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Kinsmen Park reopens in Saskatoon

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CTV Saskatoon: Kinsmen Park reopens Kinsmen Park reopened in Saskatoon Wednesday to long lines and smiling faces.

The revamped Kinsmen Park is now open to the public in Saskatoon.

The PotashCorp Playland features a carousel, a replica of a Canadian Pacific train big enough to seat 44 adults, or 66 children, and a 19 meter high Ferris wheel.

The rides cost $2 a ticket, or $20 for 12 tickets. There is also a free play area which features a spray park, sand park, and climbing area.

PotashCorp provided $7.5 million of the total $9.5 million cost of the park.

“We are very excited that families are now having fun at the brand new PotashCorp Playland at Kinsmen Park,” Jochen Tilk, President and Chief Executive Officer of PotashCorp said in a written release.  “We are so happy to see the wonderful new vision for the park brought to life and we’re sure the community will enjoy it for many years to come.”

The new park will be open seven days a week, until 8 p.m. Full operating hours are available on the park’s website.

The opening of Playland marks the completion of phase one of the Kinsmen Park Master Plan.