Minitonas Parks & Playgrounds
Minitonas values its parks and green spaces. Over the years several have developed. These complement the well cared for and park like yards of the citizens.
Favel
Park
WelcomeStop Campground
The site is on the former CN railway station and at one time a livery barn. In the mid eighties the vision for a campground was developed by council. Tons of earth from a road excavation were hauled in to the eastern side of the spot which was quite swampy. Dead Horse Creek ran through it and through the main part of town and finally emptied into the East Favel River. The creek still exists east of Learners Street and south of the tracks. After it crosses Learners Street it follows the Knox Aven
ue
drain to the East Favel River.
In 2003 the Town developed the park
further by setting up nine campsites, picnic tables, fire pits and
planted trees.
The trees were planted by members
of council and high school students.
A partnership was developed with
the Minitonas Lions who built and placed the entrance gate and
constructed a washroom and shower facility.
Six electrical sites and a sewer
dump are established. Camping is free of charge and the facility is
being used more each year as development continues.
Centennial Park
Centennial Park was
established
in 1967, Canada’s Centennial year.
It is situated approximately 2
kilometers west of Minitonas on Second Avenue or Tent Town Trail on
the west bank of the West Favel River.
The Rural Municipality established
the park and for several decades it was maintained by the First
Baptist Youth.
The park is in close proximity to
the original site of Tent Town.
There is a cairn just south and
east of the park that commemorates this site.The
park features a children’s’ playground and a picnic area with a cook
shack.
Village Square Park
dealership closed the building eventually changed hands.
A fire destroyed the building,
leaving only the cement floor and foundation.
Council obtained the land and
removed the cement and brought in fill with a vision to developing
the site as a park.
The Minitonas Horticultural
Society( now the Tent town Garden Club) established the park and
maintains it.
A
cairn and memorial plaque was erected as a tribute to the late Ken
Henderson, a member of the horticultural Society.The
park provides a green space with floral charm to the downtown area.
Cenotaph
This
park is dedicated to the war veterans from the Minitonas area.
The Minitonas
Branch
of the Royal Canadian Legion held the annual Remembrance Day service
at this site.
A cenotaph was erected sometime
after the First World War.
The family names of fallen soldiers
are engraved on the monument.
After the Second World War, a
plaque commemorating the fallen soldiers was added.Students
from the Minitonas schools hold their annual Remembrance Service at
the Cenotaph. 
Library Courtyard
Learners
Street Park
This park is located at the southwest intersection of Learners Street and Second Avenue and welcomes everyone into downtown Minitonas. It was established by council in 2007, landscaped by Eric and Christina Parthenay and the Minitonas Horticultural Society. It features a rest stop with a picnic table, shrubs, flowers, a pathway and a large sunflower, the official flower of Minitonas. It also features the Canada, Manitoba and Minitonas flags.
Minitonas values its parks and green spaces. Over the years several have developed. These complement the well cared for and park like yards of the citizens.
Favel
ParkWelcomeStop Campground
The site is on the former CN railway station and at one time a livery barn. In the mid eighties the vision for a campground was developed by council. Tons of earth from a road excavation were hauled in to the eastern side of the spot which was quite swampy. Dead Horse Creek ran through it and through the main part of town and finally emptied into the East Favel River. The creek still exists east of Learners Street and south of the tracks. After it crosses Learners Street it follows the Knox Aven
ue
drain to the East Favel River.
In 2003 the Town developed the park
further by setting up nine campsites, picnic tables, fire pits and
planted trees.
The trees were planted by members
of council and high school students.
A partnership was developed with
the Minitonas Lions who built and placed the entrance gate and
constructed a washroom and shower facility.
Six electrical sites and a sewer
dump are established. Camping is free of charge and the facility is
being used more each year as development continues.Centennial Park
Centennial Park was
established
in 1967, Canada’s Centennial year.
It is situated approximately 2
kilometers west of Minitonas on Second Avenue or Tent Town Trail on
the west bank of the West Favel River.
The Rural Municipality established
the park and for several decades it was maintained by the First
Baptist Youth.
The park is in close proximity to
the original site of Tent Town.
There is a cairn just south and
east of the park that commemorates this site.The
park features a children’s’ playground and a picnic area with a cook
shack.Village Square Park
dealership closed the building eventually changed hands.
A fire destroyed the building,
leaving only the cement floor and foundation.
Council obtained the land and
removed the cement and brought in fill with a vision to developing
the site as a park.
The Minitonas Horticultural
Society( now the Tent town Garden Club) established the park and
maintains it.
A
cairn and memorial plaque was erected as a tribute to the late Ken
Henderson, a member of the horticultural Society.The
park provides a green space with floral charm to the downtown area.Cenotaph
This
park is dedicated to the war veterans from the Minitonas area.
The Minitonas
Branch
of the Royal Canadian Legion held the annual Remembrance Day service
at this site.
A cenotaph was erected sometime
after the First World War.
The family names of fallen soldiers
are engraved on the monument.
After the Second World War, a
plaque commemorating the fallen soldiers was added.Students
from the Minitonas schools hold their annual Remembrance Service at
the Cenotaph. Library Courtyard
Learners
Street ParkThis park is located at the southwest intersection of Learners Street and Second Avenue and welcomes everyone into downtown Minitonas. It was established by council in 2007, landscaped by Eric and Christina Parthenay and the Minitonas Horticultural Society. It features a rest stop with a picnic table, shrubs, flowers, a pathway and a large sunflower, the official flower of Minitonas. It also features the Canada, Manitoba and Minitonas flags.
