Brief: Revelstoke skatepark re-opens
Volunteer monitors to help maintain new park guidelines around COVID-19 safety
Volunteer monitors to help maintain new park guidelines around COVID-19 safety
Revelstoke skateboarders say boom in female skaters is pushing the sport
The new skatepark at Kovach Park is scheduled to open at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, capping off a long and winding saga to create a new skatepark for Revelstoke.
New Line Skateparks crew pours new Revelstoke skatepark into place for early October opening -- rain permitting.
New Kovach Park skatepark includes a more user friendly, inclusive design. Check out the design images here.
CVSA is confident it can raise $30,000 in funding to build the Kovach Park skatepark this building season.
The CVSA are facing nearly a $182,000 shortfall for their $957,000 skate park redevelopment project after an unsuccessful grant application.
Despite recent concerns Columbia Valley Skateboard Association and the City of Revelstoke remain in good terms on discussing the skate park build at Kovach Park. Revelstoke city council have requested staff look into all funding options to mitigate the "surprise" $68,000 fee.
The Columbia Valley Skateboard Association said an unexpected, last-minute $68,100 engineering fee imposed by Revelstoke City Council has reduced their budget by 10% and will hamper their ability to deliver a 16,000-square-foot park, which is the size of the existing skatepark in Kovach Park. They're asking council for help to offset the new fee.
The City of Revelstoke will sign a contract with Newline Skateparks to build the new skatepark at Kovach Park. Construction is anticipated to begin next spring.