Read the full Validation Report By Clicking Here. (PDF) At the April 8, 2024, Committee of the Whole, Vernon City Council approved the finalized design, budget and construction schedule of the Active Living Centre (ALC). The new facility will be built on the Kin Race Track lands, located at 3501 43rd Avenue. Completion of the new ALC is anticipated to be in the fall of 2026. The maximum cost for the project will not exceed
Residents and visitors will soon see an increase in activity on the future site of the Active Living Centre. Starting as early as Monday, March 25, the public will notice site fencing erected around the construction area. This fencing will enclose the south end of the former Kin Race Track lands, located at 3501 43rd Avenue. See the aerial map of the construction area below. Site preparation work is expected to begin in early April, setting
At the Monday, February 26, 2024 Regular meeting, Council approved the conceptual design of the new Active Living Centre (ALC) which now includes several enhancements that were not included in the initial feasibility study design. The new state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility will be approximately 12,000 square meters (130,000 square feet), 464 square meters (5,000 square feet) larger than originally proposed. The new ALC includes an aquatic centre with an eight lane 50-meter pool with a moveable
As previously announced, the City of Vernon has chosen the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) model to carry out the design and construction of Vernon’s Active Living Centre (ALC) – a new multi-purpose indoor recreation centre which is anticipated to open in the Fall of 2026. The IPD model merges the facility owner, architect, general contractor, and other trade partners early on in the development process to form a project team that conducts a project validation
The City of Vernon is taking the next steps in planning for the Active Living Centre (ALC) and is looking for input from the public to help inform the design of the project. The conceptual design for the ALC was based on extensive public consultation conducted during the Greater Vernon Recreation Master Plan and the Active Living Centre Feasibility Study. “City Council is committed to keeping citizens of Vernon involved in this project, which is