It has been a long time coming, but the time is almost here! The Martensville Community Recreation Centre (MCRC) is on target to open the arena this fall, with the Fieldhouse planned to open in early 2025.
“Construction is going very well, and we are targeting to be open for programming in the arena on October 11th and looking for an early January opening for the Fieldhouse,” City of Martensville Director of Recreation & Community Services Roxane Melnyk, said.
Once the entire facility is open to the public, there are plans in place to host a grand opening event to celebrate the facility with the community.
Positions within the MCRC have been getting filled through Nustadia Recreation Inc., the company that the City of Martensville contracted to operate the facility on their behalf. Available employment opportunities will be posted on the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association website, as well as on Nustadia media pages.
Several areas of the facility that will be opening this October include the arena, climbing wall, leisure arena, indoor playground and many of the meeting rooms.
There will also be retail space available for rent within the facility, including 8 spaces in the front and two retail spaces inside: including a concession/lounge operator and a pro-shop.
“We are currently working with an agent to fill those spaces and are open to what people have to bring forward to us. It would be great if they could be complimentary to each other,” Melnyk added.
There are plans to construct additional arena space onto the MCRC in the future; however, Melnyk noted that right now, the main focus is getting these two elements open and introducing it to the community. Once that is complete, the next stages of construction can be looked at.
“I haven’t been involved in this project since the beginning like others, so I can only imagine the pride that those that have been feel right now. This is an amazing facility, and it is truly a community facility. It was built by the community and will be utilized by the community. The City of Martensville residents, and the entire region will benefit from this facility for years to come.”
