Upgrades coming to some provincial parks in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is perking up some of its provincial parks.

More than $7.7 million is being invested in facility and infrastructure improvements in several central and northern provincial parks in 2021-22.

Washrooms, docks, day-use facilities and signage are currently being upgraded, and other projects are scheduled for completion before the 2022 camping season.

Those include:

• New group pavilion developments in day-use areas of Pike Lake and Blackstrap provincial parks;
• A campground service centre replacement for The Battlefords Provincial Park and a service centre upgrade in Lac La Ronge Park;
• A new boat launch development at Lac La Ronge Provincial Park and refurbishing of the historic Holy Trinity Church near Stanley Mission;
• Natural playground structures with accessible components at Great Blue Heron and Duck Mountain provincial parks;
• Accessible campsite and picnic site improvements at Great Blue Heron, Buffalo Pound, Echo Valley and Duck Mountain provincial parks;
• Potable water system improvements for Lac La Ronge, Candle Lake and Meadow Lake provincial parks; and,
• Replacement of park maintenance buildings at Great Blue Heron and Makwa provincial parks.

Those follow upgrades that began in 2020-21 and have been completed. Those include a campground service centre replacement at Pike Lake Provincial Park, water system upgrades at Meadow Lake Provincial Park, boat launch upgrades at Great Blue Heron and Meadow Lake provincial parks, accessible paths and picnic sites at Rowan’s Ravine and The Battlefords provincial parks, road improvements and electrical upgrades at Candle Lake Provincial Park, and upgrades and expansion of the sewage lagoon at Duck Mountain Provincial Park.