Winnipeg, MB - The City of Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba today celebrated the opening of the new River Heights playground and tennis courts at the Central Corydon Community Centre, at 1370 Grosvenor Avenue.
“This community centre is a popular and important piece of infrastructure,” said Minister Drew Caldwell, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government. “We will continue to support community recreation facilities and I hope these important investments help enhance the lives of families living in this area for many years to come.”
“This is another great investment into our community,” said John Orlikow, City Councillor for River Heights-Fort Garry. “Community Centres are the heart of neighbourhoods as they bring people together and the play structure and tennis courts will provide another recreational hub to our ward, where people of all ages can be active with their families and friends.”
The redevelopments at the River Heights playground and tennis courts have a number of new features, including:
- a new play structure and net climber for five to twelve-year-olds
- a new play structure for two to five-year-olds
- several independent play features
- perimeter pathway and race track loop
- new sandbox and sand table
- new swing set
- poured rubber safety surfacing for enhanced accessibility
- asphalt resurfacing of four tennis courts
- tennis court fencing repairs
- new tennis court nets
- pickleball court lines on two tennis courts
The River Heights playground and tennis courts at the Central Corydon Community Centre is a Building Communities Initiatives (BCI) II development. This project has received $400,000 in support from the Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg.
The BCI II partnership is a multi-year cost-shared capital initiative developed jointly by the Manitoba government and the City of Winnipeg. BCI II will provide $23.8 million to support community revitalization through improvements to 121 local infrastructure initiatives in targeted older neighbourhoods and contribute to the vitality, safety and health of communities throughout the city.
Phase One of BCI II provided $10 million between 2010 and 2014. All 38 of these approved projects under the first phase have been completed.
Phase Two of BCI II will provide an additional $10 million between 2013 and 2015. An additional 51 projects have been approved under Phase Two, with 27 having been completed so far.
Phase Three of BCI II will provide an additional $3.8 million. 60 per cent of the funding for this phase is provided by the City of Winnipeg and 40 per cent is contributed by the Province of Manitoba. 32 have been approved under Phase Three, with 12 having been completed thus far.
BCI II projects include improving athletic fields, playgrounds, skate parks, spray and splash pads, basketball and tennis courts, lighting, seating, pathways in parks and upgrades of community centres.