City of Calgary Job: Skatepark Monitor
The City of Calgary is hiring skatepark monitors for the Mobile Skatepark Program.
Check out recruiting.calgary.ca and look under “Leisure Services” for Job ID 205449. Good luck!
Skateparks and Schools
It’s exciting that two of the planned eight skateparks for Calgary will be located adjacent to schools. The Bowness skatepark will be next to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School, while the CKE park will border the grounds of Henry Wise Wood High School.
Giving students the chance to ride a skatepark during breaks could make great addition to the schools’ recreation programs. It may even lead to a skateboarding curriculum, such as the one at Glendale Skatepark in Red Deer.
Glendale Sciences and Technology School Skateboarding Program
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has a small park on their campus, which is used by students and nearby residents.
UBC Skatepark
UBC Skatepark overhead view
Calgary Herald Opinion Piece Regarding Edgemont Skatepark
Perhaps you’ve read Naomi Lakritz’ opinion column on the Edgemont Skatepark in the Calgary Herald.
Unfortunately, the column displays typical stereotypical views of skateboarders and skateparks. We wrote a response and the Calgary Herald published it today. You can read it at this link.
Millennium Park Hours Update
CASE’s focus in recent months has certainly been the coming skateparks. However, we’ve been in talks with the City, Calgary Police, and others regarding the hours at Millennium Park.
After the 2013 flood, Millennium’s hours were changed to “regional park hours” (5AM-11PM). CASE lobbied to have the hours returned to normal (open 24 hours) and was successful, at least for a temporary basis until more stakeholder engagement could be done.
We’re happy to report that the engagement is complete and the City has declared Millennium Park a 24 hour skatepark once again. Note that the skatepark is open 24 hours a day but the rest of the park (greenspace, stage area) will operate under regional park hours.
Edgemont Skatepark Design Concept
Here’s a look at the concept design for the Edgemont Skatepark, courtesy of the City of Calgary and Van der Zalm & Associates:
Petition for the Edgemont Skatepark
Please click the image below and sign the petition to save the Edgemont skatepark:
