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Aging Smithville arena to be replaced with new $23.6-million multi-use community hub

With an eye to the future, the Township of West Lincoln in Ontario’s Niagara Region is building a multi-use recreation site (MURS) facility in Smithville, Ont.
The estimated $23.6-million project is being delivered on a design-build basis by the team of Ball Construction and Architecture49. The two firms have collaborated in the past on more than 15 such projects.
Mayor Doug Joyner said the township opted for such a delivery model because it was anxious to ensure the project is completed on time and within the stipulated budget. The project is being financed through a combination of development charges, property taxes, reserves and fundraising.
Years in the making, the MURS will replace the aging Smithville Arena and Community Centre, which was built in 1973. That facility is expected to be demolished. The MURS project is being constructed at 177 West St., the site of the existing arena and community centre.
The MURS complex will include an NHL-size ice pad “which everyone is building today” as well as a 12,500-square-foot public library, indoor and outdoor walking tracks, a gym, playground, splash pad and a skateboard park. The facility has been designed to be compliant with requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Rod Aitken, vice-president of preconstruction at Ball, said a number of green features are being incorporated in the 93,000-square-foot project.
The list includes a green wall, higher insulation values, low-flow plumbing fixtures, energy-efficient mechanical equipment and LED lighting.
While the building has been designed in accordance with LEED Silver principles, certification will not actually be sought, said Aitken, a LEED Accredited Professional.
The project is being undertaken by a team that includes structural engineers WSP and mechanical and electrical engineers DEI & Associates Inc.
Foundation construction is now underway on the site. Aitken, whose firm is also constructing the $32-million Pelham Community Centre in nearby East Fonthill, said the major challenge on the West Lincoln project is the tight schedule.
The public library has to be completed by July 2018, while the arena and gym are to be completed by December of next year. Ground was officially broken in mid-September on the project, which is expected to revitalize the former Smithville Fairgrounds site.

Full article by PATRICIA WILLIAMS

(published on Nov 8, 2017) can be read in http://dailycommercialnews.com/en-US/Projects/News/2017/11/Aging-Smithville-arena-to-be-replaced-with-new-236-million-multi-use-community-hub-1028740W/

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