There’s been a delay in building a new play area at Centennial Park.
Manager of Parks, Cory Halvorsen says unfortunately that means they will be removing most of the old equipment at the park, but they will leave the structures that are still in good shape.
“We are going to leave one swing set, a train and a car that are off to the side. Those are still in a usable condition so we are going to leave them there,” Halvorsen says.
The new and improved woodland adventure playground will go out for tender shortly and is expected to be built in 2021.
“We would be going out for essentially a design-build tender, where we put our requirements, what we would like to see and the proposal we get back will be the proposed design with the cost to construct,” Halvorsen explains.
The city held several public engagement sessions with the community about this project and asked questions on playground themes, materials, colour schemes, and whether to separate age groups and park amenities.
“Most respondents preferred the look and feel of wood structures,” said Werner Schwar, Supervisor of Parks & Open Spaces Planning. “Also, a Woodland Adventure theme was identified as a favourite by residents, who felt it suited Centennial Park’s treed setting.”
The project is estimated to cost almost three-quarters of a million dollars and will need final approval from city council.
