Written by Peter McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM Friday, 23 August 2013 11:00
The planned sports facility next to Okanagan College in Coldstream is moving to the next phase. The regional district has awarded the contract for the detailed
design and construction management to a Vancouver firm called Dialog. RDNO's Community Development Coordinator Tannis Nelson says staff and
the consultant will be meeting with stakeholder groups this fall to
discuss the site layout, civil work and facility design. That will be followed by detailed design and tendering the site preparation work. Nelson says an archaeological study on the site is currently underway and expected to be completed by the end of September. "On-site construction will begin following the completion of the
study, which is anticipated to be in October 2013," says Nelson. Completion of the Olympic sized track and sports field venue is
targeted for the fall of 2014, with Nelson saying the public will
get access sometime after that. The Agricultural Land Commission has mandated construction be done by
November 2014 as a condition of using farm land for the project. Greater Vernon voters approved borrowing up to $7.5 million for the facility in a referendum in April by a 52% margin.
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