The Future of the Fenlands What We Heard Appendix: Phase 1 concluded in May 2021

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Future of the Fenlands Phase 1 Online survey available on BanffViewpoints.ca Survey Duration: April 26 to May 26, 2021 Promoted to the public through web sites, media relations, direct invitation to key stakeholders, open invitation to residents, social media paid promotion, on-street signage, display posters and other local advertisement 401 survey respondents Engagement workshops held on May 13 and May 19, 2021 38 participants in the workshops – Mural boards presented in the Final What We Heard report Focus groups were held May 10 to May 18 47 people participated in the focus groups

Contents Survey Questions ....................................................................................................................... 2 Survey Responses – Aggregate Results ...................................................................................... 6 Survey Verbatim Comments – Open-ended Questions ............................................................ 24 Focus Group – Sports Teams .................................................................................................... 90 Focus Group – Instructors ......................................................................................................... 92 Focus Group – Food Security ................................................................................................... 94 Focus Group – Youth ................................................................................................................ 97 Focus Group – Settlement Services of the Bow Valley ............................................................ 99 Focus Group – Affordability ................................................................................................... 103 Focus Group – Community Services Staff ............................................................................. 105

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Survey Questions Summary 1. In the past, what season would you visit The Fenlands? (Select all that apply)

a. Spring b. Summer c. Fall d. Winter e. Never

2. Before COVID, how often did you go to The Fenlands? a. Every day b. 2-6 times a week c. 1 time a week d. 2-3 times a month e. 1 time a month f. 1 time a year g. Never

3. What activities have you or your family members done at The Fenlands? a. Playing hockey b. Curling c. Skating d. Watching ice sports (hockey, curling, skating) e. Roller skating f. KidZone (indoor play space in the curling rink) g. Arts and Crafts h. Language classes i. First aid, avalanche safety or other certification courses j. Fitness classes k. Dance classes l. Hanging out, studying, or relaxing in open spaces m. Participating in a board meeting, training or other meeting or session n. Skateboarding o. Soccer p. Basketball q. Pickleball r. Badminton s. Volleyball t. Rummage scale u. Attended a special or private event (yoga festival, pow-wow, birthday party, wedding) v. I have never used The Fenlands (not applicable) w. Religious activities

4. What other activities not listed above have you done at The Fenlands? 5. What do you think is the best thing about The Fenlands now? 6. What don’t you like about The Fenlands now? 7. Personal Fitness - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands. 0 = you

would never use or participate in the activity. 5 = you would frequently use or participate in the activity.

a. Cardio fitness machines (treadmills, stationary bicycles, ellipticals, etc.) b. Stationary strength fitness (leg press, bicep curls, and other strength machines)

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c. Weight training (lifting and using free weights) d. Heavy lifting (powerlifting and body building) e. Aerobic and wellness activity (yoga, Zumba, Pilates, dance, etc.) f. Spin studio (stationary bike studio)

8. Arts and Culture – We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands. 0 = you would never use or participate in the activity. 5 = you would frequently use or participate in the activity.

a. Pottery and sculpting b. Painting and sketching c. Photography d. Crafts and do it yourself (maker space) e. Indigenous cultural space f. Theater/ drama/ performance space

9. Technology and Multi-Purpose - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands. 0 = you would never use or participate in the activity. 5 = you would frequently use or participate in the activity.

a. Computer and printer lab (for personal needs or classes) b. Personal tool and equipment lending and repair (tool library, repair café) c. Arcade game area d. Prayer and quite space e. Music space ( access to instruments, studio, or lessons)

10. Food and Learning - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands. 0 = you would never use or participate in the activity. 5 = you would frequently use or participate in the activity.

a. Culinary / cooking/ nutrition classes b. Community food programs with fridges and storage c. Language, work or career classes d. Safety training classes (first aid, avalanche training, life skills, etc.) e. Community group meeting space f. Private space for birthday parties, neighbourhood get togethers, family celebration,

etc.) 11. Sport and Seasonal Activities - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands.

0 = you would never use or participate in the activity. 5 = you would frequently use or participate in the activity.

a. Tots and children indoor space b. Climbing and/or bouldering space c. Indoor pump track – bike, skateboard (seasonal -spring/summer) d. Indoor turf – soccer, flag football, ultimate frisbee, etc. (seasonal – spring/summer) e. Court racquet sports – pickleball, badminton (seasonal – spring/summer) f. Batting cages – baseball, softball (seasonal – spring/summer)

12. Are there any activities, programs, equipment or space ideas missing from our list that you would want to do in The Fenlands on a regular basis?

13. If you Could have just 1 new activity, equipment or space added inside The Fenlands, what would that be?

14. What other changes would you suggest to make you or your family use The Fenlands more? 15. When The Fenlands was built, certain rooms were constructed specifically to be used by a

private hockey school (Banff Hockey Academy). The hockey school paid the Town for

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private use of that space, and exclusive use in some areas. Recently, the hockey school left Banff and the space is not empty. (Note: The Hockey Academy’s space did not include the ice rinks). Which of the following statements do you agree with most: (select one)?

a. The Town should keep some space for private business or organization for a private use

b. The Town should convert the space for new uses available to the community c. The Town should not change any of the space used by the Hockey Academy. The

Town should try to lease/ rent the space to a private ice sports organization or business (i.e. hockey, curling, ringette) that will also use the public ice surfaces.

d. I don’t know e. Other

16. Please specify other approaches to the former hockey school space 17. How important are the following qualities to you in a community recreation centre. Based

on what think is most important to least important a. Range of recreation opportunities – The Fenlands has a very wide range of

recreation activities that satisfy as many people and groups in our community as possible – from workouts to courses, from music to meditation, from sports to arts.

b. Inclusive – The Fenlands staff and space design make everyone feel safe and welcome, regardless of gender identity, ability or orientation.

c. Environmental Leadership – The Fenlands incorporates into its design and operations the top energy efficiency standards, waste reduction and reuse practices, and conservation efforts.

d. Affordable – The Fenlands offers space and activities that can be accessible to everyone, including for people without any money. This means offering free space to just hang out, and free or low-cost activities.

e. Accessible – all people can easily enter and get around The Fenlands, use equipment and participate in activities, no matter their physical or cognitive ability.

f. Sense of Place in Banff – The design of the space – the materials, colours, furniture and overall “feel” reflects the natural environment of Banff.

18. How would you describe your ideal community recreation centre, in 100 words or less? 19. Which of the following ways to operate programs and services do you think would be best

for the fenlands? Please indicate your level of support for these management options. a. Completely municipal-run (Town of Banff) operation of all community programs

and services in all spaces. b. A mix of municipal (Town) and not-for profit (i.e. volunteer) operation of

community programs and services. c. A mix of municipal (Town) and not-for profit (i.e. volunteer) operation of

community programs and services, and private businesses operating activities for ongoing private use in other spaces.

20. We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse. Fieldhouses are typically home to indoor sporting events and activities such as soccer, lacrosse, badminton, ultimate frisbee, football and more. Please indicate your level of support for the following options

a. A temporary fieldhouse in the spring/summer at The Fenlands that uses one of the rink surfaces

b. A permanent year-round fieldhouse in the Bow Valley area c. A new, permanent year-round fieldhouse in Banff

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21. Please provide any final comments about this topic, The Fenlands or this survey. 22. Do you have any other comments about the fieldhouse concept? 23. How old are you? 24. Where do you live? 25. How long have you lived in the Bow Valley (Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Harvie Heights,

Exshaw, Dead Man’s Flats, Lac Des Arcs, and Stoney Nakoda Nation)? 26. How would you describe your gender identity? 27. Are you doing this survey on behalf of an organization or business? 28. What language do you mainly speak at home? 29. What is your residency status in Canada? 30. Would you like to receive updates about The Fenlands Renewal?

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Survey Question Responses – Aggregate Results Q.1. In the past, what season would you visit the Fenlands? (Select all that apply)

Q.2. Before COVID, how often did you go to The Fenlands?

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Q.3. What activities have you or your family members done at the Fenlands?

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Q.4. What other activities not listed above have you done at The Fenlands?

• See verbatim comments Q.5. What do you think is the best thing about The Fenlands now?

• See verbatim comments

Q.6. What don’t you like about The Fenlands now? • See verbatim comments

Q.7. Personal Fitness - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands.

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Q.8. Arts and Culture – We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands.

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Q.9. Technology and Multi-Purpose - We want to know what you would like to do.

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Q.10. Food and Learning - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands.

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Q.11. Sport and Seasonal Activities - We want to know what you would like to do at The Fenlands.

Q.12. Are there any activities, programs, equipment or space ideas missing from our list that you would want to do in The Fenlands on a regular basis?

• See verbatim comments Q.13. If you Could have just 1 new activity, equipment or space added inside The Fenlands, what would that be?

• See verbatim comments Q.14. What other changes would you suggest to make you or your family use The Fenlands more?

• See verbatim comments

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Q.15. When The Fenlands was built, certain rooms were constructed specifically to be used by a private hockey school (Banff Hockey Academy). The hockey school paid the Town for private use of that space, and exclusive use in some areas. Recently, the hockey school left Banff and the space is not empty. (Note: The Hockey Academy’s space did not include the ice rinks). Which of the following statements do you agree with most: (select one)?

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Q.16 Please specify other approaches to the former hockey school space • See verbatim comments

Q.17 How important are the following qualities to you in a community recreation centre. Based on what think is most important to least important

Q.18. How would you describe your ideal community recreation centre, in 100 words or less?

• See verbatim comments Q.19. Which of the following ways to operate programs and services do you think would be best for the fenlands? Please indicate your level of support for these management options.

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Q.20. We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse. Fieldhouses are typically home to indoor sporting events and activities such as soccer, lacrosse, badminton, ultimate frisbee, football and more. Please indicate your level of support for the following options.

Q.21. Please provide any final comments about this topic, The Fenlands, or this survey.

• See verbatim comments Q.22. Do you have any other comments about the fieldhouse concept?

• See verbatim comments

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Q.23. How old are you?

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Q.24. Where do you live?

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Q.25. How long have you lived in the Bow Valley (Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Harvie Heights, Exshaw, Dead Man’s Flats, Lac Des Arcs, and Stoney Nakoda Nation)?

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Q.26. How would you describe your gender identity?

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Q.27. Are you doing this survey on behalf of an organization or business?

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Q.28. What language do you mainly speak at home?

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Q.29. What is your residency status in Canada?

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Q.30. Would you like to receive updates about The Fenlands Renewal?

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Survey Verbatim Responses to Open-Ended Questions Q.4. What other activities not listed above have you done at The Fenlands?

• Community events like the Hospitality Olympics • attended the yoga festival market • Gone for a meal at concession • Housekeeping Olympics • Town open houses • Work function • Attended public seminars / information sessions. • Visited my Greenhouse plot in the back parking lot. • Good food box pick up and housekeeping olympics. • Lacrosse • buying food from vendor • I watched an international ball hockey tournament that took place. • food take out • Winter festival • Attended a "Welcome to Banff" exhibition type thing • Dinner • Pow wow. Loved it. • Staff party (private function) for CRPS • Pick up veggie order in the parking lot • Friends from out of town Parking in the parking lot to go biking • Food at the concession • Fenlands does not cater for my interests • After School Program Settlement Services • My son attended Summer Fun at Fenlands in 2020 • Hosted an event at the fenlands • Rented a room for training and birthday • Picked up friends from the parking lot. • worked with the Banff Hockey Academy • Would be nice if we could use it for ball hockey. • Summer Camp • greenhouse! • attended a dance, attended an Octoberber , attended town of banff displays • Lacrosse • Taken classes from skating club • Summer fun for my children last year • Walking group with AHS • Pickup for the Bow Valley Food Alliance's Good Food Box • Not at the new Fenlands but the old arena had tennis courts out front and a "mountain

bike" trail in the back

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• Child Care "THE BASEMENT" • Summer hockey camp, school organized hockey game (BANMORE Cup) • New Year's Eve celebration • Worked the TOB’s Summer Fun summer camp program : Summer 2020 • Volunteered at the TSN Curling Skins games • Private party when my kids were at Playschool in town. • Bow Valley Primary Care Network's Active Living Exercise Program • volleyball • Used for special needs kids to have some space for indoor activities for their therapists/aides

especially over winter when weather isn't ideal. Gives them some privacy outside of the home.

• Taught a community class there once. Got vaccinated there last week. • Banff marathon registration/volunteering, outdoor skating this past winter • Pintys Curling event • Worked the reception desk and for the curling club. • Team building events. • Special Events • Working with Summer Fun • High School Dance! • Meetings for work, • Greenhouse gardening • Banff yoga festival • town open houses for development projects • Town of Banff development open houses • Volunteered with seniors walking program • Lacrosse • Canteen • Used to skate there at the old outdoor skatepark • Volunteer • Cultural activities, meetings • Music class • PCN Classes and Programs • racquet sports • Good food box pick up • ate at the oh bento. • Picked up vegetable food packs and got vaccinated • tennis painting course hockey tournaments • Family day events • Summer Fun program for my son • Rented space to use for video production. • Moved to Banff March 2021 • used it when the fondo was going on to pick up bib

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• Community group meetup • I used to skateboard daily at the old outdoor skateboard park at Fenlands. • Housekeeping O. Games • Skating, Yoga

Q.5. What do you think is the best thing about The Fenlands now?

• mountain views in the classes • Hockey rinks are both great. • Open space above • An opportunity for it to be more inclusive • skating rink, curling rink, skateboarding • Loads of space and decent parking • Curling with a beer, skating both ice and skateboarding, id love to get more involved with ice

hockey but I suck • It is currently not open...so I guess the best thing is that we can use it for vaccines. Why

aren't we also using it for testing - as it currently takes 6 days to get one. • Family Fun zone, 2 rinks, roller skating in summer, large dressing rooms for hockey • Small local feel. • Space easy access and staff are very friendly • Winter sports, like hockey for the kids. The kidzone was great when it was running. • curling facility • Modern / clean • Parking lot and concession food area • Design, location, size • Sustainable building! • Community hub and all the activities especially kid zone. When the weather is bad there is

no other option for indoor activities and that is great • 2 sheets of ice to service the community needs • How it looks. Only cause I don’t use the facility. • clean and lots of space for parking. • It's for community • Easy access with parking and lots of space • Allows for hockey,curling and events • The concourse is a beautiful space • Ice surfaces • food vendor • I appreciate that you are thinking about how best to use the space for a wide variety of

sports, arts and recreational activities. • It’s being used to vaccinate the community. • The ice sheets • The ice, my kids love to skate/play hockey and hang out with their peers while having fun. • the food at the kiosk • The Fenlands has a great curling facility

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• The outdoor skating rink this winter • Modern facility and clean/in good repair. • Lots of space and sunlight in public spaces. • Banff Minor hockey, The rec hockey leagues, the Banff Skating club. • Cool curling rink. Good parking • Beautiful state of the art facility that reflects core values of community members and the

beauty of Banff. • Having a place to recreate within our town • its potential • A space for activities • The Community Greenhouse run by Town of Banff • Very modern, environmentally friendly, and good general use for families • My kids had a warm place during covid for activity besides hockey • it was fantastic to have a dry surface for skateboarding and rollerskating before Covid

restrictions came in. I am an avid skater both ice and roller and skateboarding. I was there from 2-4 times per week.

