Like so many of you, we are excited to see parks and playgrounds re-opening across Canada! But we must all still remain vigilant about our own, and each other’s, safety with proper hand hygiene. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention have identified hand sanitizer as an effective tool to support this, especially when soap […]
Our friends at PlayCore’s Centre for Outreach, Research & Education (CORE) are offering a series of live and on-demand webinars to make it easy to stay on top of upcoming trends and planning opportunities for future parks and playgrounds. Running now through the end of May, the free series of online sessions will cover topics […]
In the midst of the current COVID-19 crisis, playgrounds across Canada are temporarily closing or being recommended to avoid. This is an important measure to help limit the potential spread and further impact of the virus. However, as the weather starts to warm, it will be important to ensure our current parks and playgrounds stay […]
We have so much fun getting to meet so many of you creative city planners, school parent committee members, landscape architects and community members! Similarly, we feel very lucky to get to work with so many talented members within our team – so we want to introduce ourselves to you! Each month, we feature a […]
With the new year underway, we’re looking ahead to the top trends we see leading the way for 2020. There are so many ways to play, here are the key themes we see continuing to grow this year: Inclusive Play – We work with a lot of clients who want to create a playground that’s […]
Taking on the challenge of building a new park or playground can be a lot of fun – and a lot of opportunity! We work with many urban planners, school communities and landscape architects who want to ensure their new space meets best practice standards – ultimately earning them national recognition as a National Demonstration […]
Through our partners at GameTime, we’re proud to announce we’ve teamed up KineticGPO to help make it easier for city managers, urban planners and landscape architects to find the right build partners to help bring park and playground ideas to life. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), like KineticGPO, can help save procurement time and money by […]
The GameTime Expression Swings are one of our favourite ways to play at the park – and one of our increasingly more popular pieces of equipment – because they encourage parents and kids to have fun at the playground, together. Good Morning America even shared the fun of these “absolute genius swings, showing up in parks across […]
We are excited to work with Stantec and Dream Developments on the design and build of Brighton Core Park, a large 23-acre park in Saskatoon designed to represent inclusion in play and community, with something for everyone. As we break first ground on the build of this project, we couldn’t wait to share a little sneak peek at […]
Last year, we were contracted to help Shelburne, Ontario create a new community playground. Of the multiple design submissions that were voted on by the community members themselves, ours was chosen as the design of choice to bring the new playground to life and become a National Demonstration Site, built with best practices in design […]
