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Alex Harper,8, was one of the first children to try out the Gateway Recreation Centre's new splash pad that officially opened Tuesday morning. The splash pad has a local hockey theme and was funded by the Province of Manitoba under the Building Manitoba Fund that provided funding up to $1.5 million for this splash pad and two others in Winnipeg. The opening ceremony included speeches by Erna Braun, MLA for Rossmere, Jeff Browaty, City Councillor for North Kildonan and Alex's mother Tammy Harper, pres. of the Gateway Recreation Centre. Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press August 18 2015