This week's Portage Rotary Club luncheon heard from the Portage Parks Committee. Chair Steve Hildebrand provided an update on past activities.

"Some of the things we've done in the last couple of years include new toddler equipment in some of the parks in the north end, as well as developing the northeast park," he says.

Hildebrand explains a more current project was placing park benches in some parks in association with the Public Art Committee.

He says the committee's really excited about a master plan they're hoping to see finished by March. He explains it deals with gaps in our parks and what needs to be planned for future parks. Hildebrand adds they're looking to link Active Transportation's piece, Sport Tourism and what's required to draw more people here, as well as the recreational hub in the north end.