Playground for the whole family

Jason Trost spends a lot of time at York Lake Regional Park, especially during the summer. He brings his family there to enjoy the lake and the woods. He wishes more people would take advantage of the park.
“It offers so much to the city of Yorkton,” he says. “It’s greatly underutilized.”
Trost thinks the latest addition to the park at Kin Point could be the key to drawing more people.
It’s a brand-new playground.
Trost, who is part of the playground committee with the park, has worked with multiple groups in the community to build the set.
“[The Yorkton Kinsmen Club] contributed $50,000...which is a huge sum of money,” he says. “We fundraised the rest.”
The park needed $140,000 to build the playground. It was completed in May after four days of construction.
“It was all volunteer labour that did it, every single bolt,” Trost says. “We had people do everything from cooking hot dogs to climbing scaffolds.”
The playground replaced a set that was built in 1969. The new playground features stairs, slides, and climbing bars.
Trost says he’s seen a lot of parents on their phones while their kids play on the set. That inspired the committee to build a fitness set for adults.
“Wouldn’t it be nice to bring your kid to the park, let them play [while] you ride an elliptical?” Trost says.
The fitness set will include treadmills, bench presses, and lat pulls. It will be completed in August.
Trost wants to thank all the volunteers for helping with the playground and for making the park more welcoming.
“It’s really a feel-good project,” he says.