Dow Centennial Centre
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The Dow Centennial Centre in Fort Saskatchewan
, Alberta
, is a multi-purpose facility built to commemorate the Alberta Centennial.
The DCC has facilities that are used by the City of Fort Saskatchewan and neighboring communities. The facilities in the DCC are as follows:
The Shell Theatre hosts different shows throughout the year. Some of the previous shows included those of April Wine
, Trooper
, The Arrogant Worms
, and Stuart McLean. The theatre has a 550 person seating capacity
.
The Alberta Lottery Fund Art Gallery contains works of art, most of which are done by artists and photographers right in Fort Saskatchewan. The Gallery is located in the lobby of the Shell Theatre.
The Lions Banquet Rooms are flexible carpeted spaces with dance space for 350 guests. The rooms feature catering services on site for get togethers like weddings, corporate functions and large meetings.
The Scotiabank Studio is artist studio space with abundant lighting to meet the needs of artists, carvers, and crafters. It has flexible use for small workshops and/or meetings.
The Waiward Steel Pottery Studio is the current home and studios of the Fort Saskatchewan Pottery Guild.
The Sherritt-CEP NHL size Ice Arena provides seating for approximately 200 people and has drop-in public, family and senior skate programs. The scoreboards in the arena are sponsored by The Westaim Corporation.
Apple Fitness Centre is on the upper level of the DCC. It features state-of-the-art fitness equipment and free weights. Registered fitness programs include Fitness Assessments, Body Composition Tests, and Personal Fitness programs. Personal trainers are available upon request.
The Winner's Way Elevator is a large handicapped-accessible elevator providing transportation from the main floor to the weight room.
The Atco Gym is available for both community and sporting events. It has six badminton courts, two full centered basketball and volleyball courts, and is equipped with 200-folding-seat bleachers. Each week they have many different drop-in activities. There is access to sports equipment.
The Judo & Gymnastics Flip Factory is the home of the Fort Gymnastics Club and Tolide Judo Kwai (Fort Judo Club). It has the largest sprung floor mat area in Canada.
The Agrium Indoor Soccer Field is located in the southwestern end of the DCC. It is a regular size indoor soccer field with seating for 200 fans. The large space can be changed to support many different events including soccer, lacrosse, and trade shows.
The Umicore Indoor Track is a running track that runs around the Agrium soccer field, beside the Sherritt Arena and through the Apple Fitness Centre. It boasts 344 m of track with two lanes for walkers, joggers, or wheelchairs. The track is complete with handrail for safety.
The ICU Optical & Hearing Peek-Caboose Station features a safe indoor play set around a train themed playground.
Auggies Place Childminding Centre and Party Room offers babysitting for children under the age of five, including infants.
ATB Financial Family Leisure Ice is open daily.
Sulzer Metco Youth Impressions Tiles are located throughout the DCC. These tile were made by more than 3000 school age children in 2004 and the miniature works of art are on display at various locations throughout the facility.
Other amenities that are located in the Dow Centennial Centre are:
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Fort Saskatchewan is a city in Alberta, Canada, located northeast of downtown Edmonton, Alberta's capital city, along the North Saskatchewan River. Fort Saskatchewan is part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area and is one of 24 municipalities on the Capital Region Board...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, is a multi-purpose facility built to commemorate the Alberta Centennial.
The DCC has facilities that are used by the City of Fort Saskatchewan and neighboring communities. The facilities in the DCC are as follows:
- The Sheritt Cultural Pavilion includes the following:
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- Alberta Lottery Fund Art Gallery
- Shell Theatre
- Lions Banquet Rooms
- Scotiabank Studio
- Waiward Steel Pottery Studio
- Senator Tommy Banks Green Room
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The Shell Theatre hosts different shows throughout the year. Some of the previous shows included those of April Wine
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...
, Trooper
Trooper (band)
Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1975...
, The Arrogant Worms
The Arrogant Worms
The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many musical genres. They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music.-History:...
, and Stuart McLean. The theatre has a 550 person seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
.
