Lacombe council approves Recreation and Culture Master Plan Refresh

Lacombe City Council has approved the Recreation and Culture Master Plan update after engagement with groups, local youth, and the community. 

The update utilizes the original master plan structure to predict the community’s recreation and culture priority needs.   

Feedback was collected through three surveys, community-wide, user group, and youth, to provide insight into the preferences of each group.   

"The Recreation and Culture Master Plan has been critical to our community's enviable quality of life since it was initially adopted in 2013," Mayor Grant Creasey said. "This Refresh will allow us to continue to develop the programming and services most important to our residents, allowing our community to be a hub for recreation and culture going forward."   

The Recreation and Culture Master Plan will help inform the city and community partner investment in recreation and culture facilities, such as capital construction, Community Builder Partnership Fund funding, or direct municipal programming.   

Part of the Master Plan Refresh included a review of the 2013 Master Plan Strategies and framework for five new strategies:  

• Programming focus areas as identified through the updated survey   

• Improved marketing and promotions, data, and analytics are used more often to aid and justify decisions   

• Revisiting fee setting and space allocation policies    

• Asset management practices to manage facilities and municipal funds effectively   

Since 2013 the following projects have been completed utilizing the previous plan:  

Culture  

• Lacombe Performing Arts Centre  

• Echo stage at the Lacombe Memorial Centre  

• Michener House Museum improvements  

• New public art and murals  

Recreation  

• Five new or replaced playgrounds  

• New and enhanced trails  

• Arena enhancements  

• Pool upgrades  

• New community gardens  

• Northwest soccer fields  

• Outdoor fitness equipment  

• Vesta Fish and Fetch Dog Park  

• Len Thompson Fish Pond Accessible dock  

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