NIPAWIN 鈥� Nipawin鈥檚 Barber鈥檚 Pond has won the Lakeland District for Sport, Culture & Recreation鈥檚 鈥淲onderful Winter Spot鈥� contest.
The contest, which was judged by Facebook votes, served to highlight all of the winter spaces and places in the district.聽
Lyle Campbell, executive director for Lakeland District for Sport, Culture & Recreation said they decided to do the contest after they received over 1,000 votes with their summer contest 鈥淪weet Summer Swim Spot,鈥� which was won by Pasquia Park Pool.
鈥淚t really does just kind of show how much there is to do in our district here, not only in the summer with the Sweet Summer Swim Spot, but also in the winter with this competition,鈥� Campbell said.
Other competing spots for the winter contest included the Kinsmen Ski And Snowboard Centre in Prince Albert; Rosthern cross-country ski trails; Pasquia Regional Park hill in Carrot River; PCU Park in Porcupine Plain; Little Red River Park's cross-country ski trails in Prince Albert; and Reservoir Rink in Rosthern.
Barber鈥檚 Pond was created earlier this season as the town鈥檚 newest ice surface. Around the surface is a tobogganing hill, play equipment and fire pits.聽
鈥淚t鈥檚 a really new fun area for Nipawin to go out and play and we鈥檙e excited it was recognized as an up and coming location,鈥� said Chelsea Corrigan, Nipawin鈥檚 director of parks & recreation. 鈥淲e have new ideas for next year already, and we do intend to have it return.鈥�
On Feb. 8, Nipawin council unanimously passed a motion to buy mobile trailer floodlight for $2,500 which will be stationed around Barber鈥檚 Pond for the duration of the season. Outside of that, it will be utilized by all departments in the town.
鈥淲e do plan to use it at Barber鈥檚 Pond first to light the area so that people can participate in skating or tobogganing [at night],鈥� she said.
鈥淚f it鈥檚 required somewhere else while it鈥檚 at Barber鈥檚 Pond, we鈥檒l move it, and then move it back.鈥�
