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Redevelopment begins at Brooklands parks

Sydney Hildebrandt By: Sydney Hildebrandt
Posted: 12:42 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 21, 2020

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(Second from left) Coun. Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) was joined by students and staff of Brooklands School, including principal Rex Ferguson-Baird (second from right) at a sod-turning event on Sept. 17 to recognize the redevelopment of Blue Bird and Lismore parks.

PHOTO BY SYDNEY HILDEBRANDT

(Second from left) Coun. Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) was joined by students and staff of Brooklands School, including principal Rex Ferguson-Baird (second from right) at a sod-turning event on Sept. 17 to recognize the redevelopment of Blue Bird and Lismore parks.

Brooklands residents are celebrating the beginning of a new chapter, which includes an outdoor ice rink right in their neighbourhood.

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Brooklands residents are celebrating the beginning of a new chapter, which includes an outdoor ice rink right in their neighbourhood.

On Sept. 17, the City of Winnipeg broke ground on a redevelopment project, which will see major renovations at Blue Bird and Lismore parks.

"We can all agree that parks and playgrounds are places where people can come together as a community, or just to enjoy as a family," Coun. Vivian Santos (Point Douglas) said at the news conference. She was joined by students and staff of Brooklands School.

Both parks will feature new picnic tables, benches, paths, sodding, and trees. A steel fire pit with seating will be added to Lismore Park, while Blue Bird Park will receive a new play structure and swing set.

The total cost of the project is $309,560, coming from the parks and recreation enhancement program and the land dedication reserve fund.

"Many of our western neighbourhoods have lost the ability to grow healthy community. Many neighbourhoods today have garages in their front yards. And people don’t even get to meet their neighbours, because they drive into their house and stay in it all day and all night, and then they drive out and drive away. They don’t even know the people who live next door," Rex Ferguson-Baird, principal of Brooklands School, said.

"Projects like this park renovation provide safe and enjoyable spaces for our families, to meet each other, to play, to exercise, to thrive."

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There will also be space to install an outdoor ice rink during winter.

"Last year, we did a trial pleasure skating rink that was installed, which was highly successful and was well and widely used," Santos said.

"You know, it’s been about 14 years since there’s been an ice rink in Brooklands. And we look forward to using the ice surfaces, as do the countless students who have learned to skate through our hockey program," Ferguson-Baird said.

Construction will begin the week of Sept. 21 and is expected to be completed between mid- to late October.

Public engagement began September 2019. The City held a public workshop to consult with local residents about the two parks, which are located on either side of Oddy Street. Input was also collected through an online survey.

More information, including preliminary designs, can be found online: www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/PublicEngagement/BluebirdLismore/default.stm#tab-preliminarydesigns

Sydney Hildebrandt

Sydney Hildebrandt
The Times community journalist

Sydney Hildebrandt was the community journalist for The Times until September 2021, when she joined our sister paper, the Brandon Sun.

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