• Two world class ice sheets • it's a nice building • large space, sustainability, windows • Its potential, post covid • Greenhouse in the parking lot! • Reasonable ice time rates for local groups • 2 ice surfaces makes it easier to obtain ice time • The TWO hockey rinks. • 2 rinks • Two sheets of hockey • Ice surface • Beautiful building that compliments the area • It's clean. • The outdoor skatepark/occasional indoor skatepark • large activity centre • Great hockey facility for youth • That it exists for community members to develop as serves them. • two arenas • the concourse is so good i love the food there • I’ve only been there once for ice skating but I really loved that. I like that it is a close to

home local area great for activites • The views, the design/finishing, and the curling space is beautiful; there is a lot of space

overall in the Fenland’s that could be better utilized • the staff and ice quality • The building itself is beautiful, compared to most arenas • We have access to two ice surfaces. Really helps with availability. • *** and the people who run the canteen (oh bento)

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• Multiple sports have been added not just ice rinks • Ice rinks, multi-use rooms, parking • Location and parking. Building looks really new and inviting. The classes I've heard about

seem great • Its location • consistent ice time each week for the kids practices • The two rinks are amazing and we have to keep them going. We should try and have a

hockey school or summer holckey. • The ice surfaces and dressing rooms. Beautiful facility. • Great facility in the Bow Valley that we should get the most out of. • Parking lot and concession • pre covid, THE ICE RINKS • It is the winter community gathering spot for our Canadian sports! • It offers 2 ice surfaces • The space, cleanliness, windows, the potential for more use. It's use of all spaces during

COVID • Beautiful facility, ice rinks • It is a beautiful facility and serves the Bow Valley area. • The Fenlands is a very nice arena for ice sports. The ice is good quality, the dressing rooms

are clean, spacious and have good showers. The food at Oh Bento is great and offers healthy choices. The facility is nice, new and modern.

• It's a dedicated Ice surface facility that is needed in all seasons • Oh Bento! • How many activities are offered there • Playing hockey • It is a purpose built ice arena able to cater handily to what is was made for. • Skating rinks, concession, curling • Pre COVID; the ease of use and Having indoor sport options in winter when weather was

bad // During covid...outdoor rink was a great option once indoor use wasn't avail • Size and how spacious it is. And Oh Bento restaurant • Hockey • Great facilities. • Two ice rinks and large dressing rooms • The rinks • At the moment nothing. • A great space for AHS Covid vaccine clinics. • Hockey • A good available space to develop • The ice surfaces. • Community focussed recreation centre ... and Chicken karage at the concession • The availability and proximity of ice sports, particularly hockey & ice time, for Banff

residents ... the ability of friends & family to locally enjoy ice sports together ... the potential for all-year ice time availability.

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• Great ice times for young kids. Community gathering around sport. Meeting new people through sport.

• Recreation staff and variety of activities • The curling wing • Only place in Banff to play hockey. • looking to expand offerings • I think it serves a great purpose as community space • Variety of spaces and activities • Ample parking, meeting rooms, renovated, clean and viable space • The best thing about the Fenlands is that it is for public use. • Yoga festival • The exterior of the building is beautiful. Oh Bento ! For the purpose of winter ice activities it

meets and possibly exceeds the need. Wedding venue • Close to town, easy to get to. Large space for activities. • Features are beautiful with bright, open spaces. It is a place to cross over with community

friends. The curling rink is great! • Potential and space for a wide variety of sports and activities. • The new design, open-ness of the space and the light that comes in. • Big parking lot. • A great area for participating in community sports, possibly gymnastics as we don't have that

in Banff anymore. • Great ice times! • The 2 Ice surfaces • 2 sheets of ice • Great new (but underutilized) venue • The 2 ice surfaces, the bistro, the history of the hockey/skating club teams down the

hallway, the water system for unused water for sewage, no plastic waterbottles being sold. • It's proximity to my home • Open space for indoor soccer ! • Skating • It's a nice, modern building that's easily accessible • I think The Fenlands in a great location - lots of parking (both on-site and distant at the new

railway lot) and fairly central and well connected to multi-use trails. • I havent used the Fenlands • The space inside and out • Hockey facilities • Curling • Activities that you do not need to pay or sing up for. • Showers !! • It's a beautiful building with a lot of potential • The Skating • Need climbing wall, bouldering wall • The building and spaces are beautiful, lots of lights

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• Loved the Pickleball • Hockey Games and curling • Kids programs, fun zone • Hockey • Large, location, has parking • There are two rinks and a curling space, meeting/office spaces, concession • I dont utalize the fenlands centre as much as I should. I have been in town for 4 years now

and it would be nice to see the space being used for more acitivies beside organized sports. A gym with a large weight room would be ideal as there is no good one

• Location • It is a beautiful facility but only useful if you play hockey or curl. • All of the windows, allowing natural light into the facility. • Bow Valley Primary Care Network's Active Living Exercise Program. • this place is never busy • ice arenas and curling • The space! And parking • New , excellent ice surfaces • Skating • That there's portions always open for free for the public to use • Accessibility for locals • Curling rink and sushi! • How close it is to the town, accessibility for walking and biking • energy saving building • Nice design • Arena rentals, great rental price for non-profits • I like that it is a space for kids and sports. We need more indoor spaces for sports. • Skate rink • It is a nice facility! • It’s a beautiful space-having Pickleball and other activities have been great • The hockey and curling rinks and community space • The second floor room with windows, it is peacefull • Great ice hockey and skating facilites • There is alot of open space and it's on the opposite side of town from sally borden so gives

people more of an opportunity to access amenities • free parking • Sustainability • To keep using it as a two ice surface facility for hockey/skating and the curling rink. • The rolly derbies! And skating rink and curling. And community events! • probably the curing rink and lounge area • The rinks • Great community center • It has a lot of space and potential

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• rent the room with more reasonable rate • Top end space with great natural light and excellent ice quality and nice dressing rooms. • Quality of facilities • beautiful, clean building • A good space for the community to gather and use recreation facilities. • The potential. • It is set up for a variety of events • The community greenhouses • Beautiful facility with 2 great ice surfaces. Very clean and well maintained. Meeting room

space is quite good as well. • Skating, roller skating and curling. Plus, kids camp. • Accessibility, location • The curling rink • We love the hockey atmosphere at the fenlands, it was always a safe place for our kids to

play and watch hockey. • Not much. An ill designed space entirely designed around hockey and curling • It's a beautiful building and I think we are lucky to have it. I like that we are looking at more

ways to utilize this asset! • Variety of events • A community space with the possibility to socially distance • It’s a nice building that provides a great space for hockey and curling • Nice mixed space for various uses • It provides limited activities for families and adults. • It's a beautiful building • I think its a world class facility in a world class environment. The expansion of the facility to

expand on the existing arena and curling space were very well done. I believe the ice surfaces could be better utilized by bring in Junior Hockey

• Fills much needed role of Rec and community centre in Banff. • location • architecture, location • The fact the sports halls can be used for multiple purposes • Ice rink and fitness courses • It's a beautiful building • Big potential for a lot of different activities and easy access for Banff residents • Better use for hockey tournaments in winter, they bring revenue to hotels, restaurants, banff

businesses • Ice rinks • The savings on staff and ice • So much space for the community • Best hockey arena around the valley by a large margin • Curling & arena • Potential for more activities • access to parking, power, washrooms, makes a good event space.

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• Site for sports events • Windows providing great views of the outdoors while curling or in a class or at a wedding.

Fees are reasonable and Access Pass and new “free”opportunities are great for everyone. • Skating • The architecture - the concourse and curling rink are beautiful spaces. The meadow is also

lovely! • The skatboarding for adults and kids • lots of parking • Aesthetic design on the outside, natural light in the concourse and the fact you can order

sushi at a hockey arena! • ice rink • The two hockey rinks • It looks nice. • place for racquet sports • How fun and great it is for kids to get out and preform sports and stay active during covid • Skateboarding • That it is being used more & in different ways during covid. The large windows, easy

parking, friendly front desk staff, space opportunity • Clean, safe, accessible • big spaces. • Great building and large space, nice that’s it’s of Banff Av and dowrtown • great bldg • Pool and Gym • An adequate amount of ice surface to accommodate practice and game times, realistic for

school age children. • Every skateboarder want to open some indoor skate park!! We would like to skateboarding

round year. • adult skateboard night before it closed due to covid • Location • the staff and ice quality , parking , clean • The classroom space. • Location • the architecture • newley renovated • Skateboarding • That it is a multi use facility. • The public ice skating! • It’s all great to me! • The skate nights • Indoor skate park (sept-nov 2020) • I moved to Banff in October 2020 (from LL) so did not get the chance to know what the

fenlands was really to be used for other than watching hockey! • Indoor skateboarding area

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• Modern facilities • The service to the community • Space available for community groups to book and diverse activity offerings • New Banff sign • Skate boarding • Affordable • mountain views in the classes

• Not very much. Administration and Fenland's team doing a good job of making all users

feel unwelcome Q.6. What don’t you like about The Fenlands now?

• doesn't have a lot for non-ice activities • Lots of dead office space • Only winter related activities • Too focused on just winter sports • That the town doesn’t it for recreation for residents enough • Seems like a great facility that doesn’t get utilized.. maybe more accessibility to things like a

beer hockey league • They call it the Fenlands Recreation Centre, but it should be called Fenlands arena. There are

no activities for people who do not skate. Why don't we offer gymnastics or dance classes or yoga classes or arts and crafts? Something for the young kids in the community who don't play hockey? A swimming pool so kids can learn to swim. Or change the name...Fenlands Arena

• Not enough seating to hang out, no sports on TV, no warm water in washrooms • entrance isn't highlighted what doors and such to go in to. The bar area need to be refreshed

and brighter • That they took an ice sheet away and made it harder for Banff kids to play hockey. Plus, they

gave prime ice time to Canmore hockey instead of Banff hockey. • Users are treated poorly. Customer service is lacking. Most AB rinks were open this past

winter. Did Banff have a different pandemic than other AB communities? • diversity of recreation opportunities • Tiny hockey lobby • The entrance door, I really like it to be automatic like many other arenas in the province. • I would like to see more activities offered there - I have used the outdoor space for the

greenhouse and the outdoor skating rink, but only went inside once for the rummage sale. • Under utilized and very hockey focused. • Art classes such as painting or crafting. Performance space for live shows. "Entangled

Puppetry" for example or other kid shows • the customer service and management of the rink is horrible. as someone who has spent

time in many rec centers across Alberta, the Fenlands culture is an embarrassment to the community. You dont have to look far to see how customer service works in a rec center. just see how the Canmore staff treat users.

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• Too hockey focussed would like to see more variety of user groups and more year round • closed hockey too early and too much rules for covid (last winter) • Marketing the programs. More free programs for locals. • Feel this is a large space that is underused. Banff needs more affordable options for people

to work out and stay fit. • Regulations concerning times aloud for dressing rooms • It was designed and created for specific sports and recreation purposes: mainly skating,

hockey and curling. It should have had more flexibility built into the design and future uses. Because it was "purpose built" for ice sports, it has done nothing to add hard court space for basketball, volleyball, badminton, pickle ball, dance, martial arts, gymnastics, etc.

• It’s closed. • The lay out of the building is a little awkward and people from out of town don’t realize

there is more to the building, like the food place. • Covid • There is no locker/dressing/change room for the curling facility • Hockey centric • Too much wasted space. • It’s never really been at the ‘center’ of community activities and recreation - so much

happens out doors, and it’s is removed from the downtown area. • So much of the space is dedicated to change rooms, and the need isn't there for them

anymore. • Too much wasted space • Only winter activities • The manager at Fenlands she is very difficult to deal with. During Covid none of her policies

made sense. She is quite off putting with most parents and it’s almost like it’s her way or the highway. I feel she doesn’t go out of her way with all the programs we have at Fenlands. It’s like it pains her to deal with the programs and all the volunteering that comes with it.

• Very focused on winter/ ice activities • Lack of accessibility to appropriate differential programming that everyone in our

community can enjoy. • unfriendly/indifferent staff • no sense of arrival the lobby between rinks isn't really a lobby and the main concourse is

hidden. • How limited the available recreation is. It’s not so much a rec Centre as it is an arena. But

that’s something I believe needed to be addressed before construction of the building. • from my perspective; it seems to only focus on a single activity/ sport -- hockey • Wasted space • The last couple years it seems to be heading more towards Business First vs. providing

suitable and reasonable options for locals. • Did not like the BHA • I just don't like that it is currently closed and would really like to see a gym space for

weightlifting. There is a real lack of opportunity for affordable and accessible gym space. I have had memberships at the Rimrock and at the Sally Borden building but having something accessible within a short walking distance from downtown would be ideal. The

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Sally Borden building is always extremely busy, hard to access unless buses are running (even when buses are running, the times are very limiting for a lot of people) and the Rimrock is so far that it is time consuming for buses as well. As a resident who has given up the family car, to be more environmentally conscious, this would be excellent for residents like us.

• A community of decision makers who are distracted by a few people's interest in other sports that require a field house.

• a bit far of a walk if you have sports equiptment. • lobby/hall feel • n/a during covid • The layout doesn’t seem very inviting and it feels more like a big arena rather than a

recreation centre. It seems sterile and doesn’t attract me to go there. • Dressing room rules • Nothing • Great facility but does not do enough for hockey with the best coaches here available to

utilize • The sense of community seems to be slipping away. • That there was only once ice sheet last year. • Fenlands does not cater for my interests • The way the Town keeps trying to “better” things without engaging users and determining

what the challenges they feel exist actually are • That we are not expanding it to have a field house, pool, exercise gym. We need more

spaces for locals. • Feel like it’s missing the opportunity to have more recreational activities involved year round • The environment has been too cold and I'm not talking about the temperature. Way too

many restrictions (not the alcohol rules). I was with minor hockey for a while and I had to step away because *** was so difficult to deal with - demeaning in tone and cold in approach to the issues that I was raising.

• nothing • Ice time for hockey is too expensive and too late. There is no more mens recreational league

because it's too expensive and times are extremely late. • If there was a gym that we could go and workout, It would be great. There are not a lot of

options for an actual gym facility. • No sense of community and nothing to bring me into this space other than a particular

activity • Facility management's attitude toward users • It seems to be oriented to hockey and curling. • that hockey for kids seemed to be not as important as other goofy sports. Pickle ball for

example. While it was open this past winter it should have been hockey focused. • lack of public skating time (pre-covid) • benches are mad uncomfortable but i also have back problems so that's a me problem • Nothing • The lack of changerooms for the curling club and the display cabinets taking up so much

wall space; the concourse being so big but without much as far as use or comfortable seating • covid restrictions

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• The utter lack of welcome ice users experience regularly from administration and arena management. The feeling that as an ice user paying for my ice time I should be groveling to the staff to get the bare minimum. I don't like that the policies surrounding Fenlands since it moved under FCSS have been almost anti-organized sports. I wish the Fenlands would hire someone that actually KNOWS ice sports, LOVES ice sports, LOVES kids, and SUPPORTS minor sport athletes. Run like a business, this arena could be THE arena to run so many ice sport events! There are so many possibilities but unfortunately with current management, the answer always seems to be no?

• Scheduling • Limited space for fitness other than the arena. No large gym with a good floor. Lounge area

is odd. No gym, climbing or pool - it could be an attraction such as revelstoje pool or elevation place. Visitors need an indoor area especially since it rains or snows 8 months a year in banff

• Until this year it was all ice sports but the addition of other sports for family was great • No public basketball court • Banff Sign across the road. Why take a picture with trees the background? Isn't Banff known

most for the mountains? Creates crowding and poor traffic flow. • No competitive hockey. Sometimes the Eagles play in Banff, but for someone who loves live

hometown hockey, Banff/The Fenlands is disappointing. • No pool -don’t know how it can be called a rev centre without one • one sheet of ice last winter which made for limited ice times. • 11yr olds finishing practice at 9pm, in bed at 10pm, made for tired kids the next morning. • My biggest gripe was why in the world did kids teams from Canmore receive prime ice at

5:30pm instead of local banff kids? they pay more money?" • Its not run very good. We lost our adult hockey league and it seems as though the town

wants to destroy hockey for our community. It is great for the childeren as well it is good for adults to go out and play. Its good for the the mind and body.

• Tax payer costs that focuses on hockey and curling in the winter. • The customer service. The attitude and culture of the staff at the facility is a major problem.

