KENORA SPORTSPLEX

The Kenora SportsPlex saw a need in their community to build a safe, inclusive indoor space that would improve the health and well-being of families. The project is an instrumental addition to the Northwestern Ontario population to promote unstructured play for children of all abilities and ages. As project organizers say, when you provide a child with the opportunity to follow their instincts, ideas, and interests, it allows them space to explore boundaries in a variety of natural and built environments.

“The City of Kenora is fortunate to have several recreation facilities, but each offers a very different type of activity or opportunity for recreation. Our facility is unique; we are the only indoor turf complex in Northwestern Ontario.”
- Heather Pihulak; Kenora SportsPlex Board Member.

Why Choose Rubber Flooring?
Rubberized flooring protects children by lessening the impact of a fall, it’s resistant to spills and moisture, it’s slip-resistant, can withstand high volumes of foot traffic and is a sustainable solution due to its long lifespan.

Kal’s RePlay Fund provides funds to enhance community spaces such as indoor play areas with recycled rubber flooring surfaces and more. With revitalized, safe and inclusive places to gather and stay active, together we’re promoting healthy, thriving communities.

Since 2019, Kal Tire has helped recycle millions of pounds of rubber to build inclusive spaces.

Kal Tire is proud to support projects across Canada that foster healthy interactions for all ages. Kenora SportsPlex received $10,800, which fully funded the rubber surface. Approximately 37,725 pounds of rubber was recycled to create 181 Green PlayTiles and 40 Green PlayTile ramps.

“The support from Kal’s RePlay Fund has been incredibly supportive and helpful. They provided regular contact, answered questions, and most importantly, had a great deal of patience with all our timeline changes with product delivery delays. I would 100% encourage groups to apply! This was probably one of the easiest funding applications I completed, and everyone was supportive of our project plans!”
- Heather Pihulak