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Pointe-Claire skatepark on track to open in 2019

Once completed, the skatepark will sit next to the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre. City of Pointe-Claire

Skateboarders of all ages got a chance to have their say on Thursday night on a new skateboard park in Pointe-Claire.

A special meeting was held at Pointe-Claire city hall to show residents the potential design and to get feedback.

The $600,000 project has been in the works since 2013.

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The previous Pointe-Claire skatepark was shut down to make way for an indoor pool project back in 2010.

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“It’s worth it to get people active, exercising and having fun; who knows, it may get some people off of their iPads,” said Pointe-Claire Mayor John Belvedere.

Once completed, the skatepark will sit next to the Pointe-Claire Aquatic Centre.

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Construction will begin in the fall of 2018, and the project will be open to the public by spring 2019.

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