Lewis Farms Community Recreation Centre | ?m | ?s | Saucier + Perrotte

[Avenuer]

Councillor Janz's motion to reduce funding for the recreation centre was defeated 8-5, so Administration's recommended funding approach for it is moving forward.

 

[Gronk!]

I would rather this rec centre be mothballed for a few more years due to other priorities and until they can fund the LRT to it.

 

[Avenuer]

I would rather this rec centre be mothballed for a few more years due to other priorities and until they can fund the LRT to it.

Agreed, but unfortunately the west and southwest councillors, as well as the Mayor, thought otherwise.

 

[Gronk!]

Looks like the rec centre was already under construction

Motion to reduce cost, scope of Lewis Farm Rec Centre defeated - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

The amendment would have reduced the cost of the Lewis Farms Facility & Park project from the current price tag of $311 million to $185 million.

globalnews.ca

 

[Airboy]

Also heard the pool is going from 50 meters to 25

 

[Glenco]

I would rather this rec centre be mothballed for a few more years due to other priorities and until they can fund the LRT to it.

In other words never. LRT construction has other priorities for the next ten to fifteen years.

 

[EdmTrekker]

If only we could see LRT or a commuter train out to Spruce Grove too.

Not without adding Stony Plain.

 

[Avenuer]

Not without adding Stony Plain.

More like Spruce Grove (it's closer and larger than Stony, but even then we will see the LRT reach St. Albert before it goes to Spruce Grove).

 

[Clearshades]

Spruce and Stony are one now.

 

[EdmTrekker]

Spruce and Stony are one now.

Did they amalgamate?

 

[Clearshades]

No but physical boundaries have disappeared for quite some time.

 

[EdmTrekker]

No but physical boundaries have disappeared for quite some time.

Spruce Grove population 2021 Census 37,645
Stony Plain population 2021 Census 17,993
Total 55,638

 

[Clearshades]

Stony, Spruce, Acheson, and Edmonton have, mostly, attached from the view when I land coming from Ft Mac.

 

[BASE]

Commuter rail from the west (stony & spruce) and the east (Fort Saskatchewan & Sherwood Park) arriving at a new downtown train station shared with Via by the old remand centre would be fun.

 

[David A]

Spruce Grove population 2021 Census 37,645
Stony Plain population 2021 Census 17,993
Total 55,638

Good point. Not quite as large as St. Albert, but close and growing fast. I do see the buses regularly going downtown, so obviously there are commuters and a need that will only grow as the population of the region does.

City administrators think first in terms of boundaries, but as the region grows and fills in those become less important.