An Ottawa skateboarder star says he’s “blown away” after city council approved renaming a skate park in Beacon Hill in his honour.
Trillium Park, located on Ogilvie Road next to Earl Armstrong Arena, will be renamed the Gailea Momolu Skateboard Park when it reopens sometime in 2025. The park is currently closed due to stage 2 LRT construction, with equipment for the project occupying the space.
And even though he has found success across Canada and the United States, having a skate park in the neighbourhood where he grew up is still an honour and a big deal, he said.City council approved renaming the park at its July 6 meeting after a motion was introduced by Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward Coun. Tim Tierney, who said the goal is now to make it “the best skate park in the City of Ottawa in 2025.
Johnston, a partner at his firm Shore & Johnston, said he was looking around the Beacon Hill neighbourhood to find an opportunity for a community improvement project when he came across the skate park and found that its name was too generic and it needed a revamp.
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