{"id":96813,"date":"2023-08-09T14:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=96813"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:53:32","slug":"more-professional-look-wanted-for-alfred-skatepark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribune-express.ca\/en\/sports-loisirs\/more-professional-look-wanted-for-alfred-skatepark\/","title":{"rendered":"More professional look wanted for Alfred skatepark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Plans are still in the works for improvements to the Alfred skateboard park with funding the only delay to the project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still waiting for word from the province,\u201d said Manon Besner, Alfred-Plantagenet Township parks and recreation director.<\/p>\n<p>The budget planned for improvements to the skatepark at Larocque Park is about $150,000. The township has applied to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for a community assistance grant. Besner expects to have a reply about the application by September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe plan is to do a cement base for the skatepark,\u201d she said. \u201cAll the structures will then be set in the concrete.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right now the skatepark has an asphalt base which is more prone to crumbling with age. A concrete is considered \u201cmore professional\u201d for a skatepark and is typical of skateparks in larger urban centres.<\/p>\n<p>The township has also budgeted $50,000 towards purchase of some new structures to install at the skatepark once the concrete base is made. Part of the proceeds from a recent fundraiser event at Bois\u00e9 Larocque, organized by local youth with help from the parks and recreation department, will also go towards the new equipment purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans are still in the works for improvements to the Alfred skateboard park with funding the only delay to the project. \u201cWe are still waiting for word from the province,\u201d said Manon Besner, Alfred-Plantagenet Township parks and recreation director. The budget planned for improvements to the skatepark at Larocque Park is about $150,000. 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