Users of all ages are made to feel like they are a nuisance and not welcomed. Some of the staff try to be friendly and offer good service, but it is obvious there is a trickle down effect that hampers the staffs ability to deliver the service community members should expect at a recreation centre. It appears that no one who works or manages this arena has passion, fondness or even basic knowledge of ice sports. Or children. My children and their teammates are afraid of the facility manager and some of the staff members and in general are not comfortable in their own home arena.

• Ice sheets not being used. • The entrance door, it is heavy, hard to open; I wish it's automatic. • front doors, and lobby to rinks. The ice should BE IN, in at least one of the services. • That winter sports seem to be getting removed from the space. • Poor design: Entry that everyone uses is designed as a secondary entry, and cafeteria and

main foyer space is remote and hidden away. • Lack of guest-service culture • Ice quality, trying to get a dressing room key, often unfriendly and sometimes

confrontational staff

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• The waste of space (lots of empty space that can otherwise be well used). To some degree the layout.

• Not enough ice for hockey and skating • The staff • It's often not operating, even pre-covid, as it classifies 'skating' as a winter sport but in figure

skating we train year round and need access to ice surfaces in the Bow Valley. This is the 2nd summer we've been forced to spend our dollars to go to Calgary for ice surfaces.

• This facility could have huge potential in hosting tournaments, competitions, NHL, AJHL etc team, training camps for all ice sports. It has potential to be a 4 season destination for ice sports. I don’t like that we have this amazing facility right here in our back yard, yet I find myself driving to Canmore and Calgary on a daily basis for ice.

• The idea that it has to be changed to become sustainable in the future. Ice sports in Canada and AB are not going anywhere. They are huge revenue drivers in all seasons when applied properly. Especially in the desired location like Banff.

• That it's closed! • More frequent heater usage for hockey parents • There needs to be a better walking access route, like a bridge over the tracks from a more

central point in the community, The ice rinks could be put to more use in the summer through classes, hockey camps and schools and figure skating programs. There is tremendous unrealized potential in the facility for year round ice use particularly when we can capitalize on what we are best at...tourism.

• It has always baffled me as to why we have not actively engaged our visitors either by direct advertising or through our Banff Lake Louise Tourism group. "

• No ice • During covid: made to feel very unwelcome by a couple staff members which made going to

the Fenlands an unpleasant experience. Most people were lovely still!! // Having one sheet of ice available for hockey which meant only half the rink for some teams for practice...

• Everything that’s ongoing you need to register for. Registration portal is hard to navigate. • Security at the door during hockey was a bit too much. • It's fine as it is. • Stands on west side are not great. Concession is on far wing. • No access to the rinks • It’s a bunch of empty space, the ice was taken out leaving a large number of the community

without activities for their kids. • The space is focussed on a small subset of the community. • increasingly tougher building(house) rules and poor ice 'always late' times for ice hockey. • The staff are rude , the management is anti-hockey • The ice surfaces are not available for use in the spring and summer • Underused . • The reduced availability of ice time during summer months. • need more time, space, etc for seniors • It's a winter/ice sports heavy centre. • Poor layout. Concourse is hidden.

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• lack of activities due to COVID (understandable) • I think if Banff has something more similar to Elevation Place (climbing, community gym,

increased fitness programs/classes) that would serve a huge benefit. • I don't know much about the Fenlands. I have very few reasons to visit. It would be nice to

have facilities that encourage use by a wider range of Banff residents. • Exclusive, for the Hockey Academy • Not community oriented • Across the tracks • The activities are limited (ie - ice) and reach a small sector of the community. The interior

layout was with sole consideration of ice and not even of spectators of those ice activities. Seems a bit flawed in function and flow.

• The website is kind of atrocious to book anything. Before Covid I didn't know much of what was on offer. No pool or gym facilities.

• Disconnected use of space, no natural flow to space use. Entry is not welcoming, doesn't inspire gathering or community. Concourse is not practical space for events.

• Too much wasted space only geared towards 2 sports • Poor ice maintenance. (Small ice rink) • Not a lot to do in the summer • The tight restrictions by the town after our games. • How the Fenlands is managed and the lack of customer service. The Fenlands should not be

under Director of Community Services. it should be managed by its own Director of Recreation, someone who is passionate about ice users and recreation not about social. A major cultural problems exist from top to bottom at the Fenlands. For example, Fenlands is trying to figure out what to do with the old BHA space but the team pushed *** away with poor customer service. ***

• Default position of management is always confrontational. Never cooperative or helpful. • Too much emphasis on just curling and hockey. Might as well be called an Ice Centre not a

Recreation Centre • Since the demise of The hockey program there has been no effort to reach out to other

hockey schools to replace it. There has been considerable expense to retrofit the rink and to not at least try and see if some other user group would like to replace it doesn’t make sense. There are many groups out that if an offer was presented to them would like the offer.

• The hockey regulations pre-game (ie. not having access to dressing rooms less than 60 minutes prior), the inaccessible lounge that overlooks the original ice-surface, the lack of use of the meadow that is overlooked by the bistro inside.

• It feels like I am not welcome. • Limited activities available • Hockey only. • nothing • no work out equipment. no climbing wall. no trampoline for free style ski training. • There's nothing to do there in the summer • The inefficiency of Mt. Norquay Road during peak season. Most of us know how backed up

it gets (I have driven for Roam and Sunshine and have intimate firsthand experience). Add a

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train (or two or three) into the mix and it can cause significant delays. In my mind there are a few things that could help relieve some of the stress of getting to The Fenlands:

- add a road under/overpass to the railway crossing (They did this for the Glover Rd./Mufford Cres. intersection in Langley, BC in the early 2010s. Would be a big big project and probably hard to get Parks' approval of this kind of development along the creek, not to mention CP.)

- construct a roundabout on Mt. Norquay Road at The Fenlands (Doesn't solve the compounding issues of trains and heavy traffic but roundabouts are far smoother and significantly less anxiety-inducing than waiting to turn left at a stop sign on a jammed up single-lane road.)

- eliminate the Banff sign already (There is no need to complicate this already congested road with a tourist attraction. Eliminate the attraction and put up a permanent one in the pedestrian zone on Bear St. It'll be like the Eiffel Tower.)

- construct a pedestrian overpass on the NE side of Mt. Norquay Rd. (There should already be pedestrian overpasses there and from the Marmot/Eagle Cres. illegal track crossing - both already have the supporting trail systems necessary to be useful.)"

• Nothing I don't like currently except lack of programming I'm interested in. • There is no weight room • Can't say • There's no space for public individual activities. Ice rinks and curling rinks are very limited • The restaurant is never open. Each sport is run by individuals and so everything is based on

volunteers. • Seems underused • Apart from Hockey, I wouldn't use the existing facilities • Nothing • No fitness gym, so I went to Sally Borden when it was open. • It’s very limited in activities and no well advertised as well there is no transportation to get to

it unless walking or driving • Like the fact that you are asking the community what we think, couple of idea perhaps a out

door hockey rick with boards etc like lake louise and every other canadian town • Usually empty and of little use to most locals • the front foyer is ridiculous, cramped, uninviting • I like the location of the fenlands as it's super close to town and there is a lot of parking. The

space is large and super bright with lots of windows. It is a perfect spot as I would be able to walk to the gym and would go more often as it is difficult to get to the other gyms in town.

• It's only hockey. What a massive expense to service a relatively small number in the community. Why not build a big indoor space or better yet ... a public swimming pool?

• Nothing much offered for seniors • It's seemingly exclusive design and set-up for ice hockey groups and curling. All other

spaces seem like second thought and less important than serving a hockey club that ironically is no longer using the facility. There is no obvious "welcome" entrance to support a sense of greater community beyond "we're here to support professional ice hockey."

• not too many winter indoor activities for kids. Especially weekends • lots of space that is not well-utilised

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• I certainly think it’s space could be used better for locals. • As I don't do organised sports, it's not overly useful for me • It’s closed • I feel like it's under utilized in the summer and spring • Hockey, hockey, I get it we live in Canada but not everyone plays hockey or skates indoors,

especially cause we have multiple outdoor rinks now too. • It don't have a weight room • Expensive ice time only available late at night • as this is a newly renovated space, I can't believe that it was not made into a multi sport

complex like Airdrie, as an example. • No tennis courts. Too much focus on hockey and curling. A proper gym would be useful. • No dry arena space in fall/winter • It’s mostly hockey and skating. • No gym • I think it needs to cater more strongly to fitness beyond hockey • I think of it as a place people use for hockey and curling and public skating, none of which I

play/enjoy. • Underused • Not familiar with the shared spaces, usually just walk in for the hockey arena and walk out

the same door. Haven’t explored beyond the dressing rooms • Bathroom • Keep the ice in longer to enable more skating and hockey opportunities • There's not free weight gym or cardio room, etc. • I haven't been a user since 2018 • How much money went in in to setting up the facilities for the Banff Hockey Academy. • not enough action most evenings, even during hockey season, staff aren't around, basically it

is under utilized • No gym • No Swimming pool • Not much, maybe just the way the town priories alocating hockey and ice bookings • great ice surfaces for hockey and recreational skating • Often got asked if there is a pool available. If the space would allow it would be a great

addition to the services provided. • That is idle. • Limited activities • Nothing. • Domination of ice sports • I would love to see the 2nd ice back hopefully in the fall. • Caters to curling and hockey only. Poor location, necessitates driving for most people.

Bad mix of big rooms (banquet area) and tiny rooms, too small for anything other then small meetings

• no activities that appeal to me • can't think of anything

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• There is never anything running, that I know of at least! • I believe it is underutilized as a facility • Date/time restrictions for private bookings should be easier to see. • It does not function well for community classes or indoor events. The rooms are too small

and the location is not easy to walk to. • I wish it were more of a community hub, like elevation place. The location doesn't lend itself

well to that however. • Its a bit segmented. It would be nice to create more of a hub for activities and to be able to

be more flexible given the time of year and what sports and activities are in higher demand during those times.

• too much focus on ice-sports, lack of arts, culture & music • lack of space for local artists and musicians to practice, rehearse and share their art with the

community • No swimming pool/spa facilities • very focus on sport and not so much on art and music • That it isn't accessible by Roam bus • The communication about programs could be better. You mentioned above that there were

dance classes. I haven't heard about that before and I would love to join dance classes. • No ice in the summer, hockey camps for exmple brought kids and families to Banff

supporting not only the rink but many other businesses • The lack of an indoor swimming facility. • It's mainly hockey • It feels like it’s just a hockey/curling rink. I’ve never even heard of fitness or other activities

there • Seems to be anti hockey. Anything they can do to take anything away from hockey it’s like a

mission of theirs. It’s very unfortunate. • no yoga classes • I wish they were a climbing gym or bouldering. I feel like there’s not enough activities. (

specially during COVID which is totally understandable) • Location, no safe walking paths, no transportation. • No arts focus • To restrictive in conducting cultural events. • Lacks fitness and weight room amenities. • It does seem like there is a lot of wasted space, and no reason for locals to go there other

than the odd curling drop in or hockey game. • The program stopped • Focus on hockey and ice users. Would like to see a dedicated studio space for fitness and

yoga classes as well as a community gym and a walking track. • no gym • No weight room • The lack of viewer stands in the newer hockey rink • It has no climbing gym • Wish we had more days and a gym for working out

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• Feels lifeless & inactive, sound quality for events in concourse, space not fully used & flexible multiple group/ activity use as Banff has such limited community space, not much provided that I take part it, the food option, not water or sink in the meeting rooms, entrance is confusing

• Exterior design • NO arts to speak of there. • always hard to enter & out the parking entrance. it would be better if there is another

parking entrance from free parking spot. • Not used since COVID restrictions much and unaware of available activities • So much space, yet so little to do if you don't want to ice skate/play ice-hockey. A gym, pool

and/or music rooms would be hugely appreciated by my friendship group I have gathered from living in Banff for the past 2 years.

• Lack of heating utilized in arenas. • there is no variation for sport only used for hockey and curling in the past • Skate park • hours for ice operation • We don't have an access to the bathrooms and/or the concession area. • The easy access to all floors and facilities for mobility reduced patrons. • nothing • no indoor skatepark • It's all good, music space would be cool though • That it lacks courts. • Lack of a public gym and rec services • I dont like that there arent anymore skate nights • Lack of indoor usage for wider range of sports in winter • Turning left out of the parking lot on a busy summer day 🤣🤣🤣🤣 • Long corridor between hockey and curling. Out of the way indoor area to view rink • It’s seems like the place to go if you’re and out-of-towner and need to have a secret meeting. • Seems like its kind of a waste of a nice building • Not use enough • Bathroom location

Q.12. Are there any activities, programs, equipment or space ideas missing from our list that you would want to do in The Fenlands on a regular basis?

• no • swimming pool • NA • Swimming lessons for local residents ans gymnastics space for local kids • I like the idea of another gym space in Banff.. being a personal trainer id love it. A place for

bands to practice! I would definately get around that! I really want to start playing with a band again but have no space to practice or store gear.

• Gymnastics - Trampoline - Parkour

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• Kids dance classes, gymnastics, swimming - all the things we currently have to go to Canmore for

• No • I like the idea of having a prayer space available, I know this is missing in the community. • Being able to rent space for kid's birthday's is a neat idea, too. • Utilizing the outside space at the Fenland's is also something to take into consideration - the

outside rink was so great this year! • Work on running a great arena first. Once you have that down then expand into other

activities but you are a long way from that • Indoor Farmer's Market ? • Great list! • Gymnastics, acro yoga and computer/printing lab. • no • Tramps with practice boards. Foam pits and free running training equipment. • There is land at Fenlands. An additional fieldhouse makes sense of activities in winter while

still be able to offer 2 rinks • Hula hoops • yes a place where kids can have fun bouncing a ball in the hallway and parents are treated as

customers. • seniors recreation • No • Farmers market • A number of communities in AB have turned their ‘recreation centers’ into places ‘at the

center of their community’. This includes uses for cultural events; safe/secure youth hang-out spaces; videography-social media spaces, etc. Also, rec centers are starting to rent-out spaces that would provide all-day presence and utilization: Physio& Massage businesses, sports medicine clinics; sports equipment retailing (cycling, skiing, hiking); cafe’s & low-cost nutritious packaged meals for excursions/take-home/elderly/working parent families; community kitchens; arts studios, etc.

• Possiblity of providing Netball facilities? • Affordable Bowling lane • health/supplement/food shop • comfy, casual common area to meet and sit and visit other than concourse for before and

after programming. • Laundromat • more dialed in, consistent programming for people with exceptional physical and mental

needs. • Family, teen video dance nights • singles events • Indoor tennis • Iceskating lessons for beginners (all ages). • Volleyball, basketball • I am an artist and an art educator. I teach design classes and art.

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• Child Minding Reservations • Studio Workout • Personal Fitness Training • Community gatherings • Not for me personally. However, foam pits were very popular when my son was a

competitive snowboarder and I know there are a few types of sports who utilize them in Calgary.

• Would immediately join a gym (with real free weights) and would go multiple times a week (especially if it was open 6am onwards), might join a climbing gym if it was on par with Elevation Place.

• I would like to see the municipal candidates for election meet here instead of the BPL . We need to get it into a neutral space and away from BLLT-connected space.

• Golf simulator • Summer hockey programs or drop ins • Skating, hockey, men’s and women’s. The whole business case to build the 2nd sheet was

based on that, and there are enough ice users in the region and beyond to fill the times, generate revenue. The Town invested in the High School to create a field house.

• Would like a space for year round soccer as during the spring/summer periods most teams would prefer to play outside in the nice weather.

• Roller/floor hockey • The cooking and art classes sound ideal, but I'd want to emphasize those from real

craftspeople. Look at models from diverse community members (not just white European practices.)

• I like the wide variety of options you presented • I know there was a DIY type space and a tool lending but a wood working space would be

amazing, particularly if there were classes or at least a tech available to assist • Warm up spaces for ice users. ie. Figure skaters wanting to stretch or practice spins off ice. A

dedicated area for hockey teams to run their warm up rather than getting yelled at by arena staff that stretching isn't permitted in the hallway etc...

