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Welcome to Communities 4 Sk8rs
We are a coalition of residents and skateboarders in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. We believe:
- That skateboarding is a sport, art and culture of benefit to our city.
- That skateparks can and should be beautiful and accessible.
- That skateparks should be part of our community life and neighbourhoods, and not relegated to the edge of town.
- That youth should have equitable access to public space and quality recreational facilities.
- That skateboarding is a healthy, positive activity that only becomes ‘unhealthy’ in some eyes when it is shoved to the margins of society
Specifically, Communities 4 Sk8ers has come together to support the creation of a free public skatepark in North Les Sherman Park. We advocate this location because:
- It is centrally located.
- It is on a bus route.
- It is in an attractive, shady, wind-sheltered setting.
- It is in a supportive surrounding community that includes homes, neighbourhood centres, youth activities, schools and shops.
- It is surrounded by other recreational facilities that skaters’ family members can use.
- It is in a location that would encourage public viewing and therefore greater public support for and involvement in skateboarding.
- It would show our youth that they are valued by the community and have a place in public settings.
- It is in keeping with the park’s existing recreational focus (ball diamonds, soccer field, bike path, art centre, playground).
- After an extensive search, it was the highest-ranked choice of the City of Regina’s Skatepark Advisory Committee.
Contact Communities 4 Sk8ers
Cathedral Area Community Association Backs Skatepark
Report from Tom Morin, Cathedral Area Community Association President, in the
Village Voice, November 2005:
"The City of Regina's proposal to build a Skateboarder park in the southern end of Regina was another item that came up in the Spring of 2005. A couple of the proposed locations for the 'Skatepark' fell within the Cathedral neighbourhood. The proposed locations in Les Sherman Park for the Skatepark has both its supporters and its detractors. There is no doubt that an overwhelming number of people support the installation of the Skatepark within the Cathedral Area.
To date the CACA has not had any further correspondence from the City of Regina regarding the proposed Skatepark. At the September board meeting it was decided that the CACA board send a letter to the Mayor indicating that the Cathedral Area Community Association supports the construction of a Skatepark in the Cathedral neighbourhood. The letter also indicates the CACA looks forward to assisting the City in finding the optimum location for the Skatepark within our neighbourhood. We look forward to working with the City on this matter."
