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Canmore Rec Centre project planning set for 2016

The Town of Canmore is going to spend 2016 looking at how to renovate the Canmore Rec Centre and address significant maintenance issues the building is currently experiencing.

The Town of Canmore is going to spend 2016 looking at how to renovate the Canmore Rec Centre and address significant maintenance issues the building is currently experiencing.

Manager of facilities Stephen Hanus detailed the major $915,000 design project for renovation of the building – the largest municipal facility in Canmore.

Hanus said the need for the renovation to address replacement of several major systems in the building became more urgent after a building condition assessment was performed in 2015.

“The building is complex,” he said. “There are many moving parts. We have a significant amount of deferred maintenance and many requests for enhancement. The sooner we can get the details of a design sorted out, the sooner we can address the logistical implication so we can hit that 2019 deadline.”

The 2019 deadline is for the major renovation and currently there is $10.9 million in the five-year capital plan for it. Hanus said the number of community groups and different operations that utilize the Rec Centre will be affected by a major capital project.

The building dates back to 1983 when the first ice rink was built. The pool was added in 1987 and a second ice rink in 2007. The pool was decommissioned this past year after Elevation Place began operations in 2013. The original rink roof, according to the building assessment, would not meet new building codes for snow loads and the various mechanical systems and components are all over 25 years old.

Structural improvements for the Alex Kaleta rink roof alone could cost as much as $3 million, according to the project summary.

Chief Administrative Officer Lisa de Soto said the design project will help administration understand the implications for user groups so they can be given notice with time to make alternate facility plans if necessary.

“We may have to relocate the Eagles or the entire minor hockey year, we don’t know,” she said, adding perhaps the work can be completed during summer months. “It is about understanding what is required for that project to give notice and work with our stakeholders.”


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