Jason Trost spends a lot of time at York Lake Regional Park, especially during the summer. He brings his family there to enjoy the lake and the woods. He wishes more people would take advantage of the park.
鈥淚t offers so much to the city of Yorkton,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 greatly underutilized.鈥�
Trost thinks the latest addition to the park at Kin Point could be the key to drawing more people.
It鈥檚 a brand-new playground.
Trost, who is part of the playground committee with the park, has worked with multiple groups in the community to build the set.
鈥淸The Yorkton Kinsmen Club] contributed $50,000...which is a huge sum of money,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e fundraised the rest.鈥�
The park needed $140,000 to build the playground. It was completed in May after four days of construction.
鈥淚t was all volunteer labour that did it, every single bolt,鈥� Trost says. 鈥淲e had people do everything from cooking hot dogs to climbing scaffolds.鈥�
The playground replaced a set that was built in 1969. The new playground features stairs, slides, and climbing bars.
Trost says he鈥檚 seen a lot of parents on their phones while their kids play on the set. That inspired the committee to build a fitness set for adults.
鈥淲ouldn鈥檛 it be nice to bring your kid to the park, let them play [while] you ride an elliptical?鈥� Trost says.
The fitness set will include treadmills, bench presses, and lat pulls. It will be completed in August.
Trost wants to thank all the volunteers for helping with the playground and for making the park more welcoming.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really a feel-good project,鈥� he says.
