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Indigenous Communities

Culturally-Informed, Community-Centered Play

We work collaboratively with Indigenous communities to design respectful, accessible, and culturally meaningful play environments that reflect local traditions where necessary and serve all generations

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Working With Indigenous Communities

At Park N Water, we are proud to be a Member of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)—a commitment that reflects our dedication to meaningful collaboration, cultural respect, and community-driven design.

We work closely with Indigenous communities across Ontario to create inclusive, accessible play and recreation spaces that reflect local values, traditions, and goals. Whether it’s incorporating culturally significant elements, naming features in local languages, or adding honourable mentions that celebrate community history, we take a thoughtful, consultative approach every step of the way.

Our goal is to design spaces that serve all generations—places where children can thrive, families can gather, and community pride shines through.

 

Featured Project

A’nowara’ko:wa Arena , Akewasasne Ontario

“We look at our youth and families who will utilize this space on a daily basis throughout the summer. We’re always thinking about safety, we’re always thinking about our future generations, and how we can help benefit our community. It’s not done without a lot of partnerships… and utilizing many programs within MCA. We are truly grateful and honoured. You can just see (success) by the kids faces.”

Cindy Francis-Mitchell
Acting Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) Grand Chief

Hear It From Our Customers

We’re really thankful to Park N Water for their amazing support and expertise in improving our community parks. Their team was a huge help with providing top-notch playground equipment for Greenwood Parkettes and played a important role in moving a big playground structure from one park to another — definitely no small task! Throughout the whole process, Park N Water showed great professionalism, paid close attention to every detail, and really knew their stuff when it came to planning and installing playgrounds. They listened to what we needed, answered all our questions, and went the extra mile to make sure everything was done smoothly and to a high standard. Working with such a dependable and community-focused company has been a real pleasure. We’re excited about the possibility of working with them again in the future and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend their services to any town, city, or organization looking for top-quality recreation solutions.

Chris Rankin

Manager of Parks and Recreation, Township of Essa

Working with Park N’ Water and their team is always a great experience. The products that they represent are on the leading edge of innovated play spaces that are inclusive and accessible for all. Their staff are always super friendly, helpful, and communicative throughout the entire project, from initial schematic design, through to construction/installation and warranty. They will also go the extra mile to provide suggestions and/or recommendations to ensure your project can get the most for both design and budget. Even for those projects with tighter budgets, the Park N’ Water team will find ways to prepare a fun and impressive design that checks all the necessary requirements and meets, or in many cases, exceeds expectations. The GSP landscape architectural team has worked with Steve, Carissa and the rest of the Park N’ Water team on numerous projects over the years and it’s always an enjoyable experience. We couldn’t recommend working with them enough and we, along with our clients, are always extremely pleased with the end result.

Justin Whalen

OALA, CSLA

Working with ParknWater has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Their team is super responsive—any time we had a question, they were right there with answers and solutions. The playground design was not only creative and fun, but the installation was smooth, on time, and right on budget. The final product exceeded our expectations—both in quality and appeal. If you are looking for a team that delivers great service and an awesome end result, ParknWater is the way to go!

Karen Winter

Director of Leisure & Community Services, Township of North Dumfries