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History

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1993

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2023

History

Prior to 1998

A look at what the farmland looked like prior to the transformation.

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2001

Picnic Pavilion was built.

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2003

Riverview Trail was added along the river.

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2005

The children's playground was upgraded with certified Henderson equipment.  A Henderson outdoor fitness area was added at the same time.

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2007

The 4800 square foot recreation hall/banquet facility opened.  

An overnight camping area was added with serviced sites.

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2009

A portion of the open air picnic pavilion was closed in to create an enclosed games room.

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2010

The boat storage area was extended.

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2011

The beach area was upgraded with a new retaining wall, steps into the water, and a slide.  Pea gravel was added to the swimming area.

 

Shock absorbing pea gravel was installed under the swings in the playground area.

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2013

Several overnight camping sites (with power and water) were added in the beach/playground area, the boat storage area was expanded, and two new docks were installed.  A beach volleyball court was added in the beach/playground area.  The Lang-Hastings hiking trail through the park was widened and upgraded with limestone screenings all the way from Hastings to Peterborough. 

2015

The main parking lot at the Recreation Hall was paved.  Limited WiFi became available in the office area and Recreation Hall.

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2016

The Recreation Hall was expanded to 5900 square feet and improved disabled access was added at the front entrance.

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2018

A 'picnic raft' was added at the beach are.  2018 also saw an upgrade to the water purification system.

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2021

The Snack Shack was added to the Trans Canada Trail near the pool, a chicken coop was added to the Farm Animal area and the beach was expanded.

2022

Upgrades for the 2022 season included a fishing dock, walkways and improvements to the gazebo in the pool area, and new basketball and road-hockey nets at the paved sports rink.

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2023

Upgrades for the 2023 season included a redone sports court, upgraded water filtration system and new docks.

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