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Saint John’s Memorial Playground Opens

A beautiful KidBuilders® playground named Hannah and Jack’s Sunshine Headquarters just opened in Rockwood Park, New Brunswick. It was built to memorialize RCMP officer Jason Porter, and his children Hannah and Jack Porter, after a tragic car accident took their lives in February 2009. Christy Bursey is thankful to see her family memorialized in such […]

Lucky The Lady Bug Appears In Children’s Colouring Book

For 69 years, since the founding of Paris Playground Equipment, children have been playing on our equipment in Lions Park in Paris, ON, our home town. PlayPower products are so ingrained in the minds of Parisians that they even appear in local publications, such as the I Love Paris (Ont.) children’s colouring book by local author Emery […]

International Picnic Day Saturday June 18th 2016

June 18th, 2016, is International Picnic Day! Time to gather in our beautiful parks, enjoy the outdoors and each other’s company. The origins of International Picnic Day go back to the French Revolution and the Victorian Era. Browse through our posts to find perfect picnic parks with awesome playgrounds, like Prospect Park in Acton, Stait […]

Inclusive and unique playground equipment in Prospect Park in Acton

“It’s true inclusion…sometimes we speak about being inclusive and we are really just tolerant, and this is a piece of equipment that as you can see my child’s wheelchair is not an issue to these kids. She’s just a kid sitting there having fun and playing.” This quote from Erin Gibson, mother,  was captured by […]

Accessibility Training For AODA Accessibility Advocates

Municipalities are turning to members of their communities to be local Accessibility Advocates as part of embracing the AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act).  The Ontario Parks Association (OPA) offers seminars on Accessibility Training and has produced a 30 minute video review of best practices for play areas. The 3 part video and seminars explain how to make […]