• Basketball • Walking track • no • Better use of the land like beach volleyball. Basketball courts outside etc. • Banff gymnastics program recently lost their space at St George in the Pines. Would be

amazing if the Town could reconfigure some space to help run a year-round gymnastics program.

• A place for athletes to do an off-ice warm up without getting yelled at by staff. • Summer ice for regular practice and programming and summer hockey camps. • Cross Fit instruction for young athletes. example: dry land training for team sports • spring and summer hockey • Skate and play hockey. Host competitions and tournaments. Host an ice show. Hockey

skills classes. • Adult programming that aligns with kids programs (ie hockey practice and fitness class)

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• The idea of having all these activities at the Fenlands is great, but at what cost? None of it interests me if it is in lieu of having ice all year. Summer included. As well, it seems we already have a number of the suggested options. Sally Border, the new BES gym, BCHS... the Fenlands is an arena and was built for ice users. It is an amazing facility that is not run properly. It seems currently we are looking for the wrong solutions, to add amenities instead of figuring out how to properly utilize the ones we have. The only thing missing from the Fenlands is management who cares about and wants to run a ice house for ice users.

• 1) Ice availability in May, June, July, Aug, Sept; 2) Facilities for accommodating camps i.e residential dorms; 3) Library/web browsing facility.

• Table tennis • A schedule of junior and professional ice user's events including hockey, figure skating and

curling where audiences can gather, cheer, learn and of course pay an entry fee. • It would also be a good space for car shows, art shows and sales and for the competitive

events such as the house keeping olympics. • The out door rink was a good addition this year andf it would also be good to have an

outdoor hockey rink with boards, which make allow a little more flexibility with scheduling as well as an added attraction for outdoor professional hockey games which have become favourite activities.

• Table tennis • Kids indoor all year around playground! • Hockey team meeting space ie. pub • None • Year round skating/ hockey • Anything that could be inclusive for children with disabilities • Leave it as a two rink hockey and skating facility, add a brand new field house to the building

or else where if the town wants more recreation space. • Activities and programs that aren’t in Banff already could be a good thing to give the

community • Dog agility course, dog training • A training/conditioning/wellness space. With the popularity of skiing and snowboarding in

the Valley, I think a conditioning space would be a good service for Banff residents. This space could be used for stretching and fitness training. This space could also be used as a place to educate residents on the importance of nutrition and self-care in a ski town environment. Trampolines and floor space with practice boards and rails could draw in a large number of skiers and snowboarders in Winter to acquire and practice new skills, as well as in Summer to upkeep fitness and balance.

• Cool ideas, thanks for thinking of more than hockey • Space is probably the biggest challenge, but, I think an opportunity for a try "community

centre" is being missed. Both active living, learning, culture .. maybe even relocate the public library to that location for a fully-rounded community hub.

• Swimming pool, indoor track. More greenhouse/community plant growing (seed/cutting swaps or library, workshops for small spaces, balconies, wild-life proof gardening)

• Gymnastics club, indoor running track, indoor soccer • swimming pool

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• Splash Pad • running track • Gymnastic programs for kids as we have all the equipment stored there. We need something

more for younger kids to do in Banff. • Some type of spa? Hot tub, steam room, sauna. • Play Hockey • Bookable space as a community hall for Weddings and community events.

Clubhouse/lounge for sports teams. Why is this only controlled by the curling club?? • I want to see the Fenlands to be used primarily what it was designed for and that is the

utilization of both sheets of ice for skating, figure skating, hockey, hockey schools, summer hockey tournaments etc. Why negate a prime, state of the art facility that would benefit the whole community. Over the years I’ve seen both rinks going full bore with activity. The business community, school community etc.have all benefitted from a well marketed facility.

• Winter indoor soccer. I work as technical director for Canmore FC, and we would have a lot of interest in running nightly practices indoors in fall/winter

• A fitness centre would be amazing! • trampoline for free style skiing training. Underwater treadmill for injury rehab. Stair climber

(*** is too cheap to buy) slack line area. 3d printing. definitely NEED a tool library program in this town with work shop space. A ski tuning space along with bike tuning.

• I love all these ideas! It is really exciting to imagine all the fun things that might be available. • Swimming Pool! • Possible I indoor running track? • Climbing, weights gym and a maker space. • Indoor tennis • More inclusive activities for kids with disabilities • Swimming pool, wave pool likensouth land leisure center, out door hockey rink with boards

and lights • Rock climbing, swimming pool with diving boards, trampolines, fitness gym • Summer hockey league, ice availability • Pottery was included but I just wanted to ask to include a kiln. I have done pottery at home

and I have to travel to Calgary to use their Kiln. I would be nice to have one in town in order to inspire creativity within locals.

• Most people in Banff love the outdoors so adding these activities in the spring/summer months is going to ensure they are under utilized and that this idea fails. People will be outside! People in Banff need indoor space to use in the winter when even though they do outdoor sports, this isn't always possible/feasible/enjoyable depending on temperatures and weather. And yes, I know we have 2 school gyms but the TOB takes that over at BES after school so the very kids that should be using the indoor space are kicked out in favour of community programming!!!

• Lifelong learning speakers on different topics. ie. a speaker series geared to seniors • A set up where you can practice hitting golf balls. • Increase access for the Primary Care Network's Active Living program. Greater access to

general fitness spaces -- free of charge to community members. Less ice rink space and more

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facilities that can be enjoyed by more people and that offer more program variety at little cost.

• indoor walking track • Getting a gym or rock climbing, our own Elevation Place sorta, would be the best. • public pool for aquatic • Gymnastics, open play • Group play for special needs children • Hockey, with both arenas up and running. That’s what 2 arenas were built for. • Climbing gym • Live concerts, instructions classes geared towards women i.e.; climbing or bouldering • Tennis. Everyone says not enough people play tennis in the community, but part of the

reason is there is no bubble or all-season courts to grow the interest. The public and private courts in town are nearly always occupied on nice days.

• Tennis! • Dance studio (mirrors, bars, stereo system) • Roller skating • I think soccers teams could train on turf in the winter. Right now we have to go to Calgary

for indoor space. There are over 300 kids who play soccer. This space is greatly needed • Soccer • Roller Skating • A dedicated gymnastics space with equipment would be awesome and is missing from this

community. Considering how gymnastics skills help develop athletes in so many other sports, this should be a local offering.

• What about an indoor running track? Or hard wood court sports such as basketball or dodgeball!

• Climbing or bouldering • Banff could commit to a cultural strategy, accommodating many disciplines in both arts

& culture. All ages senior and youth • Library. Kids focused with programming, extension of existing library. • Would like the Fenlands to be used as an ice/curling rink. • walking/running track • Swimming pool • Possibly a TOB run rec league for hockey • No not really • swimming, running track • Indoor practice field for softball/baseball • A a movie theatre for curated screenings. • Indoor tennis, indoor track • Affordable commercial shared offices for local entrepreneurs. • A small community food market with local vendors. • Volleyball courts. Both indoor and an outdoor beach court • I'm a volunteer with Community Cruisers and I would be very interested in a space to offer a

community bicycle workshop. This could be associated with the tool library and repair cafe.

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• Markets/festivals/concerts • Please put a pickle ball court in • Community skill-sharing (i.e. carpentry, stained glass) • Music and performances • It's a great list, I think you have covered everything I would desire • beachvolleyball court • meetings, events • I think the space previously held by the Banff Hockey Academy should be utilized for a

Junior Hockey program. Both male and female as well as other winter sports. In the Summer the facility can house other sporting camps such as in door soccer and baseball clinics.

• A community bicycle shop or co-op is much needed in the community. • rehearsal & performance space for local musicians to practice and collaborate • Music space for practice, rehearsals, lessons, and performance for small groups. • Swimming • Indoor/outdoor roller skating area • Indoor tennis, driving range, pickle ball • Is there a proper dance space with mirrors? • I feel the space in the new elementary school, Sally Borden, and private businesses that we as

residents need to support all ready exist. • If there was room or an addition, a swimming pool would be very useful - Banff lacks more

indoor swimming facilities. • Lacrosse • Running room in fall and winter • Maybe a small frisbee golf outdoor. It’s too bad Banff doesn’t have one! • Indoor cultural events • If dry floors are used for sports, would like to see portable sport flooring as concrete is super

hard on the joints. Would like to see a grass labyrinth mown into the back meadow for quiet meditation. Mowing it in would still permit functions.

• Gymnastics • More skateboard features • Gymnastics, indoor rock climbing (bouldering) • No but extra votes for a fitness/gym space, a spin studio and a dedicated classroom space

for group fitness and yoga classes with storage space for equipment. • I would LOVE to see a climbing gym and a squash court and an indoor floor hockey

space/gymnasium • set up presentation space, casual dance with speaker set up, karaoke, coffee shop area &

varied awesome food options with casual hang out meeting space, being able to see activities more open maybe glass walls or windows so feels animated

• Space for artistic pursuits. • Fly fishing, fly tying class • Pools • Indoor skatepark

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• indoor trampoline for ski/snowboard training. Super tramp or an Olympic trampoline like the one at the Rec center in canmore. Canmore also has a foam pit but no more classes open to adults so there is no where in the bow valley to trampoline or do gymnastics. Indoor skatepark is another idea

• please look into adding an indoor skate park and trampoline park/gym • Aerobic classes, dance space, workout space. • Public music concerts. Day programs for seniors with health concerns, that would give their

care providers a break. • indoor skatepark would be so nice • Indoor skateboard Park • Courts • Gymnastics flooring and lessons would be amazing • trampoline • Skateboarding- flat ground, ledges and manual pads, curbs. Simple and small. • mini ramp, 3-5ft wooden half pipe. • Indoor skateboarding • An outdoor space that is covered on top in case of inclement weather • Falconry • Mini ramp • Martial arts

Q.13. If you Could have just 1 new activity, equipment or space added inside The Fenlands, what would that be?

• fitness centre • gym • Workout rooms with equipment • swimming pool • All of it • Space for a band to practice! • indoor soccer • Gymnastics • None • Music recording studio, jam spaces • Rocky Climbing • Climbing wall • Hockey • Ceramics • Basketball • Having a community gym that's affordable - the only option is the Banff Centre, but that's

closed without an opening date set. Cross-fit gyms expensive, and doesn't provide options for a "classic gym", nor suitable for seniors, nor provide group classes

• Pump Track- my child would LOOOVE that! • Tool library

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• A pool!!! Cause I don’t think the sally borden is opening up again • Spaced Fitness room • futsal • Trampolines. • Fieldhouse offering soccer etc • pickle ball • Badminton • Portable hardwood floor for periods when the ice rink and curling rink sit empty. • Hula hooping, rollerblade lessons. Or safe place to practice. • great customer service for the activities that are there already. dont add more to something

that is broken • place for seniors to do activities • Locker/Change/Dressing room for the curling area • indoor soccer • Indoor basketball • Weight Room/gym • Indoor Basketball • Climbing gym • Safe youth (I.e. teenagers) gathering space. • Weight training Center with some Personal training • Gym set up • Spin • A good and proper fitness facility/gym. We really need one. • Tennis court • Volleyball • Weight lifting gym • Indoor track for running in the winter. A cardio bootcamp indoor space. • Space for children and toddler activities • Weight room • Dry pad for skating and skateboarding. • gym/fitness centre • A medium sized performance space for musicians . (along the lines of the Arts Place theater

space in Canmore) • A must would be a golf simulator for the winter - people go all the way to calgary for it so

there's a market for it in the bow valley • Arts space • Climbing gym • Batting cages • Indoor golf simulator for winter months. • Weight room • Skateboarding • A black box theatre, with moveable tech booth and a green room.

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• Powermill Stair Climbers • Year round use for an indoor soccer pitch • Pickleball • Affordable ice rental • Gym facility • Squash Racketball courts • Fitness centre including free weights • a gym for training. • Swimming pool • climbing please please please • Fully featured gym including weights and various exercise equipment. There has been a void

created by the Sally Borden's rec centre closure. • I’m my top choice would be pottery and sculpting courses • Indoor space for rackets sports and batting cages during the off season. I imagine given all

of the softball and baseball played in particular, the space would be well utilized in the fall/winter. During the spring/summer they can play outdoors

• something ski related • The proper booking and use of the facilities it already has. Ice for ice sports. Curling for

curling. Meeting rooms for meetings and community classes. • I would add a dome tent (like they have in the city) on the green space at the back to have

tennis or soccer throughout the winter • Pool • Indoor Pump track • Largest Climbing gym - could be a tourist attraction, good for young staff, seniors and

families • Basketball court • Swimming pool but you said not possible-tryst is what we need in this town • Athletic training centre. In the upstairs mezzanine, with a strip of turf along the East

windows for sprint work, sled pushes, etc. • 2 sheets of ice • A giant weight room and exercise facility. • An open and available space where athletes can do pre and post off ice warmups and cool

downs. • Ringette (winter sport) • Proper large multi-fitness space for classes, appropriate sound buffers and without other

people going through. This could be doubled as free-weight and other cardio space when classes not happening. (skipping rope, agility ladder work, TRX)

• Performance space • An open space where skaters and hockey players/teams can warm up and cool down. • rooftop community garden • Exercise facility in what is currently the concourse area • Table tennis • Gym with cardio and weight equipment.

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• Turf field for indoor sports • Batting cages • Pool, hot tub • an outdoor hockey rink with boards that could also be used in the summer for out door

sports such as hockey or ball hockey • Kids indoor all year around playground! S • Sports Pub • Volley Ball • Nothing • Something for siblings to do during hockey • Soccer • Gym with cardio, machines and free weights • Gym • Skateboarding • Weight room • basketball - indoors or out. • Indoor turf • Martial Arts training space • I do not want to see something added if an ice space is removed. A lot of the other activities

/ space ideas can be offered in different locations around town. We have local gyms, we have the community centre room above the library, the parent link.

• more exercise programs and available times for seniors • Fitness/workout space • probably arts/music space (rooms available to book for jams, etc) • An ice surface year round. • Climbing • Full gym • Pickle ball • trampolines with practice boards/skis • Bouldering, rock climbing • Work out area (classes and equipment) • Fitness facility 100% • Better seating/viewing for the big rink. • Climbing gym • Tool library • Gym • Personal fitness gym • Gymnastics • Year round field house in Arena 2 • new management structure and a focus on customer service with the existing facilities.

nothing else should be added until the basics can be done right. • Indoor flexible training space for sports teams with powerlifting, free weights and indoor

turf

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• Climbing!! • It’s the envy of many other communities as is....it’s just not marketed • Spin classes • Concerts! • Gym with weights and exercise classes • Turf • Spin class • 1a. gym 1b. climbing wall. take down ***. they don't care about our community up on the

hill. just $$$. • Spin classes • A free weight training area. Probably the hardest form of exercise to outfit for at home. I

love lifting heavy weights and the uncertainty of the future of the Banff Centre creates a need for affordable weight training gym space in Banff.

