Crossings Playground is OPEN!

On Friday, October 9th, 2020, Mayor Spearman, along with a few junior helpers, officially cut the ribbon and opened Crossings Playground!

This long awaited project began in early 2019 and incorporated extensive community engagement that included a survey, an online forum, and two public open houses.  Residents young and old provided feedback on what elements they would like to see in the design, what things were important to them, and what changes they would make to the preliminary designs.  This playground is special in that it was designed by the community; in the desires they expressed, the feedback they gave and the stories they shared with our staff.

Crossings Playground is a large scale playground in west Lethbridge that is located on a future school site in the Crossings neighbourhood. The site sits at the corner of Caledonia Boulevard and Abitibi Road and is just north of Chinook High School.

This playground features a mix of equipment that will keep large numbers of children from toddler to young teen active, engaged and having a blast with their friends.  It was built with inclusion and accessibility in mind and features accessible surfacing and many accessible playground elements.

Some of the main attractions are:

·       25’ foot enclosed climbing tower

·       Crab Trap netted climbing structure

·       Dual 66’ Zip Track, with one standard disc seat and one accessible seat

·       Fully accessible merry go round

·       Games plaza

·       Tot play structure

·        Swings, including “Friendship Swing”

·       Natural Play Pod, with rocks, stumps, cozy cabin

·       Limestone all terrain track

The playground sits on the north portion of a future elementary school site.  At this time, no funding has been approved by the Government of Alberta for design or construction of the school.