“From the client’s perspective, I would recommend this process to any municipality looking to construct a major facility,” says Annette Driessen, General Manager of Community Services for the Town of Drayton Valley. “It’s been a delight. It’s been well worth it. I can’t say enoughabout the team we’ve assembled.” The Drayton Valley Aquatic Centre will encompass roughly 27,000 square-feet and be valued at just over $21 million. The new facility will include: an eight lane, 25-metre lap pool; a leisure pool and lazy river; a hot tub; a steam room; a multipurpose room; support spaces; and a waterslide. The new pool will also be dimensional and outfitted to suit regional and provincial competition standards with a large viewing area. Brazeau County and the Town of Drayton Valley have been attempting to develop this project for the past 12 years. According to Annette, the community’s existing indoor swimming facility had numerous deficiencies, and the community had long outgrown its capacity. Drayton Valley is a small rural area, however, so it took time to put together the funds for a replacement facility. In2020, the community received a $7.5 million grant from the federal government’s ‘Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.’ Both the Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA “We do schools, we do rec centres, we do libraries,” he explains. “It’s a sector we do a lot of work in. We’re very familiar with it. We understand what clients are looking for and we know how to help them achieve their objectives.”
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