Rossland’s skatepark should reopen next week, boasting some new features.
“We’ve had feedback over the years from different park users, particularly from youth, that they wanted to see some upgrades to the park,” said city recreation manager Kristi Calder.
She explained that the area seeing work is referred to as the street section, which is the flat section by the road. A couple of years ago, two youth involved with the local Youth Action Network raised money for the upgrades, but it has taken until now to get the designs in place. The park is closed while the work is underway.
The result will be the addition of beginner to intermediate features that will allow starting skaters a place to practice before they transition into using the larger bowl section. Calder said a couple of quarter pipes, manny pad, and a couple of other small thins will be added to that section.
The skatepark opened in 2017. It was planned and built by the Rossland Skatepark Association, a volunteer organization that worked for years to obtain the land, fundraise, and assemble volunteers to the work. The group has since dissolved, but the city continues to get input from local users when looking at maintenance or upgrades, Calder said.
While the association intended to ultimately add beginner to intermediate features, their initial focus was getting the big bowl built and the flat section poured.
“A few years later we see the use of the park consistently increase and did hear feedback from park users that they wanted to see those features added,” Calder said.
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