Supporters of Maamawi Park are hoping to have phase one of the project open and operational by later this year.
Project co-chair Stacy Penner says topsoil is being brought over from the Main Street project to the project site on the DMCC Fairgrounds, which will be used to form the Co-op Community Spaces hill.
"Right now what we are doing is we are bringing the top soil over, and over the next couple months, once we see more melting in the area, and the water levels drop a little bit, we are going to see the actual physical construction of the large hill, which is exciting. Eventually this summer we will be seeding and top soiling certain areas of it."
Penner adds the plan is for the hill to be an all-seasons use, as a toboggan hill during winter months, and a summer slide in the summer.
"Maamawi is Ojibway for together. And essentially that was a big part of our funding applications. We wanted a space that was centrally located where people could come together and use that space. And making it into a four seasons park somehow. And we wanted to have people gather there, no matter what the weather was like."
The plan is for phase one, which also includes a retention pond and a small track for cycling enthusiasts, to be completed and open by this fall.
Future phases of Maamawi Park include a skating oval, lighted trails, a playground, and indigenous art and signage.
Maamawi Park will be located on the former Brewers Ball Diamond on the DMCC Fairgrounds.
