The owners of the Treeosix Adventure Park, Jori and Emma Kirk, say they are looking forward to working with whomever buys the Elk Ridge property. (submitted photo/Jori Kirk)

By Nigel Maxwell

Property sales

Pending sale of Elk Ridge won’t stop thrill seekers

May 14, 2020 | 5:00 PM

The owner and operator of the Treeosix Adventure Park at Elk Ridge plans to open for a new season next month, and says he is not letting news of a potential property sale bother him.

The Elk Ridge Golf and Conference Centre is currently listed on the Colliers Saskatoon website. According to the brochure, features of the property include the adventure park, which is not actually part of the sale, but could be a major perk.

Six years ago, Jori Kirk signed a lease agreement with Elk Ridge owner Arne Petersen for a section of the land. Kirk told paNOW with a property like Elk Ridge, there’s always the possibility of a sale.

“It’s a beautiful place, absolutely beautiful, and I think there’s some big value for someone that would take it and move forward with it,” he said.

The view from the top of the zip line. (Facebook/ Treeosix)

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The adventure park includes a zip line tour, climbing wall, electric fat bike rentals, axe throwing, and a giant swing. While acknowledging the new owners have the right to do whatever they want with the property, Kirk said he received no indication whether his current agreement is in jeopardy.

“It’s not something I am worrying myself with too much right now. I am pretty easy to work with and we have a good operation going here and it will just be a benefit to whoever takes over the property,” he said.

A bigger issue on Kirk’s mind, like many other business owners, is the fallout from COVID-19. Kirk, who runs a similar park at Cypress Hills Provincial Park, explained there was a period when he was worried if he would get to open. Kirk now plans now to open sometime between June 1 and June 15, to coincide with the opening of the provincial parks. He admitted he has a lot of requirements to consider this year.

“That’s things like maintaining gathering sizes at the site which I can do through online reservations and ensuring that only people that are in the same household are using the facility at a single time,” he said.

Kirk explained thorough cleaning of equipment is a standard practice, and said no piece of safety gear is ever worn more than once without getting cleaned. He said the biggest change this year will be that people won’t be able to simply walk up and use the site.

“It’s tough because you want to make sure you are doing everything right. There is no margin of error,” he said.

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