Winnipeg, MB – At an event this morning, Councillor Mike Pagtakhan, Principal Gisele Mospanchuk, and other community leaders from the Tyndall Park Community celebrated the start of the school year by inviting Point Douglas-area students, children and families to come play at the new Tyndall Park accessible early years play structure.
“We know the critical importance of play in early childhood development to raise active, healthy children,” said Mike Pagtakhan, City Councillor for Point Douglas and Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks. “I’m pleased that the City of Winnipeg could provide assistance in building this innovative play structure that provides recreation opportunities for all children.”
Located at 2221 King Edward Street, the new playground is a great new addition to play opportunities for students at the adjacent Tyndall Park Community School, and for children and families in the surrounding area. The fully-accessible playground is designed to enhance mobility and accessibility, and provide tactile play sensations. Features like the “sway and glide” unit, for example, provide inclusive recreational opportunities for children with mobility aids, such as wheelchairs.
Funding for the Tyndall Park accessible early years play structure was provided by the City of Winnipeg in the amount of $24,700, in addition to contributions from the Winnipeg School Division, the Tyndall Park Parent Council, and the Community Places 2016 Grant, for a total project budget of just under $100,000.