Margaret Scott Park is located on the former site of Margaret Scott School in Winnipeg?s North End. The design of the park was undertaken as part of the overall Building Communities Initiative program of the Province of Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg.

Through the community consultation process Margaret Scott Park was chosen by the community as a key recreational node for development. The park includes active recreation with a playground, skate park and softball field as well as passive recreation with parks and a community garden. All elements of the design were developed through community involvement at the concept and preliminary design stages.

McGowan Russell Group prepared preliminary plans and estimates to present to the community as a framework for design development of the park. The local school brought together a group of students to design the skate park at a workshop facilitated by MRG. The plans that were developed in the workshop were directly translated into the detailed design of the site.

The park serves as a recreational hub for neighbourhood residents of all ages.