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it. Changes in regulations have meant that Drayton
Valley can no longer hold swim meets and activities
such as diving are no longer allowed as the pool no
longer meets the depth requirements.”
It’s about more than simply a pool—it has an overall
impact on the economy of the community as more
families end up travelling for competitions, and
families are choosing other communities with newer
facilities to call home. “Over the last few years, Town
Council has committed to setting aside money for
this project and so have our municipal neighbours
Brazeau County,” says Doerkson. “When the federal
government granted over $7.5 million to the project,
that was our green light to get the project underway.
Fundraising efforts are still underway, but the bulk of
the capital has been secured to proceed and we are
(Left to right) Councillor Fayrell Wheeler, Councillor Corey Peebles, Councillor Amila Gammana, Councillor, Mayor Michael Doerksen, Councillor Nancy Dodds, Councillor Bill Ballas
extremely excited to see this project finally happen.”
The general contractor for the team is Chandos, who
were chosen in a very competitive process which
saw the aquatic facility undertake an IPD (Integrated
Project Delivery) process. Chandos has a long history
of working on IPD projects and has surrounded
themselves with likeminded sub-contractors. They
submitted their proposal as a group and it was
ultimately their experience that made them the
successful candidate.
“The Town had used the IPD process in the past with
great success, and due to the large capital nature
of this project, it was decided that taking the same
approach would be beneficial,” says Doerkson. “In an
IPD process, you know the exact cost of the facility
4 (Left to right) Councillor Fayrell Wheeler, DVB Aquatic Committee Chair Laureen Bida, Acting Chief Administrative Officer and General Manager of 5
Community Services Annette Driessen, Mayor Michael Doerksen, MLA Mark Smith, Brazeau County Reeve Bart Guyon
