Construction Management Services to the project, with shovels hitting the ground that same year. “Having twin arenas in Red Deer’s north offered opportunity for a geographical balance of amenities for our community and was also an attractive location with proximity to other amenities that would support tournament hosting, such as hotels, restaurants and access to Highway 2,” says Martinek. “The existing arena at the GH Dawe Community Centre did not conform to NHL dimensions for competitive play, had antiquated operating systems, and required modernization to change rooms and support spaces.” The new arena design provided a natural footprint to support the addition of fitness amenities on the second level. Like other successful recreation centres, the addition of expanded fitness spaces at the GH Dawe Community Centre provides affordable and accessible active living service delivery that compliments the overall operation of the multi-purpose facility. Precast and steel started to arrive early in 2022, and the super structure was completed by July. The facility was weather tight by October and crews have been hard at work on the interior of the facility with rough-ins, framing, masonry work, arena slab preps and pours and are now into the finishing stages of the project. To keep the project on time and on budget, materials were ordered early to 7
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