• A weight gym • Batting cage • Weight Gym • Weight room with public access (happy to gain access through potential membership) • Tool and object library would be awesome to have • Climbing • Non-competitive dance studio, that has teachers for all types of dance. Ie; belly dancing,

pop, lyrical, ect... • Public gym facility • Pilates or Yoga Classes • Weights gym • Cardio equipment • Pickleball courts • Tennis • Gym • A fitness gym with free weights and machines • Things for kids with disabilities • Water park • Weights room/gym. • Fitness gym • Rock climbing • Fitness space with weights & cardio machines • Gymnastic equipment for kids • Fitness center. This would improve my quality of life significantly as the other fitness centers

are small, too far away and just don't have the proper equipment. • weight training facilities • Skating/skateboarding/scootering • Creative space - mixed arts • climbing wall • cardio / spin bike studio

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• Proper gym • A real community gym! • pump track • public pool • Pickle ball • Gym- weight lifting, cardio • Fieldhouse • Gymnastics (and equipment around that for all ages) for open play not just lessons or a club • Gym • An awesome weight room with all the bells and whistles. • Climbing gym • Live concerts • Tennis. • Indoor racket sports...tennis/pickel ball/racquet • Year round roller skating • Soccer field • Weights room • Workout room with cardio and weightsights • Roller Skating • Indoor bike skills area like B-Line in Calgary would be awesome for shoulder seasons • Weights • Pickleball • I think modify the existing space to facilitate different classes/courses. One structural layout

for different community needs, minimal change and appeal to a wider audience. • Gym, weight lifting • Climbing • Cardio/weight center • ceramics • Spin Studio • Biking-Pump Track etc • Change summer fun from school to Fenlands. • Weight room • Weight Gym • Climbing • Keep two ice surfaces for hockey/skating and one curling rink. • Climbing wall! • tool share • Gym • Climbing • A gym with classes at a reasonable price • Swimming pool • Artificial turf available year round

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• batting cages!! I would keep those in business myself • Indoor practice field for softball/baseball for kids and adults • Practice and performance space for musicians. • Tennis • An indoor climbing wall • Batting cages. • Volleyball courts • Community bicycle workshop • Climbing/or Dance/or crafting space • Pickle ball • Arts and crafts workspace with a community gallery • Spin bikes • A theatre space for amateur stage and music performances so we don't have to rely on

renting churches • weights • climbing • Everything about Art and Craft • a music studio space • A gym • Climbing and bouldering wall • Yoga would be great. • climbing wall/boulder wall • Gym/Weight lifting equipment • Kids indoor trampoline/climbing/play space • community cooking facility • A proper Weight Training Facility • Gym facility, free weights, powerlifting, and weight machines. • As above: community bike Workshop • rehearsal & performance space for local musicians to practice and collaborate • Music space(s) • Swimming • Music room !! (with a piano, drum, mics, etc!) • Indoor driving range • Dance space • Only something not offered by existing facilities • Indoor pool • Lacrosse • Winter fitness area • A good gym alternative to the sally borden • Climbing bouldering • CLIMBING WALL • Batting cages

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• a space for music and live performance. • Mini-theater • Fitness and weight room. • Gym • Gymnastics • Climbing gym • Mini ramp • Music space! • Squash court • Turf for indoor soccer • Educational classes • Gymnastics • A gym facility with weights and a spin studio. • affordable gym space • Volleyball • Gym • Climbing gym • climbing gym • Climbing/bouldering • climbing wall / bouldering wall • Workout gym • casual hangout coffee/ cafe space • Concert space • Climbing/Boulder wall would be amazing. With the Banff Centre closed there is no where in

Banff for local climbers to train • Black box theatre with bars for hanging lights, backstage/wings space. BES & BCHS have

NO theatre. Banff Centre is inconsistent in its support of school theatre. How can kids/residents have a vibrant theatre program with NO space for them to perform?

• Pool tables and ping pong • the place kids can play • Gym • drawing class • Pools • Inside skatepark • Freestyle trampoline park (I.e flying squirrel in south calgary) • Trampoline • indoor skate park for full seasonal usage • Indoor soccer space would be nice specially for early spring and late fall • Group exercise classes • Fitness equipment • Art Classes • indoor skatepark would be cool

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• Indoor skatepark/ pump track • Pickleball • Music space • trampoline • Skateboarding, the demand and growth within this community alone supports the need for a

365 skate spot for all. Open and welcoming, light and warm. Simple and fun, place to play. Skate and create.

• Climbing facilities (that offer something different than Sally B - perhaps a more bouldering/training type facility like the new CCG in Canmore).

• Indoor skateboarding • Indoor skate park for • Climbing/bouldering • Spin • Indoor skateboard ramps • Mini ramp • Cross fit • Swimming pool

Q.14. What other changes would you suggest to make you or your family use The Fenlands more?

• Offer more activities geared to your residents....we live in small houses so having classes and activities like sawmill in Cochrane would be a huge added bonus to banff....I have been looking at leaving banff due to this reason

• Indoor skate park for winter! • more access to curling. • More activities that aren't centred around ice. Kid's art classes, music lessons - there is a huge

wait list for signing and piano lessons), kids dance, yoga. • None • promote more on social media sing ups and links work with the major employers to get this

info to their employees through wellness activities • More programming! • Better customer service, rationalization of rule regime • art classes • Community garden! • more drop in kids activities. (basketball, volleyball, ice/floor hockey, badminton etc) from

lower grade. • Cheap language classes. • Fenlands in summer would be a great hub for biking etc. Offer ebike rentals, bike repair etc. • Work with clubs in the Bow Valley to see how they might best use smaller spaces in the

Fenlands (e.g. martial arts, dance, etc.). • Keep the ice sheets • Affordable. • building a team and culture at the fenlands around giving great customer service

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• nothing • Indoor pump track/skateboard park • With Parks Canada recent restrictions to parking for cyclists and hikers using Hwy 1A &

Vermillion Lakes road - the Fenlands parking area needs to have explicit areas for ‘short-term’ vs longer-term parking, and possibly ‘event’ (weddings, curling bonspiels, hockey games) parking areas.

• If you do implement new spaces for various uses, you will need parking and drop-off zones for locals short-term use vs other visitor parking.

• Having a gym or somewhere to do classes would be the most useful and would get the most attention and use from myself.

• More community activities as suggested in earlier question. Activities create social opportunities and help create a sense of community.

• Teen activities • Affordable Little cafe/ food place • Like elevation place • More yoga classes available in the evenings. • a multi use court space that can be converted more easily rather than permanent vs semi -

permanent spaces that only accommodate 1 sport/ activity • It would be helpful for this process to HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS of the spaces available.

The Fenlands needs its own website showing the facility spaces - a virtual tour - for people to see. People wont use what they dont know exists...

• Upper Management needs to think about the overall user needs. Pushing one local Hockey establishment out and alienating several others shows no care for those who use the Fenlands countless times through a normal season.

• Needs to be more inviting. Pushy hockey parents • Gym space for young athletes and fitness enthusiasts. I would personally like to see the

space for powerlifting so that I wouldn't need a car to access the Bill Warren training center for this sport.

• Keep the fees down. • More inviting atmosphere, even when there for yoga or an event, it feels like your invading

the hockey/curling people's space. Not sure how to change that except by doing what you are trying to do by having more activities there I guess.

• Variety of offerings of community classes and recreation opportunists • Loosen up the dressing room rules • Make the cafeteria mezzanine more attractive to hang out in. • Spring and summer indoor skateboarding • Prior to having a vehicle found it difficult to have to walk to the Fenlands with hockey

equipment- especially in the winter. Having a bus that goes relatively close to the Fenlands would help make it more accessible to more people in Banff!

• Community space that draws people in like a coffee shop with good snacks - I don't need food

• Less hockey and curling, more skating. • Even before covid, there is an attitude of "you'd better behave or we will kick you out, or

yell at your child" or whatever. It is frankly absurd that there are still certain people

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employed here. It is not a FUN environment. There is no sense of PLAY. We feel like we are a hassle.

• We are there many days of the week but I would look at the scheduling a little differently • Community market • Children’s activities planned at family friendly and age appropriate times • Not to give prime ice time to Canmore teams ( banff teams /kids had practice finishing

after 9 pm ) not healthy. Canmore teams would be practicing at 5 pm. This doesn’t look good when your own community isn’t out first

• Hometown hockey! Or bring in another (better than BHA) hockey team! • 4-H club(s) for youth • Youth safe space- like an after school program sort-of-thing. Teenagers in this town need

more activities. • Better communication of special events -email subscription for notification of activities of

interest. I a look ways hear about cool things after they’re over • Move Oh Bento into the old BHA office/physio room so they have access from main lobby,

use current concession space for a cardio section of training centre overlooking the arena. • Keep the rinks or at least one open year round. • Someone in charge who likes ice sports and children. • Would like to see the ice stay available though out summers as skating is the only activity my

family do at Fenlands. • As far as family use as a unit would have to add swimming complex and climbing gym. • Ice service all four seasons • More functional use of spaces, more welcoming at the main entrance. • More ice time. • more ice time for Banff minor sports and free skate. • Shooting area and off ice hockey training • Having access to the ice rinks in a more predictable and year-round way. • Ice all year. • Move cafeteria to lobby area between the 2 ice surfaces (what I would call 'main entry', and

expand this lobby area. • Generally just focus on making this a better ice facility first. • Flood the ice in the summers to allow hockey, skating, general training, and public summer

skating activities. • More adult learning classes - cooking, art, photography, etc • Pleasant rink staff • We use it a lot in winter already! Summer has so many activities outdoors already so it isn't

needed as much for our family....wld be more of a rainy day activity type thing • Water play outside with sprinklers etc. for kids. • Parking lot is oriented in the wrong direction. It should be like a mall so people don’t have

to walk between cars with their equipment. • No need to change anything. • Minimal fees • Advertising what fenlands offers

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• Make it inclusive and accessible for those with disabilities • Ice and fitness centre • Leave the two rinks as is . Fire the management of the building. • Please save Food and Beverage meeting places for existing Town Businesses. • Keep ice surfaces available for summer • More recreation centre focus. A field house. A skateboard bike area year round as in the

spring/summer the activities can be done outside. • less focus on team sports and more attention to individual exercise and recreational needs • Racquet sports, pottery, glass blowing. • Reconsideration of the concession • I have always wanted to try pottery and so I would definitely sign up for a pottery class if

that became available. • Art spaces, I liked the idea of pottery and painting classes • Long-range and space availability -a pool. • Better advertising about watching sports games. Easier online booking system. • A more hospitable and welcoming approach, physical space and guest interaction. It would

be nice for the entry way to be open, bright, welcoming; a place where people could meet, hang, gather, connect while waiting for activities, following an activity, waiting for children while they are in an activity. If the concession was in a more accessible place, it would help create the gathering spaces and also be better for the concession provider.

• Food court? Gymnastics club • The Fenlands needs to be a bit more versatile in the activities that are offered and available.

It needs to be a space that the entire family can enjoy, so children's areas, arts, physical fitness facilities etc

• Gymnastics programs year round. • Add a bus route • A realization that the users of the Fenlands are customers and should be treated with great

customer service. I see in this survey you dont ask for us to rate the customer service at the Fenlands- why is that?

• act as a community centre for a variety of uses not just curling and hockey • There are many other areas in the community that need and can serve the

community....school gyms, Banff. Centre Sally Borden, Banff Springs etc. These places have to be utilized more than ever as they are suffering and need our support. One way the Fenlands can do this by bringing in out of town business thru hockey schools, tournaments etc. But we need people ON BOARD to promote not discourage this.

• Keep the 2 ice surfaces • Adding a weight room/fitness centre • I went into great detail in a previous answer. Other than that, I just think there needs to be

more information available? I feel like I've never been able to find much information about what is offered at The Fenlands.

• Making the Fenlands similar to a YMCA would be nice. A Pool, a weight room, multipurpose gym room.

• Have staff to run the curling rink, ice makers and people to run the program that is not based on volunteers.

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• Any type of learning and development opportunities (cooking, career, mental health, etc) • Pottery classes • Tennis • More inclusive to everyone and with kids with disabilities • More kids programing • Climbing gym, ceramic studio/classes • Change the reception and foyer to include anything that would be welcoming including the

staff. It is horrid as it is • Honestly, I know this isn't feasible or likely at all but Banff needs a public swimming pool! • Have a coffee shop that people actually want to go to i.e. Uprising, Stock, Wildflour rather

than greasy burgers and fries to accommodate hockey players. • more evening fitness programs and weekend kids activities • Please consider that the redesign absolutely needs to be multipurpose. While we as a family

use the ice surfaces, it is a huge amount of space, infrastructure, and investment that is used by a very small population of the town. The redesign needs to cater to a much broader population to be fairer in terms of fund allocation.

• having a local aquatics area not privatized like the Banff Centre and not far away like Elevation Place would be ideal for lessons, laps and general health of individuals requiring low impact and balanced activity

• Another Kids play space like that one smokey summer • Don't make it elite, the *** already exists. • Affordable, lots of times to choose from for parents and families and workers of different

back grounds to access the things they need. • Very inclusive, and some supervision so it's not just overrun by whoever is the best soccer

player or whatever. • Phase 2 pool and other activities without taking out ice surfaces. • Very reasonable rates. No more than $50/month for full facility access. • Climbing gym • My daughter is a figure skater and for the second year in a row we must drive to Cochrane to

skate in the summer. We have enough skaters to fill the ice in the summer time, yet no where locally to skate.

• A pedestrian crossing from the Train Station above the tracks. • In addition to tool library, a space to use tools like a room/garage to rent out a time slot to

work on a project or work on vehicle etc • Dry arena availability for rent, year round • I would love a workout room and climbing gym. My family used to go to the Sally Borden all

the time. I don’t know if they will open again after this. • A gym • I'm guessing on site childcare would be helpful for parents of younger children who wish to

participate in programs there • Offering more diverse programming in the hockey off season • Keep two sheets of ice to enable multiple teams of hockey / tournaments

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• To look outside the scope of 'family' look to deliver programming for the whole community. Workshops to self directed classes. Offer science camps for seniors to 'The Grreat Banff Cook off' staring Deadman's Flat Nanaimo bars. Include writing, fiction# and non fiction..

• Set goals on aquatic centre. Stop dropping the ball saying Banff Centre offers all this. They are a conference centre, full stop.

• community gathering place feel, if it was an active and vibrant part of the community • Most of the activities previously mentioned • Private spaces for events such as birthdays or weddings as its a nice building, available

parking. • Creating a dry land training facility • None • More hockey tournaments inviting communities from outside banff • It being open. • A cultural component. • Affordable gym and arts & culture programs and performances. • Have a flexible court space that could be used for various activities like volleyball, basketball,

badminton, pickleball, etc. • More roller skating disco nights. Curling times posted. • More adorable for people to rent • Linking the centre to the surrounding natural world; I.e. instead of treadmills, do you

warmup on Fenland's loop, or opportunities to explore the natural world to inspire arts and crafts sessions.

• We use it lots with the rinks! But perhaps some art or yoga classes. • Bad location • Just keep the thinking caps on and don't be afraid to try things! • More promotion of activities or spaces available to be used. • Get the word out for fun activities (social media?) so we know what is happening. • More integrated spaces. My first exposure to the Fenlands was through curling, and I noticed

how each set of users is so separated from each other. I would see hockey people in the parking lot, but that's it. The curling rink has it's own bar and glass windows separating it from other uses. How great would it be if Oh Bento was the common food/drink hub for the whole building? Their upstairs location doesn't lend itself well to that. It's also a shame that different users can't see each other easily. I loved that about the Saville centre in Edmonton. On my way to my basketball court, I would see kids gymnastics, volleyball, other basketball games, etc. It makes it feel like a community hub.

• With the introduction of a Junior Hockey Program there would be more attendance to the facility and that would increase foot traffic and add value. The Program would also hold Summer Camps to help facilitate the cost of having summer ice. Become an active member of the community and work with Minor Hockey.

• A climbing gym • music performance space for small audiences • Music performance spaces where local artists could share their art with the community. • Simple spa/sauna facilities. Swimming pool. Decent sized gym. Designated badminton or

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• I think your ideas a very good ! • Activities offered need to be affordable. • I love the idea of having community birthday parties there or celebrations • Relaxing of the strict timelimes the staff insist on, example added time for hockey practice,

skating when nothing follows the booked time. We worked for years to have more ice, better facilities, I do not like to see how usage is being limited to staff not being flexible with usage.

• Not a climbing wall or workout facilities, as we have a climbing wall at the Banff Ctr. and many LOCAL businesses for working out! Don't kill other residents' businesses.

• Remove one rink and have year round fitness • Anything you will add would be so appreciated from the community. • Outdoor Fast foods. • Plow paved trail on Norquay Road for easier walking to the Fenlands in winter. Add the

Fenlands to the Roam transit route. Schedule community classes during the daytime, weekdays since the meeting rooms and concourse spaces are often available.

