Construction on a new recreation centre officially broke ground on Aug. 19, with City representatives, community groups, local recreation organizers and members of the project team coming together to turn the sod on the future home of the Civic Recreation Centre. This Recreation centre neighbours Chelsea and will be a great amenity for homeowners. The...
Construction on a new recreation centre officially broke ground on Aug. 19, with City representatives, community groups, local recreation organizers and members of the project team coming together to turn the sod on the future home of the Civic Recreation Centre. This Recreation centre neighbours Chelsea and will be a great amenity for homeowners.
The current indoor designs for phase 1 include a full size FIFA and multi-sport field, a walking track, changerooms, a wellness centre, team rooms and community space. The new facility will provide year-round space for close to 20 indoor field sports such as soccer, rugby, cricket, ultimate frisbee, field hockey, football, softball, lawn bowling and lacrosse, as well as community rooms and a wellness centre for fitness activities and exercise therapy.
The outdoor designs also show plans for outdoor gathering space, multi-season amenities (like basketball courts that can be flooded to create an outdoor rink), outdoor sports fields, bicycle parking and transit accommodations.
Future phases may also include arenas (depending on the future plans of the CRCA arenas and future community engagement), outdoor fields (in partnership with adjacent schools) a municipal building and library, and the possibility of an aquatic leisure centre (depending on details and regional collaboration with the City of Calgary for a new aquatic centre complex planned for the east side of Calgary).