Nelson Lions help create pride
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N 49° 28.901 W 117° 17.317
11U E 479094 N 5481044
Lions Uphill Park is at Kootenay & Richards Streets in the city of Nelson.
Waymark Code: WMVC0Q
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/30/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Uphill Park is in the Uphill community of Nelson, naturally enough, well up the hill to the south of downtown Nelson. The park occupies a city block and consists of a baseball diamond/soccer field, ice skating rink in the winter, basketball court, a children's playground, washrooms/change rooms, spray park, open grassy area, a gazebo, and picnic tables and benches. Altogether a really nic family recreational park.

In June of 2013 the Nelson Star ran a really complimentary and well deserved editorial article on the park, reproduced below. Though this is far from the largest park in Nelson, it serves the Uphill community above the downtown area quite nicely.

Nelson Lions help create pride

by Editorial - Nelson Star
posted Jun 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Thanks to Mother Nature giving the Kootenays a brief break from the deluge, Sunday afternoon at Lions Park provided a fabulous small town scene.

Parents pushed wee ones on swings, brave tweens frolicked through the spray park, a group of twenty-somethings kicked a soccer ball to each other and the newly refurbished baseball diamond was alive with the sounds of Little League.

Perhaps just another day at a small town park, but looking around at the activity going on that day one couldn’t help but be thankful for all the hard work that set the table for such an opportunity.

Lions Park has long been an Uphill refuge for parents and children to enjoy. It has seen several incarnations of playgrounds, a wading pool, a gazebo, an outdoor skating rink, a sports field and much more.

A few years back, the local Lions Club went on an ambitious fundraising campaign to bring a modern spray park to the community. Through the hard work of members and the generosity of the community, they succeeded.

Last fall the baseball diamond was overhauled. The diamond had fallen into a state of disrepair, so the Nelson Baseball Association teamed up with the City of Nelson and the Lions Club to make a significant change.

Nelson’s baseball facilities paled in comparison to those in Trail, Castlegar and Fruitvale. Hosting the Kootenays for a weekend was not an option. On Sunday that baseball diamond stood as a proud gathering place for the association as Nelson hosted the West Kootenay playoffs for the first time in many years.

To see parents lined along the baselines in their lawnchairs and kids engaged in sport on the beautiful diamond marked a turning point for baseball in this community. Thanks to the dedication of volunteers and the commitment of the City of Nelson, we now have a facility worthy of showing off.
From The Nelson Star
Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 06/25/2013

Publication: The Nelson Star

Article Url: [Web Link]

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How widespread was the article reported?: regional

News Category: Editorial

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