“Orca Coast Playground had smashing reviews at this years IAAPA trade show in Las Vegas! Differences in quality and craftsmanship were well noted beyond any other indoor playground product seen at the show, as well Orca was featured in the IAAPA show daily. We would like to thank all of our clients that came out and are looking forward to working with the many new prospective clients from around the globe that we had the pleasure of meeting, the Orca booth is currently on its way to Texas to be enjoyed by 1000’s of children for the years to come”

Sincerely,

Bill Dunbar / President
Orca Coast Playground

 

In the August 2009 edition of IAAPA’s Funworld Magazine, Marion Hixon’s Guick hits reports on Orca Coast’s charitable contribution to the Toronto YWCA

Click here for the full story.

Founded in 1918, IAAPA is the largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement facilities worldwide. The organization represents over 4,000 facility, supplier, and individual members from more than 93 countries. IAAPA strives to help members improve their efficiency, marketing, safety, and profitability while maintaining the highest possible professional standards in the industry.

June 4, 2009

Orca Coast Playgrounds (“Orca”) earmarks $52,500.00 CAD to donate two indoor playground structures to the Toronto YWCA Beatrice House, located at 177 Caledonia Road.  While many companies have the unfortunate task of cost cutting and laying people off during these hard economic times, Orca turns to philanthropy in hopes of easing the stress felt by those relying on the social system.  “The number of families forced to turn to social housing and related programs will rise to some of the highest levels seen in recent history.  If we can make the lives of the children involved a little happier, and to occupy them while their parents work out their situations, then that is the least we can do”, says Bill Dunbar, President, Orca Coast Playgrounds.

Orca is pleased to be working closely with Brilliant Creative, a marketing and design agency located in Oshawa, Ontario.  “I approached Bill with a philanthropy marketing idea, and I was pleasantly surprised at how he immediately jumped on board and made such a generous offer”, says Cara Stamp-Beausoleil, Brilliant Creative.  Orca made the suggestion of donating to a women’s shelter, and Brilliant Creative immediately went to work to locate a suitable recipient.

Thus the relationship between Orca Coast Playgrounds, Brilliant Creative and the YWCA Toronto is born.  “We are truly excited about working with Orca to provide two playground structures to our YWCA Beatrice House”, says Paulett Ramsey, YWCA Toronto, Manager of Philanthropy.

The equipment being supplied to the YWCA is set to be completed and ready for use by children no later than June 18^th.

Orca Coast Playgrounds is at the forefront of design with their original and themed, custom commercial play systems.  They have over 15 million children pass through their various playground structures every year, and they still have the industry’s leading safety record.  Located in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Orca is a family founded business that was started to improve the quality and well being of play in the industry today.  Orca is proud to be a manufacturer of a solely North American made product.  www.orcacoastplay.com

March 16, 2009

Read more about the three page featured article in REPLAY Magazine. click each image below to view. (PDF 696KB)

March 16, 2009

Read more about the two page featured article in REPLAY Magazine. click each image below to view.

December, 2008

Read more about the two page featured article in REPLAY Magazine. click each image below to view.

March 4, 2009

Cabin-fever kids and their parents will have a new way to escape the winter blahs in Shoreview when a new Orca Coast built indoor playground opens.

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February 24, 2009

Letter from Northwest Plastics (Orca Supplier) - click to view page 1 - click to view page 2
Guide to the Consumer Product Safety Improvemnt Act (PDF format) - click here to view

by Nicholas Backus - Shoreview Press.com
February 10, 2009

SHOREVIEW — Shoreview tykes can rejoice now that the city’s Community Center is getting its own indoor playground this spring.

The $186,000 structure was unanimously approved by the City Council Feb. 2, and a builder has already been selected.

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12/09/08 - JOSOS project completed (PDF Document

Hopefully you were able to make it down (or over or up) to Orlando for the recent IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) tradeshow…..if you weren’t we have now posted some images of our booth #4440.   The show for Orca was a smashing success. (more…)