Vegreville Skate and BMX Park’s Design Process Open House

Vegreville Skate and BMX Park’s Design Process Open House

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Skateboarding and BMX are exciting and fun sports to participate in. So, Rotary Club of Vegreville had a vision three years ago to build a well-developed skateboarding and BMX park in Vegreville. On October 15, a Rotary Club of Vegreville Skate and BMX Park Information Meeting and Open House was held at Vegreville Composite High School (VCHS) Cafeteria so people could view the close to final design and provide their input.

The meeting was about: It’s your park, let us hear what you have to say because the organizers and designers want to adjust the park according to what they hear.

The design consultants for this park are Vice-President of Newline Skatepark, Trevor Morgan and Project Manager of Newline Skatepark, Jason McMillent.

McMillent attended this open house and he said their company is based out of Calgary in the Langley-British Columbia’s area.

This park will have detailing to make it unique and enhance the experience of skateboarding for everyone.

Posters of a close to final design were showcased on the walls and the meeting started with a concept design model presentation of this park which will be located off of 50 Avenue north of VCHS. Some of the highlights of the park will be a flow bowl, pysanka theming, signage/ donor recognition space, park expansion area, integration into the existing balance of terrain styles and they plan to make the park welcoming for all ability levels. There will also be seating/viewing areas, pysanka floor pattern, and a sensory wall.

McMillent visited the schools during the day and the students generally liked the design, they just thought it should be a bit more approachable.

Chair of Rotary Bike and Skate Park Committee, Lois Byers said they are just getting started with the fundraising for this park in the spring of 2019. They put in a few grant applications and individuals donated at Lobsterfest and they had a few businesses who donated also. Right now, they have completely committed over $100,000 and they need a million dollars to complete the park. The grant application they put into the Provincial Government is for $450,000. They are pleased with how it is going as everything is looking really positive so far.