SidneyB次元官网网址檚 new skateboard park will be getting a new addition, thanks to the communityB次元官网网址檚 generosity.
Paul HarderB次元官网网址檚 sculpture, known until recently as Board Dog, will be relocated to the park after Kenny Podmore began an effort to raise money to purchase the sculpture from Harder. Podmore, SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Town Crier and one of the organizers of the Town of SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Canada 150 events this year, started the campaign to make the new skate park all the more attractive. Plus, itB次元官网网址檚 a skateboarding dog.
The sculpture itself cost $12,500. Podmore said Harder donated to the campaign by dropping $2,000 from the price. The Victoria Airport Authority donated $5,000, tops among overall contributors. Alpine Ferry donated $1,000 B次元官网网址� as did the Beacon Cafe and the Pier Bistro. Podmore added the rest of the money was donated by people in the community.
The sculpture is slated to be installed on July 2. The skate park itself B次元官网网址� located in SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Tulista Park on Lochside Drive B次元官网网址� has been open for the publicB次元官网网址檚 use since June 2.
All that remains is to pick a new name for Board Dog. Podmore said thereB次元官网网址檚 a suggestion box for just that located at the Sidney Pier Hotel. He didnB次元官网网址檛 say which of the suggested names are in the running (apart from the name B次元官网网址楽idneyB次元官网网址�). That is yet to be revealed.
