Skatepark (All Wheel) Park

Trail SK8 (All Wheel) Park Construction

The Trail SK8 Park Project officially broke ground on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Gyro Park. Mayor Mike Martin, members of Council, and representatives from the Society for the Friends of the Trail Skatepark (the Society), New Line Skateparks and Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) officially commemorated this significant occasion with a sod-turning photo at the construction site. The expected completion date of the project is late September 2018. The City will announce details about a grand opening event that will take place this fall. Information about the project and the grand opening event will be posted at here and the City’s Facebook page.

Left to Right: Councillor Santori; Councillor Cacchioni; Zane McLellan (Society for the Friends of the Trail Skatepark); Councillor Gattafoni Robinson; Patrick Audet (Society for the Friends of the Trail Skatepark); Mayor Martin; Councillor Dobie; Geoff Ross (Alpine Contracting); Ian Butler & Jessy Brown (New Line Skateparks); Murray McConnachie (Columbia Basin Trust); Councillor Pasin.

Park Design

These final renderings provide a good image of how the finished park will look. The City will announce the contruction date when it becomes availalbe. For more information, please contact the Director of Trail Parks and Recreation at 250-364-0852 or by email.

Fundraising

The City  received $150,000 in grant funding from the Columbia Basin Trust and $30,000 USD from the Murphy Family Foundation to support the construction of the Trail Sk8 Park at the Gyro Park boat launch location.