Council picks location for new splash park
Kipling town council
December 15, 2025, 10:34 am
Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
At their meeting on Monday, Kipling Town Council chose a location for the town’s new splash park.
After looking at the costs of bringing water and sewer infrastructure to the splash park at a number of locations in town, the town decided the splash park will be located on the east side of the tennis courts facing 5th Avenue behind the community centre.
CAO Brenna Ackerman says the decision was based on a number of things including the costs of the infrastructure, the fact that the location gets a lot of sun exposure, and also because there is adequate room in that location for the splash park.
The splash park is an joint effort of the town and the Kipling Lions Club, who are actively fundraising for the project. While the town is unsure of when ground will break for the new splash park, planning is underway.
Repairs to WTP pump, curling rink compressor
At their meeting on Monday, council passed a motion to spend $16,750 with Municipal Utilities to repair the column on the town’s water treatment plant backup pump. The current column is pitted and cracking, and the replacement will be stainless steel. The money will come out of the town’s water reserves.
The town also discussed repairs that were needed to the compressor at the curling rink in order to get the compressor started for the season. Stevenson Industrial Refrigeration was hired to do the repairs.
Old street sweeper purchased
After purchasing a new street sweeper, council received an offer for their old sweeper and accepted the offer at their meeting on Monday. The offer was for $5,000.
Request for new curling rocks
Council received a request from the curling club for new curling rocks for the curling rink. The cost would be $4,500 to buy three sets or $2,500 to rent three sets.
Council declined the request as the rocks were not budgeted for and as per the curling club lease, purchasing the rocks would fall to the responsibility of the curling club.
