Strathcona Regional District Moving Ahead With Redevelopment Of Strathcona Gardens

The Strathcona Regional District has been given the green light by residents to move ahead with a big redevelopment of the Strathcona Gardens Recreation complex.

The Strathcona Regional District began an Alternative Approval Process in August - needing area electors’ approval to borrow up to $64.6 million to support the project.

An AAP is used to gauge support and obtain legislative approval from electors for the initiative and borrowing proposal.

A total of 106 electors, or 0.32% submitted forms to oppose the loan authorization.

Under the Alternative Approval Process, approval of the electors is obtained if the number of elector responses received is less than 10 percent of the number of electors within Campbell River and Area D (32,880 people).  The AAP closed on October 4th.

The SRD Board of Directors will go over the results and discuss next steps at their regular board meeting on Wednesday, November 8th.

The borrowed funds will be used for phase 1 and phase 2 of the REC-REATE project.

Phase 1 will include a new aquatic centre with an 8-lane 25 m pool, accessible therapy pool, hot pool, and leisure pool with a lazy river, climbing wall and waterslide.

A new fitness and wellness centre with sauna and steam rooms will also be included, along with renovated change rooms and administrative areas.

Phase 2, the Rod Brind’Amour arena major renovation, will include increased seating to meet Junior A requirements, a walking track, new team and referee rooms and more.