Farrell Agencies, in partnership with the City of Yorkton, the local skateboard club and residents, has entered a contest to win $150,000 for the development of a new skateboard, biking and walking park. There are three rounds of voting and the only way this moves on to the next round is to receive the most votes.
To vote for the project go to www.yorkton.ca and click on the "vote for Yorkton's skatepark, bike and walking park" link on the city's home page. This will take supporters directly to the Yorkton project on the AVIVA website. It's as easy as clicking on the vote icon. The first round of voting, which ends at the end of October, allows one vote per day per e-mail address for 15 days. If the project makes it to the second round, it will need Yorkton voting to continue.
Take time to vote as much as possible and please spread the word as this will help make this development happen, urges Tucker Chornomud, Yorkton Skateboard Club Rep.
Chorno-mud says Dave Nuss-baumer of Farrell Agencies submitted the Yorkton application to AVIVA, an insurance corporation which is putting up $1,000,000 in funding for community projects.
The Yorkton proposal would turn the flood zone at Brodie Avenue into a cement skate park, a walking trail and a park area to be enjoyed by local residents.
"All the skateboarders in Yorkton are thrilled with the proposal because we've been wanting a new skate park for the longest time now," Chornomud says. Serious skateboarders have had to go out of town because the current skate park is simply not up to date. If Yorkton's proposed park receives the funding from AVIVA, the local skateboarders see it as an exciting opportunity to finally get the skate park they wanted.
Chornomud reports that the local skateboard club is actively promoting the Yorkton proposal with brochures, t-shirts and other activities. "It's really awesome to see all the youth working together. We're all fired up," he declares.
Chornomud says it's great to see the cooperation between the city, local chamber of commerce, Farrell Agencies and the local skateboarders. "They're all putting in hours to getting the votes of Yorkton people because we're never going to have an opportunity like this again," he says.
It all comes down to the votes, Chornomud states. There are four rounds of voting. Only 30 proposals make it to the last round. A panel of judges will count the votes, compare the community impact of each proposal and select the winner or winners, Chornomud explains. "Last year they had over 10 winners. They have a million dollars worth of funding so they're going to spread it out through out all these communities," he closes.