• Having pottery classes, spin classes, a climbing gym and/or a cardio room would be a huge attraction to the Fenlands for me.

• More adult skateboard in the winter • gym and fitness centre, year round rock climbing wall • Designated spaces for working out (gym, weights) and group classes (yoga, fitness and spin). • Squash court and climbing gym and indoor floor hockey space/gymnasium and a steam

room/hot tub • soft furnishings, showing community lives theres with events board, art etc., living greenery

wall • Skateboard Park for winter • Dance studio with sprung floor and mirrors. • it should be use priority for the banff regidence. some what visitor park thier car and

regidence have hard time to park own even we have reason to go fenlands. Also, Banff sign should move to other place, so it wont have trafic jam infront of entrance.

• Diversification of available activities • no changes we have enough new building does not need renovations • indoor skate park • Trampoline • If there were a few food trucks available in the parking area, we would pop in more often • increased arts & culture activities and personal fitness • rent the space to a community group • More options to ice skate at different times through the week so that people who work

during the day can skate in the evenings • trampolines (or a gymnastics gym), skateboarding • Easy access to all programs and simple registration • More advertising/promoting of programs and activities • Nothing. Maybe look at using some space for youth to learn skills through mentorship

program with a professional such as a chef, pastry. Etc. Trades. E.g. put an industrial kitchen in. Or a workshop.

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• Lots of covered outdoor space use especially during COVID • Archery • My main uses would be children’s activities/ classes/ programs • Climbing • Skateboarding • For free :)

Q.16 Please specify other approaches to the former hockey school space

• A combination of renting out to community groups or existing ice user groups as a secondary purpose, and converted for other primary use.

• The Town should use the space in the best interest of the community. Ie if through this survey there is identify a strong ability to use for public space then do that. If this space is not deemed useful for public use, then there should be a focus on trying to generate revenue, not specifically for a hockey school though.

• Make offices part of lobby, moving food services there and creating visibility to ice surfaces from this lobby.

• Dont duplicate what already exists in the community. You should beg *** to come back, be supportive to him so his business can flourish.

• Maybe a monthly swap meet? • Community space

Q.18. How would you describe your ideal community recreation centre, in 100 words or less?

• TOB needs a community facility that resembles more Elevation Place. We shouldn’t have to sacrifice hockey for all the other possibilities or sacrifice paying members for low cost only. There should be good programs, good facilities and member fees to maintain the entire integrity.

• A place that the community feels is theirs • It should offer a wide range of activities to suit our youngest to oldest residents, it should

also serve as a community hub and bring the community together along with being inclusive to all abilities

• A place that is easily accessible by foot, and where everyone feels welcome, whether they are using ice or not.

• An affordable place where all local members of the community find a space to engage with recreation that they couldn’t otherwise access at home or close by.

• Open welcoming with direction when I walk in I know where to go for what no trying to figure it out nice welcoming lounge area

• This is a hockey and curling rink. Work on making those 2 activities run really well first, before thinking about anything else

• Community focused, affordable, diverse offerings, busy hub, family friendly, inclusive of the arts

• Somewhere where kids can go and hang out and be active, where adults can go to classes and better themselves...a community centre.

• A community hub to gather so that we can be social (especially in the winter!), learn from others and where we can be creative and active!

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• The ideal community recreation centre would be rooted in Truth & Reconciliation, using the as many calls to action as possible.

• A space that has it all. From weight machine to free weights. Elevation place their space is too small for their weight room, it shouldn’t be too small of a space. Cardio machines to a 25m pool. Indoor climbing, basketball courts, soccer fields, hockey rinks, a smoothie bar (which isn’t too expensive) change rooms that don’t feel cold and uninviting. An indoor running track that is 400m. This would be awesome. Banff track sucks. Like it’s literally the worst track I’ve seen. And indoor track would be awesome!!! Can also use it year round!

• My ideal community recreation centre would be with spacious lobby, concession, up to date & clean washrooms. Also important is friendly and helpful staff .

• Has a variety of sports and classes and community events. Space is used as a private event space with proceeds directly put back into the centre. It's is cheap for users.

• A centre that welcomes people offering everything from recreation to music to arts and food • Welcoming • As Fenlands recreation is used by people with all abilities, it would be nice to have access to

cleaning equipment during the snowy months. • Amazing customer service where the people that manage and work there love what they do,

are happy to help and dont get caught up in creating rules and enforcing them. • A hub of affordable activities and programs available to it's broader community. • My ideal community recreation centre would be centrally located and accessible by active

transport and public transit for all. It would be built using a combination of public and private sector funding with a permanent endowment to help cover operating costs. The facility would have an ice rink, curling rink, 25 metre pool and hard court that could accommodate a wide variety of sports and recreation activities. Smaller spaces for martial arts, fitness equipment, yoga and dance would be included. A running track would wrap around the centre. The centre would include a child minding service, meeting & programming spaces, fix-it space, food services, a commercial kitchen, private sector retail/service spaces and a library. It would be open 7 days a week from 6:00 am - 11:00 pm.

• Opportunity for learning, for coming together as a community, and for meeting like-minded people. Welcoming, vibrant, and exciting. Ideally has capabilities for climbing. Space for events. Space for local art. A small community art gallery would be amazing - Jasper has a great community gallery. A balance of culture, community, art, and sport would be ideal :)

• A place where you can practice as many sport activities for all the ages as climbing, swimming, dancing etc.

• That offers courses and training • It becomes a center of the community with everyday and full day utilization all year around. • For sure keep the hockey and skating, but perhaps make the fenlands a more year round

facility with the type of programs you mentioned such as fitness to cooking. There is only one yoga studio/ 2 weight training gym in Banff that isn’t very affordable and intimidating. Maybe the types of programs you mentioned could make people feel more welcome to the community.

• A place where everyone is welcome and can come and learn new skills, practice old skills and have a variety of activities yo get involved in

• It should be a busy vibrant space where community members and visitors feel welcomed.

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• A multiplex would be amazing, similar to what towns on the outskirts of Calgary have. But that would only have been possible at the conception of Fenlands.

• My ideal community rec centre would be designed as a space that ALL community members would feel welcomed and feel like there is always something that they would enjoy doing. Regular programming for diverse needs and interests and consistent programming for people with exceptional physical and mental and emotional needs. Example: If I am wheelchair bound I want programming for people that are in similar circumstance, to feel part of a group, accepted, thought of. I want a comfortable, accessible space away from home to meet and have fun.

• A space with a variety of activities for a variety of people. A space that brings in a variety of people will help create a community that bridges lots of different jobs and lifestyles.

• Clean and hygienic, available spaces that can be used for a variety of activities, free for the community, focused on health & wellness of the community, well run and organized by locals.

• Know what is important and don't alienate those who have supported this facility for many, many years. Grassroots programming is fantastic to promote and encourage but maintaining things like Sr./ Adult hockey, etc. is also essential. Otherwise all of these leagues will move to Canmore permanently and will not return when the arenas will sit empty.

• No private business, all community based activities • Accessible to all ages and abilities, genders and socioeconomic needs. Banff has several

residents that belong in each category. • Centered on ice sports with two functional hockey rinks and a curling rink. This nation is

bound together by hockey and curling, don't overlook that, it is what makes Canada unique. • Affordable. Accessible. Variety. Welcoming. Clean. Spacious. Fresh air. Personally safe. No

blaring music. Balance calm and fun. I think this Rec Centre does a really good job of all of this.

• Sustainable, inclusive, affordable, welcoming, engaging, variety, diverse, availability, open, community hub, service oriented, central, caring, supportive, fastness

• Community hub where you are bound to run into residents on a regular basis • For Banff residents, not for tourism or business in Banff • Two hockey sheets of ice used to its full ability. The Banff centre has all the space for

everything else. Why not sublease from them for everything else if possible. The sheets of ice are so specific and can not be replicated elsewhere. I think the Fenlands was put there for the reason it laid out its sheets of ice and for the purpose of hockey. I do know the interest is high within our community and the talent of coaches are right here right now. It seems the town is reluctant to deal with hockey the way Canmore does it.

• A place that you want to go to even if your not there to watch or play a specific sport. A place to hang out, this will increase participation in activities due to exposure.

• Elevation Place, Canmore • The one you have now, left as is. • Users of the rec centre should pay 100% of the cost, including operating cost and capital

recovery cost. And the cost to the users should be competitive with other similar rec centres. Best practices should be identified from around North American and beyond (not just Canada), and the most logical ones incorporated.

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• A vibrant location that provides a variety of activities to the community to contribute towards a healthy lifestyle year-round.

• Affordable attractive classes, that all age ranges and abilities can take part in, that focuses on our community, not designed for or to attract out of towners

• Please include people other than white people in your planning. It makes a difference. • Provide the community with a wide range of activities. Be able to access memberships and

booking information at the facility. Offer year-round activities. Improve parking for more cars. Provide a swimming pool which this town desperately needs.

• A place where I can go and feel apart of the community even if I just want a cup of coffee and watch people play hockey, squash, or climb. A sense of welcome when I walk it and invites me to be there and I leave feeling a sense of satisfaction with the experience. Now, I walk in and it feels empty, void of activity, joyful sounds - action. There is nothing, other than an activity, that draws me there. Elevation Place and other recreation centres gives me a sense of community immediately and draws more than just recreation users to one common place - it pulls library patrons, people who want to study, people who want to meet over a cup of coffee and people who want to recreate and we get a chance to mingle and cross-populate if you will. I leave with a sense of community. That's my ideal recreation centre.

• Exercise centre with fully featured weight area, classes, snack/juice bar • Pretty much everything said on this page, inclusive, affordable, range of activities, friendly

and vibrant place, welcoming • An arena focused on ice sports (we are in Canada - ice sports are 3/4 of the year) that

functions as a business - efficient and professional bookings with a thorough understanding of your product and your consumer's needs.

• Welcoming, calm, happy, accommodating, good signage. The Meeting if room s could be used and scheduled better I believe

• Banff is a tourist town. However, there is no facility for local families and children indoor play. Canmore has a pool, ice Rinks and gymnastics.

• Multi generational - inviting, multiple entrances for different activities to allow for movement - open times for public use (day and evening as kids, shift workers, industry staff - people work 7 days a week in this towns. Weekday openings is just as important as weekends -don’t rent it out to teams if it comprises community accessibility

• The space would be accessible for each and every person in the community- this includes activities for people with low income. Banff has a lot of young workers and most of their wages go towards paying rent. Younger people are often more physically active and would be inclined to use the recreation center if the price is reasonable. Making a community center inclusive and affordable would create a space for all walks of life, living in the town.

• Having a pool • Keeping the young , old, handicapped, every race and culture , everyone fit and happy. A

community is everyone pitching together for humanity and it does seem the town does not agree or we would have catered to our youth during COVID instead of buckling. We were the only community that made that action. Be ashamed.

• "This facility is an arena primarily. We already have a climbing wall, spin area and gymnasiums funded by tax dollars. "

• It would be with spacious lobby, concession, up to date and clean washrooms, friendly and helpful staff.

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• Use the ice sheets for what they should be used for in winter (hockey, curling, ringette, ice skating, figure skating etc...) otherwise build a gym space for other types of indoor sports such as Badminton, skate boarding (in winter) etc...

• Ideal CRC would be a scaled down version of Cochrane CRC including pool, indoor soccer, climbing gym etc...

• A place where people can go for fitness, education and generally a gathering place for all members of the community where all are welcome and feel comfortable to either hang out or do something.

• Open to all, busy, safe, friendly, offering a variety of activities year-round that are not already offered in town by private businesses or not duplicating what is already available.

• This facility should be for the people of Banff and the Bow Valley, and give local user groups priority over one-off groups coming in for a day or weekend to pair with a 'vacation' time.

• In an ideal world, yes it would be nice if the Fenlands was built as a mult-purpose, multi-sport community recreation centre. It was built as such. These options all sound lovely but again- at what cost and what are the trade-offs? Don’t we already have all these tax funded amenities in Banff? Ideally right now I wish I didn’t have to book 10K dollars worth of ice in Calgary so local figure skaters can participate in their sport this summer. Ideally I would have booked that ice right here in Banff making our programs affordable and accessible to all local families. I find it bizarre that so many local skaters and hockey players are looking for summer programming elsewhere while our own facility is asking how we could use the ice pads in the summer...

• A place where user groups feel welcome and have a great experience recreating, and also spectating and spending time.

• This is a community center, however, a lot of the questions on options for changes are already being satisfied by other town facilities and private entities. BES, BCHS, Banff Centre are all town funded with specific functions and meet the needs of people in the community. This is an ice surface building and I feel we do not need to spend money to refurbish it to supply what is already available. Take that money and build a proper playground for the kids in our community. Plus this building is already set up to supply huge revenue to the town and the business that benefit from curling & hockey tournaments, summer hockey schools and camps, etc. It's already in place and waiting to be used to its potential.

• I think the team at Fenlands does an amazing job balancing the community needs with available resources. My ideal rec centre has 2 ice rinks available for hockey throughout the fall/winter/spring seasons!

• Many activities, classes and events offered at a reasonable price (or free) in a welcoming and safe environment.

• A community recreation centre would cater to the broad reaches of the community. • A community ice arena with a curling rink should be used for what it was designed for. • The hockey school facilities brought at least $150,000 per annum to the coffers of the

fenlands and another $300,000 minimally to the school system in Banff. This does not include the additional revenue brought to town by the students and their visiting friends and families.

• Town staff that work for the people who pay their wages instead of looking at users as the enemy. This has been a huge problem with the Fendlands and Banff town for the past 20 years *** except for Dave and Dan.

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• Free and accessible areas/playgrounds. Not just classes! • Leave it as is. Find a use for the space vacated by the Hockey Academy that does not

compete against local businesses. • Inclusive and accessible for those with disabilities. Programs would include those with

disabilities. Living in Banff with a child that has disabilities isn’t easy, having a community Center that could help us include our son would be a dream

• It’s a Hockey rink , leave it a hockey/ skating rink. Build a new building if you want to have new recreation space.

• A friendly and welcoming facility that reflects our community • A place to gather, grow and meet new people through sports and recreation. • A variety of activities offered for all ages throughout the year. • A safe, clean well laid out space for activities to build family unity. • A place where everyone in a community feels welcome and represented. Achieved by

offering a wide range of activities for low or at no cost. • For Banff it would be that the focus of the community centre is actually for the community.

Isn't that against the incorporation agreement? I thought our taxes were to pay for visitors only.

• "Community" is the key in the ideal image, which means development of activities, equipment, resources that provide accessible and healthy cultural and physical and mental active living opportunities for all ages and stages of residents.

• Vibrant and welcoming; a place you can bump into community friends, have more than one reason to visit, and comfortably spend time whether you are recreating, meeting, or waiting on your kids/spouse/friend to participate in recreation. A friendly hub of recreation and activity, that serves many people of the community.

• Good, affordable fun and fitness. • The heart of the community where all people within the community can come together in a

safe space to enjoy/participate in like minded activities • Offering programs for kids of all ages year round in sports, art, culture, recreation. • True to the title recreation centre. A place that is a true community hub in that it offers

something for everyone year round. Built for the community and a priority for the community

• A place that my kids and wife can go and not get yelled at by the staff. A place where there are not rules that arent logical. A place where the staff are just as passionate as the people on the ice about the activity.

• You keep asking questions and positioning like the world is our oyster, its not. There is not an unlimited budget. The Fendlands was upgraded to be 2 sheets of ice and a curling rink. Make that a success, and focus on customer service.

• It would have a staff culture of cooperation as opposed to conflict. • This is a RECREATION CENTRE for a variety of community and social reasons,

balancing the needs of the businesses community, private residents and sports teams community. This shouldn't be the Fenlands Hockey Rink and Curling centre

• First of all there has been millions of dollars of tax payers money put into this facility now to pour more money into it WITHOUT trying to market it as a duel rink facility is a mistake. Yes we are in trying times but to change the usage without giving or at least reaching out to user groups that could come in and take over. Has Okanogan Hockey Schools, Canada

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Hockey Enterprises etc. Has anyone reached out to them . The ideal community centre is the centre that it was designed for.

