Barry Donoghue Memorial Park Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon Cutting At Donoghue Memorial Park

PlayPower has a close connection to Donoghue Memorial Park that just opened in Ottawa, Canada. It is named for Barry Donoghue, spouse of PlayPower representative Maryanne Swinimer of Playground Planners. Barry installed for Playground Planners, and would often donate his time and labour to good causes. He was a reliable, honorable, and trustworthy man that always […]

Swing Seat for Inclusive Playground

“Making Our Little Man’s Dream Come True”

Cam and Jane Schell host a special needs child in their home in Stevensville, Ontario. The child enjoys the PlayPower Inclusive Swing seat in their local park so much they applied for a grant to have one installed in his backyard. PlayPower representative Elaine Tully turned the quote around in 2 hours to meet the […]

Fundraising for A Community Playground

Excellent Resource On “How To Build A Community Playground”

If you are looking for an insider’s view of what it is like to fundraise, and then build, a community playground you should check out the Valley Family Fun article here. The author, Laura Churchill Duke from Nova Scotia, has helped raise the funds and build 2 beautiful, inclusive, destination playgrounds. The article walks you through how […]

Canadian Lake

Celebrate Canada’s Parks Day 2014 On July 19th

  The 3rd Saturday of July each year is Canada’s Parks Day! Canada’s Parks Day is an annual event where Canadians participate in fun, educational, family-oriented events in parks and Historic Sites across the country. Many activities highlight the important role that parks play in maintaining healthy and resilient ecosystems, protecting critical habitat for species-at-risk and […]

Orbit Playground Equipment

Orbit landing in Canadian play spaces!

The Orbit is a robust and stylish roundabout, designed for fun social interaction by the leading Swedish play equipment company, HAGS. A favourite in Europe, it is just being released for Canadian play areas. See a video of it in action at Orbit Video. More information is available from your local PlayPower Canada representative. The Orbit is 1.8m […]