The Alberta Lottery Fund Art Gallery contains works of art, most of which are done by artists and photographers right in Fort Saskatchewan. The Gallery is located in the lobby of the Shell Theatre.
The Lions Banquet Rooms are flexible carpeted spaces with dance space for 350 guests. The rooms feature catering services on site for get togethers like weddings, corporate functions and large meetings.
The Scotiabank Studio is artist studio space with abundant lighting to meet the needs of artists, carvers, and crafters. It has flexible use for small workshops and/or meetings.
The Waiward Steel Pottery Studio is the current home and studios of the Fort Saskatchewan Pottery Guild.
- The Landrex Recreational Pavilion includes the following:
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- Sherritt-CEP NHL size Ice Arena
- Agrium Indoor Soccer Field
- ATCOATCOATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd...
Gym - Judo & Gymnastics Flip Factory
- Apple Fitness Centre
- Umicore indoor track 335 metres
- ICU Optical & Hearing Peek-Caboose Station
- Auggies Place Childminding Centre and Party Room
- ATB FinancialATB FinancialAlberta Treasury Branches, doing business as ATB Financial, is a financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Province of Alberta. ATB operates in Alberta only, providing financial services to 680,000 Albertans and Alberta-based businesses. ATB has 167 branches and 130 agencies, serving...
Family Leisure Ice - Fort Saskatchewan Shoppers Drug MartShoppers Drug MartShoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1,241 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec as well as in Hawkesbury, Ontario....
Saunas - Kinettes Steam Rooms
- Sulzer Metco Youth Impressions Tiles
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The Sherritt-CEP NHL size Ice Arena provides seating for approximately 200 people and has drop-in public, family and senior skate programs. The scoreboards in the arena are sponsored by The Westaim Corporation.
Apple Fitness Centre is on the upper level of the DCC. It features state-of-the-art fitness equipment and free weights. Registered fitness programs include Fitness Assessments, Body Composition Tests, and Personal Fitness programs. Personal trainers are available upon request.
The Winner's Way Elevator is a large handicapped-accessible elevator providing transportation from the main floor to the weight room.
The Atco Gym is available for both community and sporting events. It has six badminton courts, two full centered basketball and volleyball courts, and is equipped with 200-folding-seat bleachers. Each week they have many different drop-in activities. There is access to sports equipment.
The Judo & Gymnastics Flip Factory is the home of the Fort Gymnastics Club and Tolide Judo Kwai (Fort Judo Club). It has the largest sprung floor mat area in Canada.
The Agrium Indoor Soccer Field is located in the southwestern end of the DCC. It is a regular size indoor soccer field with seating for 200 fans. The large space can be changed to support many different events including soccer, lacrosse, and trade shows.
The Umicore Indoor Track is a running track that runs around the Agrium soccer field, beside the Sherritt Arena and through the Apple Fitness Centre. It boasts 344 m of track with two lanes for walkers, joggers, or wheelchairs. The track is complete with handrail for safety.
The ICU Optical & Hearing Peek-Caboose Station features a safe indoor play set around a train themed playground.
Auggies Place Childminding Centre and Party Room offers babysitting for children under the age of five, including infants.
ATB Financial Family Leisure Ice is open daily.
Sulzer Metco Youth Impressions Tiles are located throughout the DCC. These tile were made by more than 3000 school age children in 2004 and the miniature works of art are on display at various locations throughout the facility.
Other amenities that are located in the Dow Centennial Centre are:
- Booster JuiceBooster JuiceBooster Juice is Canada's largest chain of fresh juice and smoothie bars. The chain specializes in health-conscious smoothies composed of a pure juice, fruit sorbet or vanilla frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, fresh yogurt and ice...
- Centennial Banquet & Catering of Fort Saskatchewan
- Fort Gymnastics Club
- Fort Saskatchewan Physiotherapy
- Fort Saskatchewan Pottery Guild
- Fort Saskatchewan Therapeutic Massage Center
- Tolide JudoJudois a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
Kwai (Fort Judo Club) - Empty restaurant space