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Community Centre

Community Centre Tower

Centre in the Park Project Office
Phone: 780-464-8403
Email: info@strathcona.ab.ca

The Community Centre is a multi-use facility located in Centre in the Park in Sherwood Park. It is a focal point for civic life and community celebration in Strathcona County.

401 Festival Lane
Sherwood Park, Alberta

Key features:

The Library: two floors - 64,000 square feet (twice the size of former library), and includes space to park the Bookmobile, which serves rural Strathcona. The new Strathcona County Library opened on November 1, 2010 in the new Community Centre. Learn more...
The Agora: community meeting place for celebrations, events, conferences
Council Chambers: a place for local municipal government, community meetings and presentations
Art Gallery: dedicated to art features, displays and education. Learn more...
The Galleria: an interior street linking the entire centre to County Hall
The Artrium: a casual venue for art displays and corridor to meeting rooms and municipal offices
Family and Community Services: new, accessible space to deliver programs and services
Meeting rooms: for community use and County business
Contact: ccbookings@strathcona.ab.ca or 780-410-8505
- Community Centre events and room bookings

Images of some the above listed spaces

Public parking - Centre in the Park

Model of sustainable design

Like the entire Centre in the Park, the Community Centre will be a model of environmental innovation. Building design, technology and materials will be chosen for greatest operating efficiency, cost effectiveness and benefit to the environment.

LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
reclaimed, recycled and recyclable materials (100-per-cent recycled steel used in the rebar)
construction waste sorted for recycling; approximately 80 per cent diverted from landfill
low or zero-emitting materials (carpets and paints free of volatile organic compounds)
materials made of natural products
connection to the Community Energy Centre system that delivers heat to a number of buildings in the area from a central source; system will reduce greenhouse gases by 1,100 tonnes
33 per cent more efficient than standards set out in the Model National Energy Code for Canadian Buildings
energy efficient outdoor lighting; down cast illumination light pollution control
(Strathcona County was the first Alberta municipality to pass a Light Efficient Community (LEC) policy in July 2010. Supports Dark Sky preservation.)
indoor energy-efficient smart lighting
modular wall system that can efficiently re-configure over and over again as needed to suit changing work space needs
rooftop rainwater collection system to store and reuse greywater to flush toilets in the building and water the grounds
a green roof on Council Chambers - this grass-covered roof will help reduce energy demands for cooling
drought-resistant trees and shrubs
a centralized recycling area to collect and sort all waste materials on site