Sector Schools & Playgrounds
Size 1600 sq ft
Location City of La Salle, Ontario
Duration 2 months
Fabric Commercial Light
Owner Blue Imp Playgrounds
Architect/Engineer In-house Design
La Salle

Project Overview
Shade Sails Canada is a proud preferred supplier to Blue Imp Playgrounds, one of the largest playground manufacturers in Canada who recently celebrated 100 years in business. The City of LaSalle recently constructed a large children’s facility and were looking to provide a large amount of shade to protect the children and parents using the facility in the summer.
We provide a range of services at TensArch, including full-service shade structure fabrication and installation, sail fabrication and consultation. For this project, Blue Imp installed the posts themselves and used our expertise in flying and fabricating shade structures, consulting with us to provide their engineers with load calculations.
Shade Sails then undertook a site visit to obtain accurate measurements, a key component in ensuring a correctly flown shade sail, before fabricating and installing the sails ourselves.
Project Highlights
Project Highlights







Free Span Fabric Structures
Free Span Fabric Structures
A Free Span Fabric Structure is a cable-reinforced, high-tension shade sail stretched between multiple anchor points. The sail can be attached to existing buildings and/or engineered posts designed to handle significant loads.
These structures are suitable for both small and large areas and are especially visually striking when the attachment heights are varied to create hyperbolic (twisted fabric) shapes. While the posts are permanent, the fabric can be removed during winter or heavy storms.
Free Span Fabric Structures are used across a wide range of applications, including restaurants, playgrounds, seating areas, public parks, storage spaces, and event venues.
Key Features:
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Certified Installation Recommended
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Large Spans
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Limited Span
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Post Position Flexibility
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Shade Design Flexibility
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ShadeArt™
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Substantial Footings
