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Kciw Knicanewek Sports and Recreation Park
The project team will work collaboratively and openly with First Nation clients to ensure that both the process and product are of the highest quality for budgetary and time requirements. Many projects entail working with traditional artists of the region to embed cultural symbolism within the design. The team is constantly strive to balance cultural sensitivity and environmental responsibility through the use of sustainable technologies and renewable resources where possible
Kciw Knicanewek Sports and Recreation Park
Site Location
The proposed site for the Kciw Knicanewek Sports and Recreation Park is centrally located in the community providing equal access to residents. The site is a mix of existing former and planned land uses:
- The site was the former location of the community land fill/dump which was closed to Federal and Provincial standards. The park plan will be designed to avoid cutting into the dump. Recreation facilities will be placed on the capped landfill area without disturbing the underlying materials following the guidelines of the closure plan.
- The site is bordered on the east side by a recently constructed social housing project on Reservoir Road. This population is a significant user group for the park and ease of access and how the housing development addresses the park in an important part of the plan (“Eyes on the Park”).
- The site accommodates the demand for housing, the Band has designated the land north and west of the park site as residential. A concept plan has been prepared that illustrates a possible layout of building lots and streets.
- The Band is currently planning a new 200mm water transmission line to upgrade the water system on the Reserve. This proposed line crosses the park site. During the course of the design for this corridor a simple environmental review was conducted by Hire Engineering. It was determined the site supports a grove of Butternut (Juglans Cinerea) trees which are a protected species at risk. Hire Engineering mapped the Butternut trees and identified the trees to be protected which are shown on the air photo (right). The park plan will be developed to avoid these trees.
- The topography of the site includes an upper plateau of the dump site at elevation 123 meters and sloping five percent from east to west to a lower level of 116 meters
Project Design Approach
Phase 2
