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A New Community Centre will be built to replace the single pad, Skyway Arena. The existing arena will be demolished, and a new community centre will be built. The 48-year old building has reached a point where refrigeration equipment and building components have reached the end of their lifecycle, and repair and upgrades are required due environmental, accessibility and efficiency reasons.
Some of the features of the project include:
- A full-sized 200’ x 85’ ice-pad
- Multi-Use program space
- Six change rooms with showers and washrooms
- Warm and cold spectator seating with accessible options
- Indoor walking track
- Lobby with customer service area and offices
- Universal washrooms
The facility will include a low carbon design to align with the City’s goal of having a carbon neutral operation.
Skyway Park
In order to accommodate the improvements at the community centre, Skyway Park will also be redesigned to include a natural playground and one baseball diamond.
Some of the new or improved items include:
- New 275’ baseball diamond with backstop, line fence, irrigation, dugouts, player’s benches and bleachers
- Natural children’s play area
- Gathering areas with seating and shade structure
- Accessible pathways
The park will be closed until the project is complete in 2024.
Skyway Community Centre and Park Time-lapse
The demolition of the Skyway Arena and building of the new Skyway Community Centre and Park is one of the biggest projects in the City’s modern history. Everyone is curious about its progress.
To satisfy your curiosity, residents can view a time-lapse camera that overlooks the project site from a safe distance and the comfort of your own home.
This view will show the progress from beginning to current state.
Public Information Session
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2015 and 2019 public engagements. Comments and feedback were used to plan and design the facility and the park.
If you have any questions or comments related to the design, construction and timelines, please contact Jennifer Johnson, Senior Project Manager, 905-335-7600, ext. 7358 or email at jennifer.johnson@burlington.ca.
If you have any questions related to the use and programming of the arena, community rooms or park please, contact Rebecca Holmes, Recreation Planner 905-335-7600, ext. 7351 or email at Rebecca.holmes@burlington.ca.
Update, Sept. 29, 2022
The City has awarded the construction contract to Norlon Builders London Limited. Demolition will begin in October 2022 and construction is scheduled to be complete in the second quarter of 2024.
In April 2019 Council declared the Climate Emergency for the City of Burlington which,
- Provides a pathway to reduce community-based greenhouse gas emissions to meet the target for Burlington to be net carbon neutral by 2050; and,
- That Council and staff immediately increase the priority of the fight against climate change and apply a climate lens to the plans and actions of the City of Burlington.
Staff have worked with the design team Lennox Architects Inc. to design a facility that aligns with both the Climate Emergency Declaration and the Corporate Energy and Emissions Management Plan. This design reduces our annual emissions from a standard design by approximately 85% as there will be no use of gas at this facility.
- The mechanical system for this facility will include geothermal as well as the use of recovered heat from the refrigeration plant to heat portions of the facility.
- A zero emissions electric ice-resurfacer will be used at this facility instead of the standard compressed natural gas resurfacers.
- Roof structure to support future solar panels.
Update: Nov. 1, 2020
The planned demolition and rebuild of Skyway Arena is on hold pending senior government funding contribution.
Skyway Arena is now being used as a temporary operations facility for City of Burlington Forestry staff and is not open to the public.
This facility is being used to assist with increasing the safety of City staff through physical distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Staff and vehicles will be relocated back to the RPF Operations Centre on Harvester Road once the pandemic is over or the rebuild is scheduled to begin.
If anyone has any questions, please email RPF@burlington.ca or call 905-333-6166.
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