Pelican Lake
Ninette, Manitoba
Click on the links below for details on each project
Playground Upgrade Phase 2
During the 2022 and 2023 seasons, the Terry Fox Park Committee completed our upgrade of the playground equipment in the park. We knew we wanted to purchase two final pieces of equipment, and decided on the Rev8 Spinner and the Serenity Spot. Thank you to Government of Manitoba Building Sustainable Communities Program, Brandon Area Community Foundation, and the RM of Prairie Lakes for the grant funds contributed to this project. And as always, thank you to our committee members and volunteers that did the work, and those who lent equipment/tools or donated materials!
Playground Upgrade
During the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the Terry Fox Park Committee began upgrading the playground equipment in the park. In 2019 we removed an old set of swings and teeter totters, and installed two new playground pieces; a disc swing and a rocker. In 2020 we moved and restructured the existing wood play structure, and installed a new double bay set of swings. Thank you to Westoba Credit Union Westoba Inspire Program, and Government of Manitoba Building Sustainable Communities Program, for the grant funds to purchase the Orb Rocker and the Volito playground pieces.
Accessibility Project - Accessible Parking pad, Sidewalks, and Picnic Tables
In the summer of 2017 the Terry Fox Park Committee applied for a grant through the Enabling Accessibility Fund offered by Employment and Social Development Canada of the Government of Canada. Our proposed project was approved for construction to begin in the Spring of 2018. In summary, this project included building a parking pad for handi transit vehicles, connected to a sidewalk leading into the park to a patio with wheelchair accessible picnic tables, and also connected to a sidewalk leading back to join the existing town sidewalk. The total cost of the project was approx. $49,000 and a grant of $32,000 was approved. This project has allowed us to add features to the park to create a destination for people with all levels of mobility.
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Beach Regrading
In the fall of 2012, members of the Terry Fox Park committee along with a few community volunteers undertook the project of completely regrading and reshaping the beach, starting at Terry Fox Park and stretching along the shore to the Pelican Yacht Club. Approximately 200 yards of sand was used to make these improvements. Further work will be done in 2013 to complete this project.
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Swim Platform
On Saturday, June 30, 2012, a few members of the Terry Fox Park Committee along with some volunteers constructed and launched a swim platform. It is located a short distance off the playground beach, and has already attracted a lot of attention and has been used and enjoyed by visitors to the park. Here are a few pictures of the construction and launching of the swim platform:
Restroom Project
June 2012 - **GRAND OPENING**
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Construction has been completed! Terry Fox Park Committee will be having a Grand Opening of the new restroom / change room on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 11:00 am. Come join us at the park to have a look at the new building!
May 2012
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Construction on the new restroom / change room is nearly finished, and should be completed and ready for public use on Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Terry Fox Park Committee would like to thank all of those who made donations and volunteered their time or services to help with this project:
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Manitoba Housing and Community Development - Community Places Program
Manitoba Community Services Council Inc.
Trevor Maguire
R.M. of Riverside
Paradise Geothermal
Al Young
Brent Hansen
Pelican Yacht Club
Don Neufeld
Hot 'N' Frosty
Ninette Welding
Chapman Motors
Jamison Funeral Home
Lewis & Jones Agencies
Ninette & District Activity Centre
Norbert's Manufacturing
Roger and Marie Renaud
The Grocery Box
Westoba Credit Union
Ken Kozak
Kate Lewis Financial
Willard and Faye Struth
Leech Printing
YBR Drafting & Design
RAF Engineering
John Jansen
Chicken Corral Restaurant
David Garabed
Del and Darlene Brown
Signature Cover
Wawanesa Backhoe Service
Dale and Joanne Westman
Doug Kerr
Candas Hokanson
Ken McPhail
Charlotte McConnell
Glenna McDonald
Ian Hokanson
Melvanna Hokanson
Stella Oliver
Susan Johnston
Wayne Guillett
Zack Hokanson
Connie Andon
November 2011
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Restroom construction progress pictures.
Summer/Fall 2011
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The Terry Fox Memorial Park committee is undertaking the construction of a restroom /change room. This project will be jointly funded by the RM of Riverside, the Province of Manitoba Community Places Grant, and local funding by the Terry Fox Memorial Park committee. The estimated cost of this project is just over $42,000.
The community of Ninette offers a beach and park area that many townspeople and visitors have come to enjoy. The fact that there are currently no public facilities, limits the usage of the area for many people. The addition of this restroom / change room will add the potential for increased growth and tourism to this area, which benefits the entire community including local businesses.
We are looking for your financial support with this community project, as well as local volunteers to help with construction, and donations of time / services from tradesmen.
- Monetary donations of $25 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt
- Donations of $250 or more will receive recognition on a plaque to be mounted on the building
- Donations of $500 or more will receive enhanced billing on the above mentioned plaque
Any revenues raised over and above the cost of this project will be used towards the dock structures at the park, as well as the construction of a swimming platform.
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