The Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre will be an important regional landmark intended to expand access to recreation and wellness opportunities for the entire SwanValley Region in west central Manitoba. This 3-phase, 43,000sf development includes a leisure pool, a 4-lane lap pool, change rooms, sauna, and water slide. A walking track, fitness area, soccer pitch, and climbing wall will form the Wellness Centre.
The building sits on a prominent corner of a 2.8 hectare greenfield site. The location provides accessible street frontage, high visibility, and will allow for site development to be focused on promoting active modes of transit, pedestrian links to the surrounding context, and natural ecological development to the west.
Interior spaces have been designed to take advantage of the site’s generous southern and western exposures. These brightly lit, flexible, social spaces will make for an active community place for all ages and physical conditions. The programming encourages all seven of the Swan Valley municipalities to come together in a joint project that supports active and healthy lifestyles in this productive part of Manitoba’s landscape.