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J & D Penner is a leader in their field with over 50 years of success contributing to some of Winnipeg’s most prominent projects and playgrounds. Today, they continue to set the standard by bringing unique and innovative elements to the world of play, fun, and recreation.

Here are just a few of our favourite Playground Projects:

Elk Ridge Resort Playground 

Elk Ridge, SK

Kildonan Meadows Park South  

Winnipeg, MB

Springs Church Academy 

Winnipeg, MB

Wayside Playground 

Moosehorn, MB

Testimonial by Barb Sparrow

 

“We wholeheartedly recommend Tracy for any project requiring diligence, and expertise. Her exceptional leadership during our supervised playground installation demonstrated her dedication and ability to bring our community playground to life.”

Bernadine Crescent Park

Winnipeg, MB 

Corbett Park Playground 

Winnipeg, MB 

Shepherds Daycare

Winnipeg, MB 

Morley R. Kare Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Les Tournesols de Saint Vital Day Care

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Bunn's Creek Centennial Park 

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Blue Bird Park 

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Victory School Playground 

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Bedson Park Playground 

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Regina Regent Par 3 Playground - Project by Art of Play

Regina, SK 
 

Diamond-Rothesay Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Richmond Montessori School Playground 

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Bernadine Stradford Park, Playground

Winnipeg, MB 
 

Harbourview Playground

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg Playground for ages 18 months to 12 years old.
Working with McGowan Russell Group Inc. The challenge here was designing to include the existing play features and site
dimensions that weren’t exact. The request was to include 3 natural play features and to design a play space that had 3
specific themes:


1) Water Theme – 18 months to 5 years old – play features include a trawler spring rider “Winnipeg” written on the
back, a boat themed play structure with 2 slides, climbers, and a sail roof, as well as, a mini quattro.


2) Marsh Theme – 18 months to 12 years old – this area includes standing teeter totter, sitting and standing spinners,
duck and frog spring riders.


3) Forest Theme – 5 to 12 years old – a psychomotor course with leaf toppers includes boulder, 10’ and 11’ climbing
trees, climbing walls, balance beam, oscillating overhead loop ladder to a platform with duo ant climber and 6’
sliding pole.

 

Diplomat Tot Lot Playground

Winnipeg, MB – design, supply, and install a play structure with additional play features into an existing
play space with concrete curb where the previous play feature was removed due to vandalism/fire.

Durham Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – this play space has something for everyone including climbers, overhead ladder, slides, swings, and a variety of play panels.

Agate Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – this play space has something for everyone including climbers, overhead ladder, slides, swings, and a variety of play panels.

Garden Grove Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – this nature theme tot lot designed for 18 months to 5 years old features a spider climbing web, rabbit and frog spring riders, leaf roof, as well as, swings.

Headmaster Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg Playground for ages 18 months to 12 years old. This play space has something for everyone with slides, climbers, teeter totter, standing spinner, a variety of play panels, as well
as, a 2 bay swing set with toddler and belt seats.

HS Paul Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg Playground for ages 5 to 12 years old. This cable course
play space was designed to have a unique nature feel as children climb up, down, across, and over the challenging rope
course. There is also a beautiful corkscrew climbing vine, along with a variety of musical panels.

Edward Shindleman Park Playground

Winnipeg, MB – City of Winnipeg Playground for ages 5 to 12 years old. J&D worked with McGowan Russell Group to design a “ninja theme” play space around existing play features.

Follow the circuit with an overhead curved loop ladder to the challenging curved overhead twirling bridge, race across the leaf bridge that brings children to a 5’ platform with a sliding pole and a climbing wall with hand grips. Take a ride on the 20’ track rider or a spin on the standing spinner before you and your friend's race down the 6’ high triple slides. 

Bunn's Creek Playground - Project by Art of Play

Anglin Lake Playground - Project by Art of Play

 

Saskatchewan

New Bothwell Playground - Project by Art of Play

Delta Beach - Volunteer Installation - Project by Art of Play

Kinsmen Park Playground, Melville, SK - Project by Art of Play

St. John Brebeuf School Playground - Project by Art of Play

Diplomat Tot Lot Playground 2012, Winnipeg  - Project by Art of Play

Springs Church Playground - Circle Drive - Project by Art of Play

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