Lethbridge’s north regional park may be delayed. But contrary to previous information, its exact site has not been determined.
That was the news from city council Monday for residents of Blackwolf, one of the city’s newest subdivisions. Home-buyers came to council to protest an apparent change in the major park’s location, discovered when park design consultants made their proposals public earlier this fall
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EDMONTON – The century-old Queen Elizabeth Park is about to undergo a facelift, with proposals for expanded trails, art, a mountain-biking course and a new toboggan hill.
A draft master plan released by the city last month envisions the North Saskatchewan River valley park east of the Kinsmen Sports Centre as an accessible, well-connected gathering place providing great views of Edmonton’s skyline.
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With the open spaces master plan now in place and provincial funding allocated, the Riverfront Park project is going ahead for the Town of Cochrane and is slated to be completed next year.
The town has allocated $2 million in Municipal Sustainability Initiatives funding to enhance use of 19.2 hectares of Bow River frontage to refine and expand upon existing recreational opportunities for the community.
For Mayor Truper McBride, it’s follow through on part of his election platform in 2010.
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EDMONTON – Edmonton will spend $100,000 assessing the Hawrelak Park lake as it considers taking a run at hosting the 2014 World Triathlon Series Grand Final.
The money approved by city council Wednesday will pay for preliminary studies of what upgrades are needed in the lake, which is considered shallow, murky and too small for an ideal triathlon swim course.
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Today Rudy Friesen, General Manager of Exhibition Park, provided an update on the redevelopment plans for Exhibition Park.
The update outlined the work completed to date by a joint Committee, which is made up of members from Exhibition Park Board of Directors, City Council, a member each from the Chamber of Commerce and County of Lethbridge, and a member at large. The joint committee was formed in 2009 to specifically examine redevelopment.
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EDMONTON – Owners of the Whitemud Amusement Park worry mini-golfers and go-kart drivers could be out of luck next summer if council moves quickly to expropriate land for the southeast LRT.
They came to city hall Monday to ask for help finding new real estate – the permission to remain open through summer 2013 and help finding a similar piece of land for the future.
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An important piece of the City of St. Albert’s economic development puzzle fell into place this week with the re-opening of Veness Road.
The road along the eastern edge of Campbell Business Park, from Poundmaker Road to Corriveau Avenue, had been closed all summer for reconstruction, and Mayor Nolan Crouse hoped it would play a significant role in opening up the park for future development.
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Red Deer city council hammered out a $107.5-million capital budget that addresses core infrastructure demands while making provisions for community projects in 2013 after nearly nine hours of debate on Tuesday.
The 88 or so budgetary items range from a $16,000 downtown off-leash dog park to $4.2 million in pothole reconstruction. READ
It was a once-a-lifetime opportunity to design a major park. And David Ellis the city’s parks manager, reports more than 225 Lethbridge residents came out to see their ideas adopted.
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West Park residents will get another chance to discuss their neighbourhood’s redevelopment plans. READ