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senior activity center will be located on the
bottom floor of the development.
The Buhler Center is anticipated to be-
come a model for communities throughout
Canada, but also something that will help
spur growth in other economic sectors in-
volving senior services and healthcare. A
Winnipeg builder known as Boretta Con-
struction has begun work at the site and is
expected to be completed within 18 months.
Winkler has thought about the needs of
the younger generation too says Botha in
reference to a newly opened skate park. Lo-
cated at the intersection of 15th Street and
Grandeur Avenue, The Pine Ridge Skate
Plaza reflects a $625,000 investment in sup-
port of parks and youth programs. Designed
by Vancouver-based New Line Skate Parks,
the Pine Ridge Skate Plaza is complemented
with engineering innovations in its struc-
tural design with the requisite inclines and
a bowl-like feature that make it particularly
“sick” (which means “cool” or “rad” in skater
slang). Young people turned out in droves
during the recent opening and by all ac-
counts were fully “stoked” (which translated
to “excited” or “really hapy”).
MORE TO COME
There are yet still other projects underway in
