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Coverage: Participating Member
Lipa Park
St. Catharines Ontario
Lipa Park was established in 1967 as a Canadian centennial
project. Its grounds are located near the rural community of
Rockway at the southwest outskirts of St. Catharines. The centre
opened with a small building sufficient to house the kitchen,
bar, meeting room, and washrooms. Attached to the building was
a covered outdoor dance pavilion, and picnic tables dotted the
grounds. In 1971 the dance floor was enlarged and a year later
a roof extension was added. In 1973 the kitchen and bar area
was enlarged and a banquet room was added. Later additions included
a children's playground, lighted bowling lanes, barbecue shelter,
and numerous trees. In 1981 the banquet room was enlarged to
accommodate 330 persons.
Since its opening Lipa Park operated a Slovenian school for
eight years and supported an adult mixed choir for three years.
A folk dance group consisting of children and teen agers has
been active since 1975. The association has been a member of
the St. Catharines Folk Arts Council for over nine years and
participates in the Folk Arts Festival during the last two weeks
of May. Lipa Park contributes a float to the festival parade,
which includes its folk dancers, Miss Slovenian Lipa Park, and
button box accordion players. The Lipa Park Slovenians look
forward to further achievements in the Niagara region in the
years to come. Their motto is "With good will, all things
are possible".
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