Graham Long, Free Press
Support for pool
Another sponsor has stepped forward to take up some of the naming rights for Drayton Valley and Brazeau County’s new aquatic centre.
Keyera Corporation has signed up to have naming rights to the competition pool in the facility. In exchange Keyera will contribute $100,000 to the project.
“Thank you to Keyera Corporation for continuing to invest in the community,” said Mayor Michael Doerksen at Wednesday’s town council meeting.
Keyera is the third sponsor to come forward to take up naming rights in the facility, joining the Rotary Club of Drayton Valley and Pride Ventures.
The total estimated cost of the aquatic centre is pegged at around $22 million. About half of that is covered through municipal funds from the Town of Drayton Valley and Brazeau County. An additional federal grant of $7.6 million is also in place. Organizers are still pursuing additional grants, sponsorships and donations, with a target of raising $3.8 million.
There are still a number of naming opportunities available at various levels for different parts of the aquatic centre. Those include the naming rights to the entire facility for 10 years. That is available at a cost of $500,000, to be paid over a five year period.
The aquatic centre will be located in Lions West Valley Park close to the Omniplex. Construction is expected to begin this spring.
New restaurant
Wendy’s is on the way to Drayton Valley. The Town has given approval to a development permit that will allow for the construction of a restaurant with a drive though, to be located at 5809 50 th Avenue, on what is currently a vacant lot.
Crisis line
Council passed a motion to support the creation of a 988 Crisis Line in Canada. The move comes after Mayor Michael Doeksen received a letter from MP Gerald Soroka asking council to join other municiplites in passing a motion in support of setting up and easy to remember three-digit suicide prevention hotline that is accessible to all Canadians.
“As elected officials and leaders, and especially during this period of difficulty as a nation, Canadians are counting on all of us to make a difference,” Soroka wrote.
