Westerner Park
4847A 19 Street T4R 2N7 Red Deer, AB, Canada

An update from With This Ring...Bridal Gala

2020 has been quite the year! Since March, the bulk of the events that typically take place at Westerner Park were postponed or canceled. This was challenging for all of us, but also has given us the opportunity to take time to strategically refocused our organization. As we look to the new year, and plan for when we can gather again, we will be reaching out to you for feedback on how we can continue to serve our event organizers, guests, and community. ... Let's start with a fun question, what is your most memorable experience at Westerner Park?

Submission deadline is tomorrow!

Merry Christmas! From our Westerner Park family to yours, we wish you a safe, healthy, and happy holidays! We look forward to when we can celebrate together again.

What innovations would you like to see Westerner Park bring to our facilities, guest experience, events, etc?

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Westerner Park Not an event was stirring, and all the venues were dark; The facilities were maintained by the team with care, ... In hopes that people would soon be there. The staff and volunteers were all grateful they said, While visions of gathering together danced in their head; And event organizers and guests sipped from their cup, Patiently waiting for things to open up. When out at the gates there arose such a clatter, We sprang from our desks to see what was the matter. Away with the restrictions, a new year at last! Healthy and safe, the pandemic had passed. From our Westerner Park family to yours, we wish you a safe, healthy, and happy holidays and look forward to when we can celebrate together again!

Happening now! Register and bring a toy to enjoy a pancake breakfast!

What's in a name? Have you ever wondered why we call our arena the "Centrium"? In the late 1980's when funding was approved and planning was well underway, the name selected for the area was "Centrium" "Cen gave nod to the importance of the location in Central Alberta, and recognizing that the construction would be complete during Westerner Park’s centennial year (1991). ... Tri indicated that there were three components to the complex and that funding came from three sources, The YourAlberta (Government of Alberta), The City of Red Deer and Red Deer County. Ium was derived from the usual suffix for large sports and convention facilities. The name reflected not only the tremendous importance of the development but also the optimism for future prospects. Following a century of progress, the best was yet to come! Tourism Red Deer, Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies

Calling all Artists! Cowboy Kicks will debut on May 5, 2021, at Westerner Park, where they will be auctioning off the painted boots for business, corporations, or individuals to purchase to display and help generate excitement for the CFR Red Deer.... It will be part of a fun evening of entertainment and community support for both Westerner Park and the Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team (CPRSMT)

Thank you to everyone for taking the time to engage with our page and provide us feedback! We hear you loud and clear - you want to see improvements within our concessions and to our parking fees. We've also identified these areas and will be making changes. Stay tuned! ... Our team looks forward to better serving you when we can open our doors again!

What improvements do you think Westerner Park could make?

Another great Christmas gift idea! "Bob Ross" inspired paintings, uniquely created by the Team Canada's Selection Camp. Visit: https://www.32auctions.com/HCAA to bid on a painting and help support local charities!

We are loving all the feedback you guys have given us! We hear you, we also miss events, gathering, social interaction, and working! The top events you guys cant wait to get back to are Westerner Days Fair & Exposition, CFR Red Deer, Red Deer Rebels, and concerts. Our shared community spirit and connection to Westerner Park make us all Westerners, and we can't wait until we can celebrate together again!

It was over 3 decades ago that the famous greens seats were purchased, so it took us a little digging with some of our long term employees to get to the root of the colour. In fact, it's a very practical reason. The original colour of the plastic for the seats is green, any other colour of seats would have involved adding dye, and thus increasing the costs. In true Westerner fashion, we went with the most cost-effective, practical option and the green seats served us well!

Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Check out the Red Deer Rebels team store in person or online!

Festival of Trees virtually opened today and we are proud to be taking part! As a founding supporter of the Festival of Trees, we are excited to take part in a unique way this year. We will have an exclusive CFR Red Deer -CFR46 memorabilia package in the silent auction and a sponsored tree. Our talented team has decorated a 7.5’ Pre-lit Jasper Cashmere Tree with 450 pre-strung clear lights and cleverly showcased the history of Red Deer.... Our celebration spirit and community pride is alive in this Christmas Tree! Festival of Trees has been closed to the public due to the current rise of COVID-19 cases in our province. They are offering a number of ways for our community to participate virtually while supporting their goal of raising funds for electronic fetal monitoring equipment for Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre and other care centres in Central Alberta. From November 14 to 28, their silent auction will be accessible online. You will be able to view the auction catalogue and place bids online from any computer or mobile device through www.reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca/auction The Tree Room can be viewed online through Facebook Live every day from November 14 to 28 at www.facebook.com/rdrhfoundation

Supporting Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies is part of our commitment to the agriculture industry. Recently we were able to donate 100s of arena seats to the Benalto Agricultural Society. They will repurpose them, saving money and offering an environmentally conscious second life for the seats. Sustainability and collaboration is the corner store of our ag societies. The Benalto Ag volunteers expressed their gratitude and mentioned they look forward to continui...ng to provide volunteers and support for CFR Red Deer. **How were we able to donate seats? Stay tuned!

In 2018, Red Deer and Edmonton were announced as the hosts of the IIHF World Junior Championship . This successful bid was made possible through the efforts of the Oilers Entertainment Group, the Red Deer Rebels, The City of Red Deer and Westerner Park. In 2019, Westerner Park proposed renovations to the Centrium in an effort to provide a state of the art facility to enhance the guest experience and showcase the facility to the world. City of Red Deer Council considered the... $3 million request and approved the funding. https://www.reddeeradvocate.com//red-deer-city-council-ap/ In 2020, on September 17, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that all games for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship will be played in Edmonton, instead of Red Deer, due to COVID-19 restrictions, without fans in attendance, but will return to Edmonton and Red Deer in 2021. **In the meantime, we were busy preparing our facilities.

The Centrium is the venue of choice for many national and international sporting events. From the Mastercard Memorial Cup in 2016 to the 2019 Canada Winter Games - Red Deer, and now the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2021/22. Renovations and upgrades to the Centrium were necessary to enhance our guest's experience, ensure the comfort and safety of everyone the attends events, and to create more interest from national and international event organizers. Thanks to our major... funding party The City of Red Deer we will continue to be able to attract more events and offer more community and economic benefit! The Centrium now offers: New industry-standard seating with comfortable padding and drink holders Modernized LED signage with superior exposure and quality for advertisers. Upgraded score clock that now meets industry standards, replacing obsolete technology and improves the image quality and save time and money for events like CFR Additional dressing, offering more versatility for events All doors, walls concrete pillars, under-seat concrete, suite, and railings were refreshed and now modernize the design of the facility New wayfinding to improve efficiency, accessibility, and safety. The Centrium continues to meet National Hockey League standards and is the leader in efficiency and safety in the Western Hockey League and has the most up-to-date lighting, communications, and audio/visual systems.

Over the last 9 months, we've had the time to work on our organization. This includes everything from identifying ways to improve our guests' experience and strategically refocusing our organization, to something as simple as a signage audit. **Does anyone recognize these signs?