Entries by Danielle Ross

November 20th is National Child Day!

National Child Day is celebrated on November 20th each year. It marks Canada’s adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to ensure that all children are treated with dignity and respect. This includes the opportunity for to have a voice, to be protected from harm and to have their basic needs met […]

Melissa Sheridan of CRCS Wins 40 Under Forty Award

Melissa Sheridan, the President of CRCS Recreation, the Miracle Recreation and Little Tikes Commercial representative agency in Northern Ontario, was recently named one of the winners of the 2017 40 Under Forty Award by Northern Ontario Business, an integrated media outlet dedicated to providing vital news and relevant business information and events for the most […]

Optimists, Landscape Architect, And PlayPower Produce Award-Winning Design

Doug Fountain of F.D. Fountain Landscape Architecture worked with the PlayPower representative Maryanne Swinimer of Playground Planners to create an award-winning park in Optimist Park, Ottawa. Little Tikes Commercial Nu-Edge structures were designed to complement the park’s community center, and the Landscape Architect pulled the site together with pathways, hardscape and plantings. When the judges […]

Fergus Rotary Accessible Playground featured in OPA Accessibility Training

Fergus, Ontario, Canada, has a fun, beautiful Accessible Playground that has attracted the attention of the Ontario Parks Association (OPA). The OPA offers seminars on Accessibility Training and has produced a 30 minute video review of this playground to use in the seminars to explain how to make a play area inclusive. The video features […]