• A central hub for the community, a place for residents and guests alike to pursue healthy living. A dedicated wellness-environment that strives to provide inclusivity and safety in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle.

• A place for multi sport opportunities, year round. A place that is welcoming and inclusive. • Great modern space! Friendly staff • world class mountain sports facility. stunning views, equipment and facility. • Pool, Weight Room, Lounge, Climbing Wall, Running Track. • Warm welcome and always active. A place where the community comes together in multiple

ways. Not just an arena for hockey players. • Various activities and accessible (financially). Brings community together • Something for the whole family to do, no matter age or physical ability, there is something

for everyone. • Inclusive and Welcoming. • A space for multiple activities, where you bump into people you know • Inclusive. inspiring and thoughtful interior design. A wide range of activities. Fitness gym. • A place that everyone feels welcomed and have knowing it’s accessible to everyone. A place

that everyone says it’s my must to go in Banff. The heart of the community. • Inclusive encompassing recreational center that provides a safe place for all ages to enjoy

recreational activities with friend and family. With leading programing and facilities to match the towns ever growing tourism and population needs. People that live in banff give up lot to live in such a great place it is time for the town to provide world renowned facilities for visitors and residents

• Would like to keep it as a hockey arena • Lots of space for fitness training & arts classes because there are currently very crowded

small gyms in Banff and constantly booked up (read: unavailable) community arts spaces in Canmore only.

• Offering a wide range of free and subsidized programming for all ages. • One that caters to the diversity of community on an equal basis, on every level, not

favouring any one group in any way shape or form. First priority goes to the community, any leftover space can be leased to other communities

• Elevation Place, but in Banff. • Somewhere vibrant for locals to gather and take part in a range of actives. • The Fenlands should reflect a coherent vision of what Banff residents believe is important

for now and into the future. As people fortunate to be living in a national park - there needs to be greater integration and reflection of what that means in our town. There shouldn't be such a huge distinction between the town and the park. The Fenlands has the opportunity to create a more cohesive sense of place in this regard.

• Welcoming to all residents • Offering a wide range of activities to enable participation by many ages and abilities • Having flexible and multipurpose spaces • Reflecting the importance of physical activity to the wellness of our mountain community • Promting health and well-being for all who live and work in Banff

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• Recreational theme park or playground. A place where adults or children can enjoy the most variety of sports and recreation. More things offered to the community in terms of fitness, proper gym where people can do any sport from basketball to volley ball, climbing wall, weight/work out room, etc.

• Lots of options, easy to try new things and frankly, not marketed to tourists. A space for the community that chooses to live here. It would be affordable for locals, and higher prices for visitors

• Inclusive, affordable, accessible, wholesome, community driven, sustainable, opportunities, health, connection

• For the community - not for a business. The town assured us they built nothing specific fir the hockey academy

• Welcoming, buzzing with energy, laughter and people. • Affordable, social, solid programs with good participation and some offerings around those

who aren't high performance athletes. • A place to meet, move and learn • Banff community needs a true recreation Centre not just ice surfaces, but without taking out

the ice. Using up space no longer used (hockey academy rooms) or building the phase 2 that is needed in this community.

• An affordable locals space that promotes health & wellness, leadership, Education, acceptance and most of all community.

• Has a climbing gym • A multisport centre where you can go skate with the family, or drop off your child at the

supervised play area while you can exercise. Water slides, swimming, volleyball, basketballs, Music/entertainment. Obstacle course (ninja), place where teenagers can hang out, skateboard park.

• It has at least 2 all season tennis courts. A bubble would even work in the overflow parking lot.

• I love all of the ideas mentioned from music, arts and crafts, and cooking classes to fitness, sports, and recreation. Let’s make fenlands a community hub!!!

• Having a place for Banff locals to recreate safely and affordably that caters to and prioritizes locals as opposed to the visitor population would be really nice. Keep the design flexible to accommodate as many different users/groups as possible for the broadest range of options.

• A affordable place with a wide variety of activities for all ages and stages. Bright and colourful and very welcoming.

• A place where community comes together to enjoy a shared interest and enjoyment of sports • Support arts and culture as well as fitness. • Offer and deliver programming to all in the community. Limit memberships, wait lists are

good, as they represent a need, ergo success. Smaller classes will be the way of the future. • Various range of activities and spaces available • Please be sure it compliments what else is offered and does not make two places half full.

There is little racquet opportunities year round. Banff Centre has a climbing gym. Be sure to collaborate with all recreation offerings.

• A busy active place where you know you will run into people you know and have a chat, with everyone participating in something they enjoy from kids to seniors.

• With all thr amenities mentioned in this survey

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• Climbing gym with weight room • A place where everyone is welcome with lots of different activities and uses offered where

you can learn new things, improve, and make friends in what can be a lonely town • A gathering space accessible for all members of the community, that provides activities and

classes that reflect the interest of it's users. A safe and fun space designed for learning and recreation.

• Clean, safe and affordable • Community recreation should be available to people of all status and income • A wide range of activities available to everyone • A place where every extra curricular activity is welcomed by the community which gathers

around the resources which enable it. • With all the qualities listed in section 16. Plus make it a collaborative space where

community members can also contribute. • A central hub of activity that presents a variety of options for the community. • Fun , affordable, and accessible for all of the community to use • An area where I feel like going regardless of if I have an event or activity; a place where I

know I will see people I connect with. • many options for group or individual exercise/ sport , art/ craft studio space - kilns for

ceramics and ceramics courses , bright/ lots of natural light in non - rink sections. • Clean, accessible - lots of washroom / change room space steam room or sauna.

comfortable spaces to sit and relax in lobby or hallways with free wifi; a healthy juice/ snack bar or coffee kiosk.

• It would be mixed use and represent the cultures and people in the community. Everybody should recognise that there is some use for it.

• Centrally located, walkable, less focused on curling and hockey, sense of ownership. Tax dollar value. I currently feel excluded and the place feels more like a private club for curling and hockey. This has nothing to do with people who work there but more an issue of Fenlands culture and focus. It should be attractive for community groups but this is a community culture where people like to walk and the location is not walkable for the majority of residents, particularly in winter.

• a real mix of everything representative of our community. If I was King I would build a pool. That would put the Fenlands over the top amazing.

• I do agree with the first point that it should have many courses and activities but I think to run well and appropriately it would be better to a varied range but not include absolutely everything. Price is also a big factor, maybe different prices for different age groups or something.

• accessible activities for locals and visitors, with a variety of sports. Keeping the income in Banff and people not needing to go to Canmore for their hobbies/sport activities.

• It would include activities for all ages throughout the year. It may not have a swimming pool or climbing wall (if the Banff Centre continues to offer this) but it could have multi purpose gym(s) for classes, events, and it would be easy to get to and move around in. A modest healthy oriented cafe would be nice with casual / formal meeting areas.

• Open concept, something for everyone, a place where you run into people you know.

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• Its a hub of activity. A place that brings together members of the community in the form of recreation. It also is adequate enough to attract outside user groups and visitors to further impact the local economy.

• Being user friendly, community driven, accessible are adjectives that make for a solid recreation center.

• I just think having an accessible gym would be ideal. Not free to ensure equipment is maintained and clean but at a community rate. I think a climbing gym would also be very nice to have access to for community in the winter months when it gets so dark!

• Banff has a community of artists and musicians who lack space to practice, rehearse and perform in small venues. Acoustic music, not high volume amplified

• a place where the community has access to different cultural and artists events, and not only sports-oriented activities

• Big, to cater to as many people as possible. Varied for same reason. Not too expensive to get people involved. Able to cater for clubs/societies. Able to cater for people who aren't that active and could use easy classes/activities to help them get started e.g. swimming pool aerobics

• A place that allow people to get together, meet new people with the same interest, share, help each other, and create un stronger sense of community. Also, I'd love if there would be a art/music program accessible for everyone!! I'd love if there was a piano to practice !!

• An inclusive building that encourages participation of residents of all ages and abilities. It would also be a place of revenue generation for hockey tournaments and curling bonspiels. It should be open on holidays.

• Place fill up with friendly people who are passionate about what they do and want to share it with other people and the atmosphere feels like everyone is always welcome.

• A space creating opportunities for non-existing sports & leisure. • Various classes and used • Accessible, affordable, and better community engagement • Something similar to the elevation in Canmore. People can purchased a pass to have access

to cardio machines yoga classes climbing and all sorts of activities. Locals would purchase a pass and it would be so much better than the Banff center gym.

• versatile. • Walkable, accessible by Roam, affordable to all residents with creative programming in all

purpose built spaces. • A welcoming and inclusive space which encourages you to try new things and meet new

people. • Ease of use, friendly helpful staff accommodating hours • Bright, airy, coffee shop, green spaces, attractive meeting rooms, free library/book exchange,

gym with weights and other equipment, a spin studio, a quiet dedicated space for yoga, dedicated space for group fitness classes, climbing wall, food trucks and an outdoor meeting/picnic area with a firepit(s). Better use of outdoor green spaces and opportunities for a community garden or another greenhouse.

• A strong hockey presence with two ice rinks and a floor hockey space. Also a climbing gym, squash court, and a steam room/ hot tub to relax in afterwards

• Climbing wall, bouldering wall, and a place to lift weights would be amazing. • Amazing skateboard area and workout facility accessible to children

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• welcoming for all, full of community life, able to participate in physical & non physical activities or watch or just hang, a space people want to be, maximise use of space with multi use spaces & flexibility, balance community use with visitor use (weddings/ tournaments)

• I'd really like a good concert space whith good acoustics. A skatepark for winter would be great, yearround even better.

• A focus on community, which means more than sports! We are the poor sister of Canmore, and way behind, when it comes to providing space and opportunities for creative expression in Banff. Canmore has artsPlace. It is funded by the tax base of Canmore. Why are we not doing the same? We have a chance to make it a Re-CREATION centre, which will lead to more community engagement and community building. Also, I wanted to add that if you create a black box theatre, you should add a "recording booth" so that musicians can also use the space for bands, song-writing, streaming, etc. So much content is now created for online platforms. Banff should be providing that for the many artistic young people who live here.

• the place for regidence can enjoy the time for activity especially here has limitation depends on the weather.

• Inclusive, without going overboard with today's "woke/cancel culture" madness. Affordable to most of community here in Banff who are minimum wage workers. Creative expression. Workout/healthy living space. Tutoring/mentoring for mental health wellbeing.

• where young and old can have fun together • A space where you can engage in sports that are relevant to living in banff. Many people

come here to ski/snowboard but we dont have a gymnastics or trampoline like we used to in the church on buffalo street. Also the banff skatepark is used often but is often over crowded, if there was a secondary space to skateboard then more beginners would feel welcomed to learn. The rec center would be used much more often if it had these 2 additions.

• It doesn't have to be similar to the facilities at Banff Centre, but it needs to be more smaller children and/or family friendly facilities for an year-round use.

• A fully accessible space that offers programs and space for all ages. A welcoming space that creates connection for all aspects of the community.

• Bright, welcoming, affordable, diverse (people AND activities) • a place for the community to enjoy develop and grow • A space where the community can come together and feel like a family. Where we can

create, play, laugh & learn together. • a place that all levels of athletes can utilize, for free, with a diverse range of offerings • Free Multi-sports complex fully accessible open 6am-12pm Year round. Skatepark-

curbs/ledges/manual pad features with open space to learn. Sports programs, youth centric, gym, art and culture, music and computer room, skate mini ramps room.

• My ideal recreation centre would have multi sports areas. Saunas and hot tubs for healing your body. Good healthy food options at reasonable prices. Full gyms for local basketball leagues and local hockey leagues. Banff is a HUGE board sports town. I feel we should include training areas to in courage our youth in these areas.

• I think you're nailing it!! Keep up the good work 🙂🙂

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• Arts crafts workshops gym coffee shop hang space. Physical and social options. Golf simulator. Wax clinics bike tune workshops. A few groups that can use the space as launching space. E.g. bike groups, kayak/canoe groups. Archery,

• Drop in options. Opp for mentorship e.g. like Launch Pad in Hanover Ontario. Hub of community activities for all ages. Not just families.

• For all! • Familiar, friendly, fluid and free. • An active positive place that help people learn something new or engage in physical activity.

Make it for the community, not for just hockey and curling. • By donations • Community is first priority, also natural environment as in Banff National Park. No field

sports but could use for indoor sports, Judo, Gymnaatic, Marshal Arts... Q.21. Please provide any final comments about this topic, The Fenlands, or this survey.

• Permanent field house in Banff would most certainly be nice, but I do not view this as a community priority

• A year round indoor field house would be amazing for our kids, they could play so many sports in the winter that they can’t do currently, this would be life changing doe many families

• Would prefer a permanent year round fieldhouse. Soccer is one of the most affordable sports, Rugby is strong in this community and I think Canmore residents would pay to come use a fieldhouse here.

• There is a huge demand for hockey in Banff. Hosting more tournaments, more ice time for Banff hockey players and Canmore players where needed.

• Relaunch this survey to focus on the existing user groups. The existing user base is angry and frustrated

• Would be a great way to continue training for summer sports • Get the trampolines going. So many snow users who want to practice their tricks and keep

fit during the summer. • Thank you for asking for feedback • There is already the Banff centre and so much outdoor space, not sure a field house would

be used a lot • I oppose turning a rink into a field house during the skating /hockey season, in the summer

it would be fine to utilize the space. • The two ice surfaces makes it better for the on ice community to have time to skate and I

think it’s a nice draw to rent out leftover ice time to out of towns clubs for tournaments and bring some business into town.

• To service the community needs for ice we need to have 2 surfaces. removing an ice surface is a really bad idea and if the ice it not being used to capacity then it means it is being mismanaged.

• I do not understand why the dry floor of the curling rink is not being considered for off-season use.

• The main use of field houses is during times of inclement weather. Spring/Summer only field houses are almost useless as the very sports played in field houses are usually played outside in the summer.

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• Permanently convert the rink surface to a field house • The floor plan is great but you should have had a range of photos of all the spaces available

for online viewing. I have never been in any of the classrooms or second level spaces. • All bookings should be local tax payers first • I am not sure what the desire for a permanent field house in Banff so I am not sure how to

best answer those questions. I am strongly opposed to private business encroaching on the Fenlands due to lost opportunities for those people who may not have the funds to participate. I strongly believe that this building should benefit the residents of Banff and not private enterprise.

• I would not use a Field House outside of Banff. • Field sports should play outside, but gymnastics could use the space • Do not convert any ice surfaces to indoor field house activities unless in off season • I see so much interest in the skateboard park and all other facilities under used why not add

to the skate park that seems so overly busy in the summer or better make it somewhere in doors so it’s year round

• We are very lucky to already have 2 ice sheets built, many communities would love to have another. We should not waste it, use them both.

• The survey is poorly set up, some questions have responses from opposed to support left to right, others it’s opposed to support right to left. When asked about options for use at The Fenlands at the front end of the survey hockey and curling aren’t even an option.

• We should not have to give up ice sheets in the winter. We should have a field house and we can see that they would be used.

• Focus on the rec centre and don't complicate it with consideration of a field house. • I find the activities that a field house provides would already be accessible during the

spring/summer outside but in the fall/winter it would be a huge advantage having access to these activities!

• Thank you for including the public and for communicating this out widely. The Town of Banff’s recreation and communications departments do an excellent job. As a fellow municipal gov worker (your neighbour to the east), I tip my hat. :)

• We have a field house. It is the new gymnasium at Banff Elementary school. Its opening coincided with Covid-19 so it has not had a chance to be utilized by the community. It is a beautiful gym with attached changerooms and kitchens that was essentially purpose built for community use and fee based bookings with the additional funding town council allocated to it. We also already have additional gym space, running track, climbing wall, weight room, fitness classes and swimming facilities at the Banff Center - also funded annually by our taxes. USE THE EXISTING FACILITIES.

