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Consultation has concluded

The official Stage 3 Multi-Use Recreation Centre engagement process is now closed. 

Thank you to everyone who participated by visiting this site, taking the survey, attending a workshop and sharing your feedback. Your participation is appreciated, and your feedback is necessary to inform Council's decision on next steps. 

From April 22 to May 20, community and stakeholder engagement occurred through surveys, workshops, stakeholder interviews, direct mailers, online informational videos, FAQ's and engagement through email and the project's community liaison. While the engagement for this Stage of the Multi-Use Recreation Centre is now closed, the community and its stakeholders will continue to have access to submit their comments to townoffice@whitecity.ca . Information, including videos and FAQ's, will continue to be made available on this website until mid 2021. 


Engagement Findings Summary

Engagement Findings Report

Next Steps: 

The Public Engagement portion of Stage 3 is now closed. Council has heard from the community and will be considering all the feedback received in the Stage 3 Public Engagement in addition to the previous project work in deciding how to proceed with design development and further stages of the project. Check whitecity.ca for future information and reports of the Multi-Use Recreation Centre.

We want to listen and learn from our community and stakeholders on how they want to proceed with design development, funding, and scheduling for the Multi-Use Recreation Centre. This will help us to identify which elements of the facility will be built when, and plan for the associated financial investment required to build the centre. Your thoughts and ideas on this project are vital. We want to hear from you about how we move forward with this exciting project.

Engagement opportunities included:

  • virtual community workshops,
  • online surveys,
  • virtual key stakeholder interviews,
  • a virtual forum, and
  • project liaison.

Your feedback will help us to decide on the timelines of the first two phases of the project, how the first two phases will be funded, and how the concept and design can best meet the needs of the community with responsible financial investment a key priority.

The engagement period is now closed. Please check back for the final engagement report.

Project Background

At the July 16, 2018 Regular Council Meeting, Council passed a resolution to proceed with developing a feasibility study to determine the viability of a Multi-Use Recreation Centre in the Town of White City.

To address the growing needs of the community, there is a desire to develop additional facilities to support sports, recreation and culture in the community. This would minimize the need to travel to Regina and other communities to access amenities and further support community building in White City. Community members, community groups, recreation clubs, and sports associations have helped to inform the process to date and will continue to play an important role in ensuring the community voice is represented in the decisions made by Council.

While this project would provide numerous community, lifestyle and wellness benefits, it is also a major capital project that is anticipated to cost between $65 and $80 million, based on the proposed options outlined in the financial analysis report from 2020. Investing in a facility such as the Multi-Use Recreation Centre is a great opportunity for the community, community groups and stakeholders, but is also a major responsibility.

One area where we are seeking feedback and input from the community is what kind of investment they are willing to make. The survey will ask community members about their level of support for a variety of funding options, including property taxes. The Town’s current financial analysis estimate applies a gradual application of property taxes over a 7-year period showing a peak one-year tax increase of $165, under a best-case scenario, or $1056, under a worst-case scenario. As an approximate yearly average, the anticipated tax impact could range from less than $100 to $600.

We want to hear from you about the projected first two phases of the project:

Phase 1, Spectator and Community Arenas, common areas and multi-purpose space

Phase 2, Full-sized Fieldhouse

Now is the time to connect, learn more and engage so that Council can continue to advance this project with the community voice and choice at the core of its decision making.

Process and Timeline

In 2018, Town Council approved the development of a feasibility study to determine the community’s need for a Multi-Use Recreation Centre.

In 2020, the Stage 2 Schematic Design work was completed, and the Town started moving forward with Public Engagement and Communications. Part of this work will include an engagement process to share information about the project and to receive feedback from the community on the development of the project relative to the associated financial investment.

The official Stage 3 Multi-Use Recreation Centre engagement process is now closed. 

Thank you to everyone who participated by visiting this site, taking the survey, attending a workshop and sharing your feedback. Your participation is appreciated, and your feedback is necessary to inform Council's decision on next steps. 

From April 22 to May 20, community and stakeholder engagement occurred through surveys, workshops, stakeholder interviews, direct mailers, online informational videos, FAQ's and engagement through email and the project's community liaison. While the engagement for this Stage of the Multi-Use Recreation Centre is now closed, the community and its stakeholders will continue to have access to submit their comments to townoffice@whitecity.ca . Information, including videos and FAQ's, will continue to be made available on this website until mid 2021. 


Engagement Findings Summary

Engagement Findings Report

Next Steps: 

The Public Engagement portion of Stage 3 is now closed. Council has heard from the community and will be considering all the feedback received in the Stage 3 Public Engagement in addition to the previous project work in deciding how to proceed with design development and further stages of the project. Check whitecity.ca for future information and reports of the Multi-Use Recreation Centre.

We want to listen and learn from our community and stakeholders on how they want to proceed with design development, funding, and scheduling for the Multi-Use Recreation Centre. This will help us to identify which elements of the facility will be built when, and plan for the associated financial investment required to build the centre. Your thoughts and ideas on this project are vital. We want to hear from you about how we move forward with this exciting project.

Engagement opportunities included:

  • virtual community workshops,
  • online surveys,
  • virtual key stakeholder interviews,
  • a virtual forum, and
  • project liaison.

Your feedback will help us to decide on the timelines of the first two phases of the project, how the first two phases will be funded, and how the concept and design can best meet the needs of the community with responsible financial investment a key priority.

The engagement period is now closed. Please check back for the final engagement report.

Project Background

At the July 16, 2018 Regular Council Meeting, Council passed a resolution to proceed with developing a feasibility study to determine the viability of a Multi-Use Recreation Centre in the Town of White City.

To address the growing needs of the community, there is a desire to develop additional facilities to support sports, recreation and culture in the community. This would minimize the need to travel to Regina and other communities to access amenities and further support community building in White City. Community members, community groups, recreation clubs, and sports associations have helped to inform the process to date and will continue to play an important role in ensuring the community voice is represented in the decisions made by Council.

While this project would provide numerous community, lifestyle and wellness benefits, it is also a major capital project that is anticipated to cost between $65 and $80 million, based on the proposed options outlined in the financial analysis report from 2020. Investing in a facility such as the Multi-Use Recreation Centre is a great opportunity for the community, community groups and stakeholders, but is also a major responsibility.

One area where we are seeking feedback and input from the community is what kind of investment they are willing to make. The survey will ask community members about their level of support for a variety of funding options, including property taxes. The Town’s current financial analysis estimate applies a gradual application of property taxes over a 7-year period showing a peak one-year tax increase of $165, under a best-case scenario, or $1056, under a worst-case scenario. As an approximate yearly average, the anticipated tax impact could range from less than $100 to $600.

We want to hear from you about the projected first two phases of the project:

Phase 1, Spectator and Community Arenas, common areas and multi-purpose space

Phase 2, Full-sized Fieldhouse

Now is the time to connect, learn more and engage so that Council can continue to advance this project with the community voice and choice at the core of its decision making.

Process and Timeline

In 2018, Town Council approved the development of a feasibility study to determine the community’s need for a Multi-Use Recreation Centre.

In 2020, the Stage 2 Schematic Design work was completed, and the Town started moving forward with Public Engagement and Communications. Part of this work will include an engagement process to share information about the project and to receive feedback from the community on the development of the project relative to the associated financial investment.