Civic Centre Project Updates
May 2024
With the arrival of warmer weather in May, significant work happened around the exterior of the Civic Centre, as well as inside the facility.
April 2024
Walls are going up on both the exterior and interior of the Civic Centre facility, as the structure continued to take shape throughout April.
April 25, 2024
The City of Spruce Grove is inviting businesses and organizations to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) with respect to sponsorship opportunities in the new Civic Centre.
March 2024
Several key milestones were reached on the Civic Centre project in March, with more than 100 workers on the site each day.
February 2024
Throughout February, significant progress was made on both the spectator arena and the community arena at the Civic Centre project site, as well as the co-located Spruce Grove Transit Centre.
February 8, 2024
The new community arena, currently under construction as part of the Civic Centre project, will be named in honour of fallen Edmonton Police Service constable and Spruce Grove resident Brett Ryan.
January 2024
January was a busy month at the site of the Civic Centre project. Check out highlights from this month.
December 19, 2023
The City of Spruce Grove and the Spruce Grove Saints are thrilled to announce they have reached an agreement in principle for the Junior “A” hockey club to remain in Spruce Grove and play out of the spectator arena which is currently under construction as part of the Civic Centre project.
November 23, 2023
Mayor Jeff Acker along with Councillor Stuart Houston and Councillor Erin Stevenson checked out the progress of the Civic Centre site and were able to help raise a steel column on Tuesday Nov. 21. Things are starting to take shape as the construction team is erecting the steel for the community arena, building the formwork for the seating bowl of the spectator arena, and completing the foundation and underground work for the dressing rooms and mechanical areas.
October 23, 2023
Members of Spruce Grove City Council had an opportunity to tour the Civic Centre site on Friday, Oct. 13, and get an up-close look at the construction progress to date.
June 20, 2023
Spruce Grove City Council received an update on the Civic Centre project at the Governance and Priorities Committee meeting on June 19, 2023.
February 28, 2023
Spruce Grove City Council received an update on the Civic Centre project at the Regular Council meeting on February 27, 2023.
November 3, 2022
Groundbreaking event officially marks start of history-making Civic Centre project.
October 2022
Advanced design work indicates cost estimates for the project are within the approved budget, which contains an appropriate amount of contingency if required during construction. Updated renderings of the building, which were developed with stakeholder engagement, were also presented. Initial phasing of tenders for the project is also complete and it is anticipated that construction work will begin in November 2022.
June 2022
Spruce Grove City Council was presented with the proposed budget for the Civic Centre project during a Council meeting on June 13, 2022.
May 2022
Spruce Grove City Council was presented with an update on the proposed Civic Centre, including the design concept, during a special Council meeting on Monday, May 30.
January 2022
An RFP for a Construction Manager to assist with preliminary design of the proposed Civic Centre was issued and is now posted on the Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) website.
December 2021
The City continues to work through the preliminary design of the proposed Civic Centre that will help identify the project’s final size, cost estimates, and amenities. We expect to return to Council in the spring of 2022 with more information that will inform future decisions on the development.
August 2021
At the direction of City Council in April 2021, the City of Spruce Grove has been working on a preliminary design of the proposed Civic Centre. The preliminary design will help identify the project’s final size, cost estimates, amenities, and location. This will provide Council with a detailed concept for the project that will inform the decision on moving forward with development.
April 2021
At the April 26, 2021, Spruce Grove Regular City Council meeting, Council approved a recommendation to move forward with the preliminary design of a Civic Centre based on the concept in the report and presentation. The entire Council meeting is available online.