The Carleton Civic Centre, L.P. Fisher Library and Woodstock High School theatre could get bigger in the future.
The town of Woodstock is looking at a project which will allow for the expansion of the civic centre complex, library and high school theatre down the road.
The project, which is estimated to cost $12 million, will be funded by the provincial and federal governments. The town council is working with both levels of government and the Woodstock Rotary Club as the project moves through the development phase. The project has three categories: health and wellness, literacy, and arts and culture. The civic centre improvements fall under health and wellness, while the library project is included in literacy, and the high school theatre expansion and retrofit can be placed in the arts and culture sector.
In the civic centre expansion and upgrade, the facility's seating capacity will be increased from 800 to between 1,800 and 2,000. A field house, large heated open-concept space for indoor soccer, basketball, track and field, gymnastics, martial arts, and other activities and events. The committee working on the civic centre expansion project also hopes to upgrade fitness centre facilities and increase the size of general community and meeting space.
An analysis was done that determined that the library needs certain upgrades, such as improved entrances, more room for staff and storage, and room for more access to computers. An area is also needed to display the W.O. Raymond Collection and the Dalton Camp Canadiana Collection.
The town of Woodstock is looking at a project which will allow for the expansion of the civic centre complex, library and high school theatre down the road.
The project, which is estimated to cost $12 million, will be funded by the provincial and federal governments. The town council is working with both levels of government and the Woodstock Rotary Club as the project moves through the development phase. The project has three categories: health and wellness, literacy, and arts and culture. The civic centre improvements fall under health and wellness, while the library project is included in literacy, and the high school theatre expansion and retrofit can be placed in the arts and culture sector.
In the civic centre expansion and upgrade, the facility's seating capacity will be increased from 800 to between 1,800 and 2,000. A field house, large heated open-concept space for indoor soccer, basketball, track and field, gymnastics, martial arts, and other activities and events. The committee working on the civic centre expansion project also hopes to upgrade fitness centre facilities and increase the size of general community and meeting space.
An analysis was done that determined that the library needs certain upgrades, such as improved entrances, more room for staff and storage, and room for more access to computers. An area is also needed to display the W.O. Raymond Collection and the Dalton Camp Canadiana Collection.
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| L.P. Fisher Public Library The arts and wellness aspect consists of plans to improve the Woodstock High School theatre in effort to improve community access. The town agreed that the existing facilities need an upgrade, and updating current facilities is a better option than constructing a new theatre. Planned improvements to the theatre include an increase to the size of the stage, and the construction of a new entrance for easier access. There are also plans to improve green rooms, dressing rooms and storage space. The committee working on the project hopes to be able to make an announcement by April 2012. With files from the Bugle-Observer. |
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