Saint John playground getting $1M makeover with accessibility ramps, quiet zone for kids
Published Wednesday, March 27, 2019 7:49AM EDTA playground in Saint John, N.B. is about to get a $1-with double-wide ramps, a roller slide and even quiet zone for children with autism.
The new space in Rainbow Park will span 10,000 square feet -- all thanks to a Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart Charities, which seeks to make sport and play spaces more accessible to children.upgrade will be the new centrepiece for the park in the city’s south end which already boasts a community garden, a splash pad and playground equipment.
Resident Shaylene Scott welcomed the new upgrade and called the park the "only real place we have locally that you can go and bring family to have some fun."Related Stories
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