Even during times of Covid-19, the Rotary Club of Yellowknife has continued to do upkeep and maintenance on the Rotary Centennial Waterfront Park and boardwalk area, helping to keep the community in good spirits.
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Work started on the park and boardwalk, in 2003 and 2010 respectively. With regards to the boardwalk, it took eight years with volunteers over various summers to finish. However, there would still be work ahead afterwards, especially last year.
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Despite these issues, the Rotary Club of Yellowknife has managed to keep up with the workload to prevent both the park and boardwalk from downgrading.
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Alongside the work, there are also updates to the park that help those using it on a day to day basis. These updates, such weather resistance boardwalk ramps, have come as a result of the ClubSA国际影视传媒檚 partnership with the City.
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As well, a newly installed power box (which hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 been connected to a source yet) was an addition to the park that was a result of assistance from the City.
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For all the work that the Club (and by extension the City) does, when responding to the positive community feedback, Tolley says SA国际影视传媒渢hey donSA国际影视传媒檛 do it for the praise.SA国际影视传媒�
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With regards to future maintenance and other projects, Tolley says the club has a few things in mind, but nothing past the idea phase.
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As well, the club has had the thought of extending the boardwalk, but that is a project for the future.
