kindersley also made a generous contribution to the initial design process, and TKB Oilfield has committed $30,000 to the project, putting the total amount raised 10% over the goal.
Fundraising will begin in the new year with in-kind donations needed, and then a sponsorship package will be created and distributed to businesses around the community.
Thanks so much to everyone for their support. Together, we can make a difference in the quality of lives of many.
Anyone looking to make a donation can do so at the Town office, payable to the town for the skatepark. A receipt for the donation can be issued.
For further information, please visit the Town of Kindersley’s website.