Building Castles

For US fans, tomorrow is a brand new episode of Holmes Makes It Right on the DIY network. Tomorrow's episode is called "Building Castles" and it's something the Holmes Spot covered very closely last year. In May of 2012, Mike Holmes met with the residents of High Park to discuss the rebuilding of the beloved Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in High Park, which had been burned down by an arsonist in March of that year. In July of 2012, Mike Holmes and crew battled through record breaking temperatures to complete the castle. Members of the community and the Toronto Fire Department pitched in as well to help shovel wood chips and complete the castle. After a successful community build day, the park reopened to hundreds of happy children and their parents, many of whom had grown up playing in the original castle that had been destroyed. The episode was most definitely one of Mike's favorite from the season, and he held a live chat specifically about the episode on location from one of his builds as "Building Castles" premiered in Canada in October of 2012.

For more information about tomorrow night's episode of Holmes Makes It Right, visit some of the following Holmes Spot blog entries from last year, which covered the rebuild. This is not an exhaustive list due to the fact that the Holmes Spot so closely covered the story as it broke last year.


Mike Holmes Helps to Rebuild Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in Toronto
Jamie Bell Adventure Playground in High Park Grand Re-Opening
The Build Begins For the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground
Mike and Crew Down To The Wire On Jamie Bell Playground Rebuild
Jamie Bell Adventure Park Rebuild Comes To A Close With Community Build Day
Building Castles
Jamie Bell Adventure Playground Community Build - YouTube Videos
More videos from the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground Grand Re-Opening, July 13
More Pictures and Video From The Jamie Bell Adventure Playground Community Build