mitigate the risks of market volatility and product availability. “However a rainy spring outside of anyone’s control did cause a four-week impact to the overall schedule. Even with the delays, we are on track to open the expansion area at the Dawe late February 2023. The facility is really starting to take shape as CANA and their trade partners work to complete the project,” says Martinek. Once in full swing, The City is eager to welcome back the 400,000 annual visitors that used the amenities pre-pandemic. Naturally, the last three years have had significantly reduced traffic with the decommissioning of the old arena coupled with extended facility closures (i.e. both pandemic and construction related), but visitation rates are expected to exceed pre-pandemic rates once everything is up and running. In February 2023, The City is looking forward to welcoming the community to the Dawe expansion area with a Rediscover Dawe event. Woody’s Spray Park will open a few months later with an official grand opening of the spray park in the Summer of 2023. Details of the events will be released closer to the dates. For more information, please visit www.reddeer. ca/recreation-and-culture/recreation/recreationfacilities/gh-dawe-community-centre The enhancements to the GH Dawe Community Centre include: • Modernization (replacement) of the existing ice arena surface to NHL standards • Additional of a second ice arena surface meeting NHL standards • Addition of a north entrance to the building and site access off 67 Street to improve site traffic flow • Additional parking on the north side of the site • Design and addition of accessible spaces for inclusive use, such as in arena changerooms, spectator seating, pool change rooms and programming space • Expansion of fitness and programming space, including a running track • Outdoor spray park and washroom facility in the northeast quadrant of the property • Four separate public art installations throughout new expansion areas 8
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