Kiwanis All Wheel Park

City of North Bay Launches Construction of New All-Wheel Park

Construction of the new All-Wheel Park at the Downtown Waterfront was officially launched on May 31, 2024. 

Scheduled for completion in late fall, the Kiwanis All-Wheel Park project is being supported by an $801,198 contribution from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) and $100,000 from the Kiwanis Club of Nipissing.

Led by New Line Skateparks Inc., the facility design was informed by workshops and online surveys which garnered more than 300 responses.

It will feature a plaza-style concrete skatepark, a pump track, a social/event plaza, and container washrooms. The entire park will be accessible and include seating areas, lighting, and landscaping. Read More>

^{Mayor Peter Chirico, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, and Kiwanis Club of Nipissing President Justin Wigelius gathered with stakeholders on May 31 at the All-Wheel Park site to mark the beginning of the project.}

Project Summary

The overall concept for the all-wheel park is for a plaza-style skate park, a pump track, a social/event plaza and a washroom facility. It will be located on the lakeside of Municipal Parking Lot 10/Downtown Transit Terminal and will be integrated with the existing multiuse courts. This project is supported by the Downtown Waterfront Master Plan (DWMP) and is identified in the Parks Master Plan.

Due to the specialized nature of this project, the City will use a 'Design-Build' model for project delivery. This is a project delivery method where the design and the construction services are awarded to a single entity called the 'Design Builder'. Through this method, the Design Builder will engage with the City and public stakeholders at several points during the project (see timeline at the right hand side of this webpage for identified engagement events). Once the design is finalized and accepted by the City, the construction phase will begin. The design-build contract was awarded to New Line Skateparks Inc. 

The City has received funding approval up to $801,198 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) under the Community Enhancement Program. The Kiwanis Club of Nipissing have also committed $100,000 to the project (see here for news release). 

Bill Gurney of New Line Skateparks provides an introduction to the All-Wheel Park project planned for the Downtown Waterfront area during the first of three design workshops held at the North Bay Museum on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.