David Glen Richardson Memorial Disc Golf Park The newest disc golf course in Calgary Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:10:54 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 145971098 Officially open /2018/06/10/officially-open/ /2018/06/10/officially-open/#respond Sun, 10 Jun 2018 18:09:38 +0000 /?p=1213 Continue reading →]]> The course is now officially OPEN for play. There is no charge to play and you do not need to book tee times. We do ask that you pack out what you pack in and if you see any garbage on the course, please pick it up. This course is for everyone and so we ask that everyone helps out in taking care of this brand new, beautiful course that is David’s legacy.

]]> /2018/06/10/officially-open/feed/ 0 1213 Construction, Signage, and Grand Opening Update /2018/02/07/construction-signage-and-grand-opening-update/ /2018/02/07/construction-signage-and-grand-opening-update/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:45:09 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=266 Continue reading →]]> The Parks Foundation team met with the DGR team today to update us on the status of the course, and go over plans for the grand opening. We’re getting so close and we cannot wait to have you join us!

Save the Date

Official Grand Opening: Saturday, June 9th from 10am-12pm

More details to come including schedule of events.

Karla, Sheila, Treasure, Sherry, and Rob

Construction Update

  • Washroom facility nearing completion
  • Shade structure in final assembly stage
  • All teepads minus #1 have been completed
  • Collars have been installed and baskets will be installed in the spring
  • Final plantings will happen in the spring
  • Seeding is complete
  • Signposts have been installed
  • Fairway contouring has been completed

SIGNAGE Update

  • Final proofs for tee, sponsor, course, and rules signs will be completed in the next few weeks

]]> /2018/02/07/construction-signage-and-grand-opening-update/feed/ 0 266 Latest Construction Update Photos /2017/12/16/latest-construction-update-photos/ /2017/12/16/latest-construction-update-photos/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2017 02:41:08 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=262 Enjoy some photos from the current construction phase. Check out those teepads!

]]> /2017/12/16/latest-construction-update-photos/feed/ 0 262 December 2017 Construction Update /2017/12/12/december-2017-construction-update/ /2017/12/12/december-2017-construction-update/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 06:00:15 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=254 Continue reading →]]> Here is the latest construction update. The following items have been mostly completed:
  • The gravel trails
  • The parking lot minus the driveway
  • Seeding has been completed around the parking lot and on the hill at the enterance
  • All the tees minus one
  • The sleeves for all the baskets
  • Majority of concrete work, bench and garbage pads etc.
  • Excavation of all the planting beds
  • Structures continuing
The following items are scheduled to be completed in Spring 2018:
  • Install signage
  • Install seed/sod around trees
  • Install baskets (they just need to be put into the sleeves that are already in the ground)
  • Install the remaining plantings
  • Plan the grand opening in more detail

We appreciate the continued support from the community and cannot wait to share this disc golf park with you!

]]> /2017/12/12/december-2017-construction-update/feed/ 0 254 Big News About the Course! /2017/08/09/big-news-about-the-course/ /2017/08/09/big-news-about-the-course/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:55:47 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=272 Work started on the course last week with the den and nest sweep. Over 70 nests were discovered in the park!

The contractors are in and working today, with the first step being the parking lot. It’s so exciting to be in construction mode and the park will be complete before we know it!

]]> /2017/08/09/big-news-about-the-course/feed/ 0 272 Update: Groundbreaking Planned for July /2017/07/12/update-groundbreaking-planned-for-july/ /2017/07/12/update-groundbreaking-planned-for-july/#respond Wed, 12 Jul 2017 07:57:04 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=274

Treasure Richardson provides an update on the David Richardson Memorial Disc Golf Park, slated to break ground by the end of July 2017. Plans are to have the course open by the spring of 2018.

]]> /2017/07/12/update-groundbreaking-planned-for-july/feed/ 0 274 Groundbreaking Tentatively April 2017 /2017/03/02/groundbreaking-tentatively-april-2017/ /2017/03/02/groundbreaking-tentatively-april-2017/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:58:49 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=278

The David Richardson Memorial Disc Golf Park, Calgary’s newest disc golf course, is scheduled to break ground as soon as the ground thaws, hopefully April 2017.

]]> /2017/03/02/groundbreaking-tentatively-april-2017/feed/ 0 278 Calgary Parks Foundation announces new, specialized disc golf park /2016/08/25/calgary-parks-foundation-announces-new-specialized-disc-golf-park/ /2016/08/25/calgary-parks-foundation-announces-new-specialized-disc-golf-park/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:32:57 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=173 Read more: http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2016/06/08/calgary-parks-foundation-announces-new-disc-golf-park.html

]]> /2016/08/25/calgary-parks-foundation-announces-new-specialized-disc-golf-park/feed/ 0 173 Greenway – Media launch of the Disc Golf Park /2016/08/25/greenway-media-launch-of-the-disc-golf-park/ /2016/08/25/greenway-media-launch-of-the-disc-golf-park/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:29:11 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=171 Read more: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/942/Event/greenway—media-launch-of-the-disc-golf-park-1

]]> /2016/08/25/greenway-media-launch-of-the-disc-golf-park/feed/ 0 171 David Richardson Disc Golf Memorial Park /2016/08/25/david-richardson-disc-golf-memorial-park/ /2016/08/25/david-richardson-disc-golf-memorial-park/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2016 08:28:20 +0000 /d3c1bbb2e25070f85d6415b28dd2ec94/?p=169 Read more: http://www.parksfdn.com/news/2016/6/9/david-richardson-disc-golf-memorial-park

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