Heritage Valley District Park

A new district park is being developed in the Heritage Valley area.

Project Update - November 2024

Most of the planned construction in Heritage Valley District Park is complete.

Stage 1A and Stage 1B (southeast of the new 119A Street) have been open to community members since August 2022 and September 2024.

Stage 2A (northwest of 119A Street and south of New Father Michael McCaffery Catholic school) is under extended maintenance for an additional one year and expected to be open by the end of summer 2025. This is to allow fields to be fully naturalize and seeds to be germinated.

Remaining Stage 2B (west of Father Michael McCaffery Catholic school) was on hold till the completion of the new Catholic school (Father Michael McCaffery). With the completion of the new Catholic school this fall, the construction on Stage 2B is initiated and anticipated to complete in summer 2025. A one-year maintenance period will follow.

Heritage Valley District Park Map

Project Overview

The City is currently in the build phase for the Heritage Valley District Park which will support the growing Heritage Valley area. It will be home to two high schools, a community centre, multiple sports fields, and a variety of open space amenities to serve the area.

Through a series of public engagement opportunities, the City gathered input from residents and property owners, the public and Catholic school boards, community leagues, sports groups and organizations. The feedback gathered, along with City policies and technical requirements, was used to develop a final design.

Construction was to begin in summer 2021. A delay in securing a contractor due to funding constraints resulted in execution of only critical scope of the work in 2021, and rescheduling remaining work moved to 2022.

Project Stages

The project began in 2020 and will be completed in 2 stages, subject to funding approval.

map of stages 1 and 2 see larger view

Project History

Project Update - March 2024

Most of the planned construction in Heritage Valley District Park is complete.

Stage 1A has been accessible by the user groups since August 2022. Remaining two Stages 1B and 2A are currently under maintenance and will not be available until summer 2024. This is to allow seeds to be germinated.

Construction Map

The new Catholic school (Father Michael McCaffery) is under construction by Alberta Infrastructure on the northwest side of Heritage Valley District Park. To accommodate construction of the school, a temporary access road and a laydown area within the park is still required. As a result, additional construction on the last portion of the park (Stage 2B) will be needed once the temporary access road and laydown is no longer needed. Construction will be initiated once the school is built.

Project Update - November 2022

The sports fields east of 119 A Street (Stage 1B) have been completed, but will be unusable until summer 2023 to allow one full season for seed germination. The sports field north of Dr. Anne Anderson school (Stage 1A) completed in Q3-2021 and has passed the one-year maintenance warranty period in Q3-2022. This field is now being used by user groups, including the school.

The entirety of Stage 2A (west of 119A Street) was expected to be completed by the end of 2022, but inclement weather, pipeline crossing agreements and wet land approvals from the province delayed some of that work until 2023. Asphalt road access to 32 Avenue, some concrete work, tree installation and minor seeding is outstanding and is expected to be completed by June 2023, followed by one year of maintenance.

The new Catholic school (Father Michael McCaffery) is under construction by Alberta Infrastructure on the northwest side of HVDP. To accommodate construction of the school, a temporary access road and a laydown area within the HVDP is required for a duration exceeding the parameters of the development of the District Park. As a result, an additional stage (Stage 2B) of development will be required to complete the District Park once the temporary access road and laydown area is no longer needed. Construction for Stage 2B has been deferred until the school is completed.

The following link illustrates the adjusted scope of HVDP: Landscape Drawings-Stage 1A, 1B and 2A.

Construction Update - April 2022

Construction completed for Stage 1A (sports field north of Dr. Anne Anderson Public School) in 2021. Construction for the remaining stages of the Heritage Valley District Park project (HVDP) are in progress and targeted for completion by the end of 2022.

Several adjustments were made to the project in 2021 to satisfy project funding constraints. However, additional funding became available and as a result, those adjustments were reversed and the project continues as designed.

Additionally, an emphasis on accessibility was considered within the design and all trails within the park will be asphalt shared use paths. These elements have been added to the scope of the project:

Bioretention Facility
Permanent Irrigation system
Amphitheatre
Full trail network to be implemented
All granular trails be upgraded to asphalt
Naturalization planting
Perimeter fencing

The new Catholic school (Father Michael McCaffery) is under construction by Alberta Infrastructure on the north-west side of the HVDP. To accommodate construction of the school, a temporary access road and a laydown area within the HVDP is required for a duration exceeding the parameters of the development of the District Park. As a result, an additional stage (Stage 2B) of development will be required to complete the District Park once the temporary access road is no longer needed. The following link illustrates the adjusted scope of HVDP: Landscape Drawings-Stage 1A, 1B and 2A.

Advance Construction - Winter 2021/2022

The prime contractor conducted some work in advance over the winter 2021/2022, including earth work, stripping, hauling and material import. A majority of the earth work is complete with the exception of a few isolated portions of the park site due to land constraints. The remaining topsoil and grading will be completed in the Spring 2022 depending on weather conditions.

Project Update - December 2020

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback on the concept plan for Heritage Valley District Park. We used your feedback, along with technical requirements and City policies and programs to develop a final concept plan.

Construction will begin on the base-level amenities (page 1 of the concept plan) in spring 2021. The Summer Potential Concept Plan (page 2) and Winter Potential Concept Plan (page 3) could be constructed in the future should funding become available or partners come forward.

More detailed information on construction timing and impacts will be provided in spring 2021.

Project Update - October 2020

Thank you to everyone who participated in the online engagement. We are excited to share the What We Heard Report that was developed following the engagement.

The feedback gathered will be used, along with technical requirements and City policies and programs, to develop a final concept plan for Heritage Valley District Park. We will soon share the final concept plan that will include the base-level amenities and amenities that could be constructed in the future.

Project Update - July 2020

Thank you to everyone who engaged with us virtually as we adjusted our engagement practices as a result of COVID-19. The online survey and Ask A Question tool closed on June 30, 2020. We appreciate everyone who took the time to provide their feedback. Your input is important and will be used to help shape the overall concept plan, including the base-level amenities and the amenities that will be constructed in the future.

The project team will review the feedback and provide an update on what we heard in summer 2020.

Materials:
Draft Concept Plan
Draft Concept Plan Presentation

Title	Project Manager
Email	jamshed.khaliqdina@edmonton.ca

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Project Manager

jamshed.khaliqdina@edmonton.ca

Heritage Valley District Park

Project Update - November 2024

Project Overview

Project Stages

Project Timeline

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2020

Project History

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Jamshed Khaliqdina

Heritage Valley District Park

Project Update - November 2024

Project Overview

Project Stages

Project Timeline

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Project History

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