BIG CITY, BIG EVENTS, BIG AMENITIES, BIG FUTURE PROGRESS 2019 Page 35
LEGACY PARK AN EXCITINGWORK IN PROGRESS Dave Mabell
LETHBRIDGE HERALD
dmabell@lethbridgeherald.com I
t’s seen plenty of action during its first year. People strolling, skateboarding, tobogganing, picnicking, playing basketball
—Lethbridge’s new Legacy Regional Park has become one of the city’s new attractions. But it’s decidedly a work in
progress, withmore amenities being added this year—andmore to follow. Opened officially last summer
by then-Premier RachelNotley, the 73-acre park offers many features to appeal to many interests. And soon there will be more. The LethbridgeHorticultural
Society is developing part of the northwest corner of the park. Its volunteers got off to a quick start this spring, with a waterfall feature nowin operation and work underway on a memorial rose garden and a native grasses area. “We’re happy to partner with
them,” says City parks manager Dave Ellis. The non-profit group also
Herald photo by Ian Martens
Legacy Regional Park,whichwas officially opened in 2018, is still awork in progresswithmore amenities being added this year - andmore to follow.
maintains a garden east of the tennis courts atHenderson Lake, aswell as the native plants feature at the GaltMuseum. A little to the east of Legacy’s
garden area, contractors are creating a new parking lot and access road.When that’s ready, Ellis says, work will begin on a pavilion building and plaza for special events in the park. The new structure will include
washrooms aswell as pumps and controls for a large spray park that’s expected to open next year. The spray park will be “much
bigger than anythingwe’ve got in the city,” he says. “It will have 50 different water features.” Also part of the new
development will be a fenced group picnic area, available for booking in much the same way as the JohnMartin facility at Pavan Park and the Elks rental area in Indian Battle Park. Ellis also expects several areas
thatwere completed last year will open this summer. The ball diamond aswell as the soccer pitches should be ready for play once grass planted last year reaches the desired height. “The backstop and goalposts are
ready,” Ellis points out. Legacy Park’s irrigation system
has been operating since earlier this spring, he adds. So grass seeded there and in other areas of the park should soon bewell established. Already, many of theweeds that
sprung up last year are dwindling. “Eventually, the grass will be
thick enough that it will choke them all out.” What’s next? A children’s “discovery
playground” is being designed this year, Ellis says, with construction planned for next summer.
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Waste goals on track
Megan McCoy FOR THE HERALD
Lethbridge will continue to invest in
responsible waste management this year. The City has been looking for ways to become
more sustainable through endeavours such as replacing street lights to LED bulbs, incorporating curbside recycling and doing research into howLethbridge can reduce its carbon footprint. Joel Sanchez,Waste and Recycling Services
general manager for the City of Lethbridge, says other municipalities in Canada produce between 400-700 kilograms of waste per
person.However Alberta is closer to 1200 kg per person. Sanchez said the City will use curbside
recycling as a way to curb these numbers, as it has proven successful and the City has adopted the process quite seamlessly. “When you look at Calgary or Edmonton their
contamination in their recycling is between 20- 25 per cent.Ours was better typically around 10- 15 per cent,” he said. In phase one of curbside recycling launched in
April 2018, the City was able to capture about 90,000 kg of recyclable materials from1,000 participating homes. Sanchez noted the City has a goal to reduce waste production by 50 per cent by 2021; however, that goal will not being reachable until the City adds a separate bin for organics.
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