A new statue of dogs overlooks a new area that will become a fire pit at Central Park in Medicine Hat next week. On Friday the city's corporate sponsorship office announced that Plains Midstream will sponsor the area that will replace the former horseshoe pits, near the seasonal skating rink and Kiwanis Kitchen, at the park on the Southeast Hill.--NEWS PHOTO COLLIN GALLANT
A fire pit will be installed at Kiwanis Central Park this month thanks to a new sponsorship agreement between the city and Plains Midstream Canada.
The pit will be installed on Wednesday on the site that formerly featured a horseshoe pit and near the winter ice skating rink and Kiwanis Kitchen.
Benches were installed this week, and construction of the pit should be completed in one day next week.
The partnership arises as one of the first projects of the city’s effort to forge more corporate sponsorships and sell naming rights.
“Central Park is really a gathering place for residents and the community,” said Josie Doll, the partnerships coordinator with the city.
“We hope the new feature becomes a focal point, where many memories are made and shared,” said Jason Carter, the regional manager with Plains Midstream.
More road work
More detour signs will be going up around Medicine Hat this coming week.
Crews finishing a major sewer and water upgrades along the Kipling/Spencer Street corridor will need to close Third Avenue, leading to the Southeast Hill, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 until early October. Motorists will be detoured to Division Avenue as crews work their way toward College Avenue in phased construction.
A three- to four-week closure of the Sixth Street SW access to the Trans-Canada Highway will begin on Tuesday as crews replace a storm sewer catch basin. The work zone extends from Seventh Avenue to Red Deer Drive
As well, creekside erosion repair will cause the traffic delays in the southern portion of Kin Coulee Park starting Tuesday. Work to strengthen portions of the Seven Persons Creek bank and nearby underground infrastructure should take five days to complete.
The remainder of the park will remain open.
