But when it comes to the obstacle-course layouts that are rapidly becoming more and more popular all over the world, the city has had little to offer.
Until now.
The brand new Connor Park Challenge Course officially opened in Wakamow Valley on Thursday, Sept. 22, offering a series of climbing and agility challenges laid out in a course format that offers participants a chance to test themselves physically or just have a different kind of fun compared to a regular playground.
“It something like a ninja warrior park where you can actually train and time yourself on it if you like,” said Wakamow Valley general manager Todd Johnson, referring to the wildly popular American Ninja Warrior television show. “But also, the kids get an opportunity to use the equipment differently every single time they try it… it’s not one direction, you can go either way, you can go up and over or through, it’s a different challenge every time.”
The event included a visit by youngsters from a local elementary school, who had a chance to test out the new installation before enjoying some grand-opening cake. Also on hand for the official unveiling was Moose Jaw Co-Op general manager Geoff Anderson as one of the major sponsors of the build.
Johnson hopes the challenge course will draw plenty of visitors to Connor Park, which is located on Ninth Avenue South on the way to 15 Wing. Just look for the unmissable sign.
“We’ve had four different playgrounds throughout the park, we had a couple of accessible playgrounds and a couple theme playgrounds, so we wanted to see if this was something that would catch on and be used,” he said. “It’s a physical activity park and it’s for everyone, it’s really neat how everything is done.”
The park is just the latest improvement in Wakamow Valley after a new disc golf course opened just off of Wellesley Street in the park’s southernmost end. The course is free to play and discs can be signed out from the office on Home Street.
