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Enthusiasts of the fast-growing sport of skateboarding may have a place to call their own before snowfall. Creighton Recreation Director Cindy Davis is hopeful that a 70' x 45' section of land behind the Lions Spray Pool will be paved prior to the arrival of winter. "I'm hoping the kids can get some use of it before the snowfall, but I can't say for sure because we're not sure when it's going to be paved," she said, adding that there is excitement in the community surrounding the project. Ramps and other park accessories are already in Creighton, stored at the Sportex. Pastor Doug Smith of the Flin Flon Alliance Church recently obtained the donated equipment from the Alliance Church in The Pas. It consists of two quarter-pipes, two ramps, two 'boxes', three small jumps, one 'fun box' and one grinding rail, all professionally constructed out of plywood. Smith said he is eager to lend the equipment to the Creighton skateboard park and, like Davis, hopes it will get some use before winter. He said he would be open to suggestions as to indoor locations for the ramps once the cold season does arrive. Smith is now looking for help from the public to have the ramps and other accessories stained. Anyone interested may contact him at 687-6920. As previously reported, Smith is interested in establishing a skateboard park in the former wading pool area at Kin Park. He said those plans are effectively on hold until the future of the potential Multiplex, which has a proposed skateboard park component, is known.
