Get ready to play!

Following a successful public engagment campaign to hear what the community wanted for the Cedar Heights Playground, the CSRD has engaged a contractor, Parkworks, to bring the vision to life.

A modular pump track will be installed at Cedar Heights, which will also include a custom swing set, in-ground explorer dome, a Spica (curved rotating pole), double tower zipline with cliff rider, a spinner bowl, a sensory multi-play panel, rattle roller wheel, stepping pod, overhead ladder and more.

The existing shade structure will remain to provide comfort during the hot summer days.

Design plans are now completed and meet the project budget targets. The project has now progressed to ordering the equipment. This will take approximately 8-10 weeks for delivery. Equipment installation will be weather dependent, with hopes of getting started in late fall or winter. If the weather doesn't cooperate, installation will start in spring 2027.

What We Heard from the Survey

Cedar Heights is a neighbourhood park, with plenty of regulars. Most people want to use the playground weekly (44.9 per cent) or several times a week (30.7 per cent).

Active Play is the top priority for new equipment, which is defined as any form of unstructured, child-led physical activity that gets children moving, breathing harder, and having fun. In second place was, risk-taking and challenges. This is defined as activity that involves uncertainty, physical challenge, and building resilience. It focuses on mastering skills, such as climbing high or moving fast.

The survey showed the top five priorities for play activities were:
• Climbing
• Swinging
• Sliding
• Tower Structure
• Balancing

Preferred colours are Natural and Earthy (41 per cent), followed by Natural and Vibrant (32 per cent. Preferred theme is Natural, Forest, Animals (46 Per cent) or no theme. (27 per cent).

Other themes:
• Repeated calls for larger swing sets and equipment for older children (5–12), not just toddler-focused.
• Interest in diverse play elements beyond traditional structures: including zipline, climbing features, water play and nature-based features.
• Many responses focus on making the park more comfortable and practical for families including shade structures, more seating and making fields safer and more level for informal sports.

Now we will look at incorporating your input into a playground design. Remember, there's not an unlimited budget. So we look to make the choices that best reflects the wishes of park users and offer the most value.

Current playground equipment
The playground at Cedar Heights Community Park features a large, colourful shade structure above a portion of children's play area.

It also has a number of features aimed at children ages 2-5 years:

• Spring toy
• 2 toddler swings

Features aimed at children aged 5-12 years include:

• Multi- platform structure
• Spiral slide
• 2 Track rides
• Tire swing
• Wavy wood bridge
• Suspension bridge
• Flexible climber
• 2 ridged climbers
• Tic-tac-toe panel play
• Ridged monkey bars