The area’s new skatepark is on its way.
Following last month’s regular meeting of Antigonish Town Council, Antigonish mayor Laurie Boucher said she expected it would be another two or three weeks before construction of the area’s new skatepark was complete. Following Monday’s council meeting, Boucher said they are now looking at a soft opening at the end of the month and a grand opening in the spring.
Antigonish Town, Antigonish County, StFX, and the Antigonish Skate Park Collective unveiled the site of a skate park for the area in August of 2017. StFX is leasing the land, located near the former Antigonish County Municipal building, to the town and county for the facility. Construction work on the approximately $700,000 project began in August. Originally council was hoping for a mid-October roll out but there was a delay because of an incident that did not happen on site with one of the workers breaking a leg. Recent weather delays also hampered the construction.
Boucher said people are still excited about the project, noting there were people at the park last weekend.