Our Story
We have only recently launched the website, but the team – teachers, parents, students, local citizens – has been busy behind the scenes for a long while to make the Windermere Fitness Park a reality. In this space, you’ll find documented important moments from the project, a collection of feature stories from the journey to bring this fitness park to life for the school and community.

Introducing Athletic Endeavours
Introducing Windermere Fitness Park featured donor Andrew Tuovinen of Athletic Endeavours Personal Training and Multi-sport Endurance Coaching who, until recently, made his home here in Renfrew Heights. “Even though I’ve moved a few kilometres away, I donated because I believe in this project and I think it will pave the way for more fitness parks.”

Canada Healthy Communities Initiative Grant
The Healthy Communities Initiative is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19. Brad White applied on behalf of the Windermere Fitness Park (WFP) project and within months found out that indeed, we qualified. Read the story here…

The Project is a GO!
It’s official. The Windermere Fitness Park project is a GO! The years-long efforts of Brad White and the PAC has paid off. The equipment and rubber surface for the park have now been fully funded: Phase 1 by individuals, businesses, the VSB and the PAC, and Phase 2 by the government of Canada, through the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative. The facility is expected to open in late April.

Windermere PAC Donations Call-To-Action
The Windermere PAC wants you, students, families, and residents of Renfrew Heights… to get fit for life. That’s right, you can be prepare to be fit for life tomorrow by making the Windermere Fitness Park a reality with your generous donation today.

SY Farm Market
Owners Sonny and Yuyi of SY Farm Market at 2438 E Hastings Street live near the school and donated $500 towards the Windermere Fitness Park describing their contribution as a “no-brainer”. “We value our community and try to give back when we can”, adds Sonny. Many thanks to the Deng family for their generous support!

Become A Premium Level Donor
Home Bring health and fitness to your neighbourhood Inviting Premium Level Donors Bridging the gap between corporate donors and individual small donors, there is the

PAC Donates $11,000
The Windermere Fitness Park team is overjoyed to announce the PAC executives of Windermere Secondary have made the decision to donate $6,000 more towards the fitness park!!! This is in addition to $5,000 already approved earlier this year. Remarkably, a total of $11,000 is being donated from the PAC 🙂

A Brief History of Fitness Parks in Vancouver
Home A Brief History of Fitness Parks in Vancouver Before 50 years before the term fitness park was coined, there were calisthenics parks in European

Drink Coffee? Support the Fitness Park!
Home Drink Coffee? Support the Fitness Park! Hello all you java-nuts out there! It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. From the wonderful folks on

Goodbye Container, Hello $3500!
Home Goodbye Container, Hello $3500! Yes, we “sold” the old container adjacent to the site of the Windermere Fitness Park for a donation of $3500!

Donation FAQs
Home We are all working very hard to make this project a reality. I hope you will support our efforts to improve the mental and

My Active Community
Home My Active Community As a long-time resident and Windermere Fitness Park project supporter, allow me to introduce the neighbourhood surrounding Windermere Secondary, the community

Renfrew Collingwood Community News Article
Brad White is head of the physical and health education department at Windermere Community School. Having worked at Windermere Community School for 26 years, he

Brad White on CBC’s The Early Edition
Home Brad White on CBC’s The Early Edition The Windermere Fitness Project hits the big time this morning with Brad’s interview today with Stephen Quinn

PAC-Led Fundraising Initiatives
Home PAC-Led Fundraising Initiatives Purdy’s Fundraiser $800 Sold out fast and generated $800 in sweet funds towards the Windermere Fitness Park Plants Fundraiser $1000 The

Freshslice Pizza Donates!
Home Freshslice Pizza Donates! Freshslice Pizza is a Canadian pizza chain and franchise founded by Ray Russell in 1999 with now over over 70 restaurants

Support The Windermere Fitness Park
Home Please Support Our Community Project An Open Letter from Brad White, Windermere Fitness Park, Project Organizer Dear Friends & Neighbours, Many people in the

View Instructional Videos On Your Phone
Home View Instructional Videos On Your Phone An important component of the Windermere Fitness Park Project will be series of instructional videos to view on