November 2011 Update

  This past September, community members in northwest and southeast Calgary were asked for their feedback on the amenities that are being recommended for four new recreation facilities coming to Calgary. One will be built in the far northwest and three in the southeast.

The Northwest facility and the Seton facility in the southeast will be the two larger regional recreation centres. Both will include competition and play water, ice surfaces, indoor fields, racket courts, fitness centres, libraries with theatre space, multi-purpose space, outdoor courts, skateboard parks, as well as opportunities for day care, food services, artist studios, and physio/medical clinics. The northwest would also include two outdoor artificial turf fields subject to site capacity.

Of the two smaller facilities in the southeast, Great Plains is envisioned as a team-based sports facility focusing on ice hockey, ringette, lacrosse and ball hockey. Amenities will include hockey rinks, dry pads, fitness centre and multi-purpose space.

The Quarry Park site will be a community recreation facility serving the local area residents and employees in adjacent business parks. There will swimming, a full court gym, a fitness centre, multi-purpose space, library, child minding and food services.

Feedback was collected from citizen in September both through an online form and two public open houses. The response both online and in-person was good. The vast majority of input from members of the public was positive and supportive of recommended facility components and program elements - At least three quarters of participants who provided feedback about the northwest (78%) and southeast (76%) facilities agreed that the facility components and program elements would meet the recreation and leisure needs of the community. For a more detailed breakdown of recommendations and the results of community feedback visit Calgary.ca/newreccentres.

　

About South East Calgary Recreation Society (SECRS)


SECRS (pronounced " seekers ") is a volunteer organization made up of dedicated residents of SE Calgary and its communities.

• SECRS has been formed to play the role of the Community Advisory Group (CAG), and is the official group recognized by the City of Calgary to play this role.

• SECRS is dedicated to working collaboratively with the City of Calgary.

• SECRS will act in an advisory capacity through the recreation facility development process to meet the cultural, recreational and sport needs of the residents of SE Calgary.

• SECRS will be inclusive of organizations representing recreation, sport and cultural interest, including but not limited to communities, the Calgary Sport Council (CSC), and the Calgary Arts Development Authority (CADA).

• SECRS will assist with community engagement and communication.　

Please refer to the SECRS Site for additional. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us, and we would be more than happy to provide feedback.

For further information please contact:

South East Calgary Recreation Society (SECRS)

E-mail: secrs1@gmail.com



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