Teardown begins for Calgary playground bound for Mexico

A playground structure in Calgary is being dismantled Tuesday so it can be shipped to an impoverished area in Mexico.

The equipment, located at Monsignor Neville Anderson School in northwest Calgary, is scheduled to be sent to a school in Puerto Vallarta in October.

Christena Callaghan organized the teardown as part of her non-profit group Angels for Mexico. The organization focuses on improving the quality of life for people in Mexico.

“It's like Disneyland down there to those children because there is nothing like this,” Callaghan said. “It just means the world.”

The northwest Calgary school is scheduled to get a new play structure after the old one is removed.

Jordan Christopher Shaw, a Grade 6 student at Monsignor Neville Anderson School, said he’s happy the playground is going to those who need it.

“I have a lot of good memories on this park,” Jordan said. “We're very lucky to be able to have parks like this, so that we're giving that luck to other people who don't have stuff like this."

This move will make it the third time the organization has sent a playground to Mexico.

The relocation of the playground is being funded by donations. The total cost of the project is about $7,000.