Big Plans For The Future of Red Deer’s Westerner Park

May 31st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

A very ambitious expansion plan is about to get underway at Westerner Park in Red Deer. Construction is scheduled to begin in late July of a new administration building just north of The Centrium, off 19th street.

This is just the first phase of what is being called the Gateway Project. This project is intended to make Westerner Park the premier centre for sports, entertainment, trade shows, meetings and conferences in Western Canada. Overall the plan is to double the size of the park by adding 115 acres from the city’s abandoned landfill site. There will also be a conservation park and pathways along Piper Creek developed.

Other plans include increasing the seating capacity of the Centrium from 6000 to 10 000 in two separate expansions which will be complete by 2028. New pavilions will be added to connect the Centrium complex with the Agri-Centre. The Chalet will be moved to the west side of the Harvest Centre and the amphitheatre behind the existing administration building will be enlarged.

In the longer range, there are also plans to expand conference and convention facilities, possible construction of a grandstand and an invitation to a local hotelier to build a 200-suite facility. The landfill site will be converted into a park and parking area, with an off-leash dog park. There are tentative plans for a transit terminal as well as the possible development of an agricultural park.

Construction will be started after the annual Westerner Days Fair and Exposition has wrapped up.

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