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The Regina Skateboarding Coalition wanted an indoor place to skate, the REAL District had 15,000 square feet: ...

The Canada Centre in Regina's REAL District — formerly known as Evraz Place — is usually home to cattle during Agribition, classic cars during car shows or recreational vehicles during home shows. Now, it's also home to an indoor skate park.

Article content Back in 2006, for example, there was a heated and long debate as to where an outdoor skate park should be built in the city. Ultimately, it was built in Wascana Park close to the Science Centre despite protest from area residents. “They were convinced there would be graffiti everywhere and tons of vandalism and drug use and all this stuff. It was ridiculous,” Wendt said. The committee tasked with deciding the location of the park was told by one of the 45 delegations that he would haunt the councillors from the grave if they put the park in his neighbourhood.

Article content Back in 2006, for example, there was a heated and long debate as to where an outdoor skate park should be built in the city. Ultimately, it was built in Wascana Park close to the Science Centre despite protest from area residents. “They were convinced there would be graffiti everywhere and tons of vandalism and drug use and all this stuff. It was ridiculous,” Wendt said. The committee tasked with deciding the location of the park was told by one of the 45 delegations that he would haunt the councillors from the grave if they put the park in his neighbourhood.

Article content A group of Regina skateboarders are getting ready to open an indoor park at Evraz Place this month. The last time there was a centrally-located skatepark on the grounds was 2013, when the previous facility was cleared out and demolished to make way for the new Mosaic Stadium. Since then David Chapados and his fellow skateboarders have been trying to get a permanent location for a new indoor skatepark. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Regina skaters 'stoked' indoor skatepark returning to REAL grounds for now Back to video Chapad...