The Arborg-Bifrost Recreation Advisory Committee is hosting an upcoming “outdoor recreation open house” for residents to share their ideas and opinions on creating new outdoor recreation spaces and provide them with an opportunity to ask questions.
The town’s baseball diamond and soccer fields — located behind the community hall, the arena, the pool and the curling club — have been earmarked for the construction of a much-needed new personal care home that the province has promised to build.
Arborg-Bifrost Parks & Recreation Commission director Tom Chwaliboga said the open house is an opportunity for everyone to provide feedback and ask questions.
The advisory committee will give a presentation that will include background information on the proposed project, ideas from previous planning sessions and a question-and-answer session
“This is has been a work in progress through both municipalities over the past couple of years. We had met with the community in October 2023 to gather ideas from different user groups and we also had a survey,” said Chwaliboga, who is a member of the advisory committee. “Based on all that information, we have a conceptual drawing of what this project may or may not look like. Things can change: the upcoming open house will give us ideas and suggestions of what else people might want to see. We’re committed to going forward with the best possible project.”
The advisory committee is composed of community members and representatives from both municipalities — the Town of Arborg and the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton, said Chwaliboga, and its role is to “help direct, advise and work with the community to find out what they’ll need for recreation and sports and leisure” in the coming years.
The open house will be held in Arborg on Monday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Arborg-Bifrost Community Hall at the end of Ingolfs Street. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
