A one-year pilot project will see two public elementary schools open in the evenings to offer recreational programming while also allowing students to go to area parks during school hours.
A new partnership has been announced between the Public school board and the City. The one-year pilot includes William G. Davis Public School and Talbot
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The projects include a new splash pad at Fontainebleau Park, washrooms at Elizabeth Kishkon Park and new pickleball and tennis courts at Forest Glade Optimist Park.
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“These are all the types of park amenities, lifestyle improvements that are identified within the parks master plan, the recreation master plan that we continue to receive feedback from the public about,” said James Chacko, the city’s senior parks manager. “And certainly during the 16 months of COVID, these sort of park amenities have become that much more important. We’re seeing tremendous increases in the number of park users. These parks were all very popular prior to this. But certainly these will be welcome additions within the overall parks amenity inventory.”
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Fontainebleau Park is getting a $400,000 splash pad and area families are invited to have a say in what fun features it will have.
“Would you like it themed? Would you like ground spray events, overhead dumping buckets? There’s a lot of things,” Heidi Baillargeon, Windsor’s manager of parks development, said during a virtual news conference Friday to announce the splash pad and launch an online public consultation.
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The plan is to compile all the suggestions, come up with a design, present the design at an open house, get the final design and cost approved by city council, and complete the splash pad so it’s ready for the 2022 season.