• I support a field house but not if it means giving up an ice pad. Ice is hard to get a hold of at the best of times. I believe a tent out in the back green field would be the perfect place for a year round filed. I can see people sitting in the concourse looking out and down onto the field. It would be amazing.

• IPermanent Field house isnt a great use of space as usually limited to a couple of turfs. - run into same difficulty as hockey ice time- better use of space and $ to build climbing, pickle ball, cardio, yoga, art, music.

• Unless you build a field house with 2 levels - upper level has running track, gyms, lower level has 1 turf and 1 side is climbing gym"

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• I think that the summer fieldhouse would be a good idea regardless. • If there is enough people to use it then I support but if we can build a field house why not a

pool? I don’t understand this? If it’s cheap to build then ok but there are lots of other things the town could support first

• Consider availability of resources in Canmore and Lake Louise recreation centres. • Myself and many locals were very disappointed with the $30 million spent and the results. • It seems strange that you are doing a survey for the very thing that we did not support last

year. What kind of councilors are supporting this regime. Shame on you. • What about indoor skateboard park in the winter. Alot of Bow Valley Residents pay to use

the private indoor skateboard parks facilities in Calgary during the winter. • Maybe we should use the Fenlands as an arena, for ice sports. Consider full summer use of

the ice. Get someone to manage the facility who is in the know and passionate about ice sports and customer service. We could offer an amazing facility for all season programming which would bring in revenue from summer camps, tournaments, competitions, bonspiels AND have a great place for our local athletes. The Fenlands is a beautiful arena that was literally just built in 2013. 26 million dollars went into it and because it is so poorly run it can not be used to it’s potential or as it was meant to. Why are so many our our local figure skaters, hockey players and curlers driving to Canmore and far behind to find ice when we have this incredible facility right at our doorstep??

• between the two schools and the Banff center, Banff does not need to spend money on a new field house. Too costly and will be rarely used.

• Using the ice rinks in summer for these activities is just fine. Building a year round field house would eliminate the conflict of using an ice sheet in the winter. There is more than enough demand for two sheets in the winter.

• I would love to see our Town and supporting areas try to our best to make the facility as currently constructed work before making major changes. How do we know that it won't without some effort?

• A field house in the Bow Valley or Banff would be beneficial. I don't feel that a field house in Banff and Canmore is a wise way to spend $$. However, I would want to be sure that would be accessible to people throughout the Bow Valley during peak hours (Roam).

• Why a fieldhouse? Is there really a need? We have BES, the Banff Centre, the high school, inside and outside fields, the Rec Grounds.

• As seen this past winter we had a very hard time scheduling all needs on just the 1 sheet of ice. Throw in tournaments and games next year again and I don't think this can be accomplished with one sheet of ice. Invest more in marketing etc and i think 2 sheets of ice could be filled more than they were. With Covid people's schedules have changed so we may be able to fill this ice midweek/midday?

• Keep the 2 rinks • This survey is great in that it is asking for public feedback but it fails to mention important

facts like what the cost and trade-off for these options are. It also fails to mention the fact that all these lovely options are things we already pay for in this community. We just built an incredible skateboard park, and you are offering to have an indoor one as well- instead of ice. While our local skaters are driving to the city to find ice? We have a neglected dirt bike park but we could sacrifice an ice pad in the summer to make a pump track? We just built the BES gym and you want put a pickle ball court on the ice pad over the summer instead of

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ice?? We don’t even have a lacrosse program and you mention that as a possibility in this fieldhouse. Summer ice is prime ice in many communities. Why are we not a destination arena for summer programming?? Why do our local athletes need to travel to find summer ice? Why do we want to offer up our ice pads for these usages we all ready have? If someone wants a field house- let them bring that to the table. For now let’s focus on using the Fenlands for its intended purposes and need the needs of our ice users.

• Priority should be to do what we can to make Fenlands a great ice facility (purpose for which it was built), then focus on ancillary uses that would support its primary function of being an ice facility.

• We have a beautiful ice surface building that should be used for that purpose. Skating, figure skating & hockey are not just winter sports in Canada, these are year-round sport. We are in a unique situation with the town we in, and this facility should be harnessed to not only support our community ice users but also to bring people in to create revenue and support local businesses.

• Please keep 2 rinks available for ice sports throughout the fall/winter/spring seasons! • I feel that a permanent year-round fieldhouse using one of the rink surfaces is strongly worth

considering. Nothing like that exists in the Bow Valley and I'd love to see it! • Some of the questions are definetly leading the participant to a pre-dertermined end. Also

the timing of the fieldhouse questions with the covid restrictions should be noted. Who wouldn't want to play in a fieldhouse after living under covid restrictions?

• Leave the rinks find money for fieldhouse • Indoor play area for children of all ages that free and accessible anytime. Please!!! • To clarify I support a field house but not in place of an ice rink. • Just find use for the space vacated by the Hockey Academy. There is no need to create any

more space for other users. The Banff Centre, BES, BCHS, Rec. Grounds, churches, private gyms and studios and the entirety of Banff National Park provide more than enough space and opportunity to be used for recreation and other activities. The Town does not need to spend any more money to renovate a brand new facility at tax payer expense. The schools can be used as fieldhouses. Build more outdoor basketball courts. Keep the ice in during the summer so we can still play hockey and figure skate. Promote summer ice for hockey schools and tournaments. Stop spending money!

• There are other town funded courts sally B, bes gym etc • as long as it does not ever touch the second ice sheet.. • This field house must be a new structure, do not take away a hockey/skating rink. • With our long dark winters I believe that we need to expand year round recreation, not just

spring summer when the weather has most people outside enjoying warmth of the sun. • Sounds like a project that is going to increase our taxes. Please remember that this is a

service community, most of your population makes service wages and already need 3 - 4 jobs to afford to live here.

• If this is a "community" facility, the Fieldhouse concept provides a wider reach of access by many residents and their families who would be interested in more than ice activities (or who need affordable options to ice activities).

• Adding more spaces for locals to enjoy affordable recreation is always a great plan. Keep it car free!

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• I strongly support the consultation and redesign process. If you don't engage and dream, nothing will ever change. There are opportunities to make better use of the space at Fenlands, to adapt to changing times, especially with the departure of BHA. Fenlands has a unique opportunity to capitalize on iconic Banff, and use a business lens to welcome local and external groups to help support a sustainable revenue model. This is unique to other destinations which are not world renowned tourism destinations. Fenlands can up its game from a hospitality perspective. Anecdotally, Fenlands is not known to have a flexible, welcoming, guest service culture. Comparatively, people feel welcomed at other facilities from a business/booking perspective and a guest interaction perspective. Fenlands could raise the bar in these areas. Perhaps a redesign can be a new slate for community use, revenue opportunities and guest service.

• I think it its great that the Town of Banff is finally realizing the lack of recreation programming available for its residents

• Gymnastics please for our kids. • I recognize that there was space built for a certain purpose at the Fenlands, but don't

support the idea of the town finding a profit for business to occupy the now vacant space. I understand there will be a cost, but feel it is best for the community that the town re-purpose this space and not consider finding a new business to replace the former hockey school

• When the rink was upgraded to two sheets of ice. There was a major community movement and involvement that supported; figure skating club, hockey teams etc. Where is the community movement, groups, and teams for the field house?

• "The main purpose should remain ice related. I worry that confrontational management of the facility has driven away things like the Hockey Academy as well as various skills and power skating programs that have caused space to be under utilised. A simple adjustment in the corporate culture could remedy this.

• I have no problems with the space being utilised for other community activities but not at the expense of the original purposes.

• This has been needed for decades. LEt's make it happen • I feel that this is a difficult time and for our tax dollars to be invested into a new facility

when there has been no effort to reach out to see if there is interest out there for a permanent hockey school *** Why one or two payed civil servants can make decisions on behalf of the Banff tax payer is not right...personal agendas guide the decision making process....WE HAVE A HISTORICAL COMMITTEE, A SENIOR COMMITTEE etc. WHY DON’ T WE HAVE A RECREATION COMMITTEE.

• The Fenland's facility attracts organizations, events, and teams not just based in Banff - but across the province and country. The major draw being the 2-ice surfaces. Teams host tournaments every weekend that provides further revenue to other companies (ie. hotels and restaurants) and pays for the ice surfaces costs. If 1 of those ice surfaces is taken away, whether it be summer or winter, there is an inevitable drop in revenue from teams hosting their events in Banff. Not to mention local organizations seeking ice elsewhere, Canmore to be exact.

• There already is not enough ice time... • We have 400 members in the soccer club, and gym space is hard to come by. We are trying

to run a year round soccer program • It's embarrassing a mountain mecca the caliber of banff does not have a community center.

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• If there are more activities available, it should be made well known to the public that it exists and made easy to sing up for anything.

• Thank you! • Thank you for engaging the local community! • now’s maybe not the time to invest in another capital project when there are perfectly great

facilities to be effectively utilized to maximum potential. • Would love it if the Field house had indoor tennis...it’s not a stretch! • To become an inclusive place should have a variety of activities all year round • The questions in this survey were extremely vague so the results could be interpreted with

ulterior motive... not impressed • A permanent one in Banff would be great for the cold & dark winter days. It would give the

option for other sporting activities when there is snow on the ground. I love to ski, but as I get older (30+), I look forward to a greater variety of activities. Having these facilities here in Banff would serve the community better than having them in Canmore or elsewhere in the Valley

• It will be great to see this facility being used for more of the local community not just the hockey folks. In addition ... the Facebook feed shows lots of people calling for a gym ... we DON'T need another gym. There are MANY gyms in Banff already. Please don't waste any money or space on that.

• It seems that a step-wise approach would make the most sense, by first trialling the use of a rink surface as a temporary fieldhouse to gauge use and activity options. Progress from this step to a permanent field-house once the community value and usage data are established.

• Converting a rink for summer sports is a wonderful temporary idea. I think it would work great!

• We already have some of these facilities at the Banff center( when opened). Lets try and do something different so they can both compliment the town in their own way.

• we have a long winter and it would be great to have indoor activity options especially after this past year of pandemic which has made activity so difficult other than specific outdoor recreation which is often expensive due to the amount of gear and equipment needed

• We have many usable *** already in the school gymnasium s - we don’t need a new building - it will under utilize other spaces already available

• Would need more info around how frequent, popular, and time spent playing those sports or programs is. Seems like a lot of space to use for storing sports equipment for a select amount of individuals only.

• Climbing gym • Having a multicomplex building in Banff would be most beneficial; with over 30 000 cars

driving into Banff on a daily basis in the summer time, it would have made sense to have something more involved and inclusive.

• As far as the above response regarding the fieldhouse, I would support it if it was in a different building or if we could reconfigure the building, since we cannot build on it.

• I would also appreciate ice surface availability in the spring and summer time." • Give us indoor tennis. • Soccer please.

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• I feel strongly that we need indoor recreation opportunities during the long months of winter/shoulder season and other options than curling and hockey should be provided. Summertime most of us revel in being outdoors.

• Love to have a year round space for the community to enjoy many varied activities • Fenlands a great facility but shouldn’t have to be all things to all people , we have any other

locations for arts and music and meeting space . Don’t take away from one activity to give to another

• Yes, it appears to me the survey assumes the survey participant is familiar with the existing structure and operation.

• We are an outdoor community within a national park. Having indoor activities during what can be the worst times of year for weather is a good idea (January cold, June rain). However, let's do more to get people outside.

• The money that was used for the specific demands of the Banff Hockey Academy did not benefit tax payers.

• Hope it all happens • I'm happy to pay more taxes for more with more facilities. • I'm fine with the concept of a year round fieldhouse in an existing developed space can be

found, but it's not worth developing new land for. • Glad to the see the community is looking for input. • I’m putting an emphasis on music, as in Banff there are extremely limited options for

rehearsal spaces to an extent that people give up on music in order to live in this town. Most musicians are dormant as they find little to no support and fall out of this artistic community, yet the wealth of talent is abundant. Creative people have a visceral need for expression and it’s lack affects mental health, wellbeing but most of all deprives the community of cultural services that bear very low cost.

• I wouldn't want to see the Fenlands losing one of the ice surfaces to support a fieldhouse. I support the idea of a fieldhouse during the off season.

• Kids need more indoor hard court gym spaces to be able to use on a drop in basis. There is limited opportunity for kids to "go shoot some hoops", for example.

• I think our assets are the great outdoors. Utilizing and leveraging our assets instead of building distracting amenities is more efficient use of resources.

• The fenlands is a great place but I think it's underused. I strongly support this effort!!!! • I am neutral when it comes to a permanent fieldhouse • I don't understand the need or desire for this. • I personally don't do any sports that are fieldhouse based, but it does seem like a gap in our

community infrastructure. I can imagine a lot of people wanting to play indoor soccer in the winter there.

• I believe there is still potential to run a Junior Hockey Program out of Banff that would contribute to the local minor hockey association and the community at large. I would keep enough space for a male and female program to operate and ensure the Banff community has some sporting entertainment and local youth have mentors and a level to aspire to play.

• I think if there would be a need for a felid house of would be in the winter months when kids and adults can’t play scooter/football out side.

• nice to have a fieldhouse in Banff, particularly for children, with no need to commute to Canmore

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• Makes sense to use one of the ice rinks for something else in the summer. Easier than setting up a completely new fieldhouse.

• I'm not sure we have the population to sustain a year-round fieldhouse. I see using existing school gyms supportive of many of the sports you have listed.

• Banff is for the outdoors, I do not wish to see taxpayer money spent building indoor facilities when we have the existing gymns. spaces already available

• This is a bad idea and won't generate money • A field house would definitely help with highschool sporting teams to start practicing earlier

and would be very cool! • A rink is a rink is a rink. Why take the ice away when so many locals fought so hard to get

the 2nd sheet in to begin with. Shouldn’t even be a conversation. • No comments, thanks for letting us put our inputs • Excellent • When ice surfaces are fully utilized, that is accommodating all local needs first , and then

booked out to non local tournaments and events, greater revenue generation occurs out in the community via hotel stays, restaurant meals and retail shopping. Perhaps a closer working relationship with the accommodation sector could support and increase bookings.

• Indoor soccer league in winter,outdoor in the summer • washrooms change to reflect inclusivity . Thank you for asking! and thinking about the

whole community & varied forms of recreation - physical & non physical, dopin / registered, casual gatherings / organised

• My children were fortunate to attend BCHS when it had a vibrant theatre program, run on a shoestring. Even then, the Banff Centre did not always come through with theatre space promised ahead of time (it was unwilling to do so). My grown children use the skills they learned from the BCHS drama program in their universities (even in a entrepreneur boot camp!) and in landing jobs. It is so clear that this kind of program is needed in Banff, especially when we look at changing demographics and the need to respect all cultures and to share and learn from one another. Sports can sometimes do this, but the arts REALLY do this, because of content, rehearsing, sharing different cultures when discussing a drama, etc. Not everyone has athletic capability. THose people should also feel welcome at a rec centre.

• We have the Banff Center and the elementary gym and highschool gym we have enough • I think its best to focus on the inside of the rec center given all the new space from the BHA

leaving. • I would like to see a strong support from Town of Banff to promote a healthy, active

community that our local children would be proud of. • Please consider not only accessibility of the facility but also how the services and programs

are designed to be inclusive of all ages. • i would like to know how to contact the individual responsible for this as i have an idea that i

think would meet many municipal objectives fred clemens 4038615105 • would really like to see something for skateboarders to use during the winter months • Indoor soccer field would be awesome! • There is way too many resources allocated to the single sport of hockey. It seems like the

entire building was designed only for hockey. • It would be great if fenlands can expand as it seems like its meant entirely for hockey

players.... for example a gymnastics gym with an olympic trampoline, foam pit, etc... as these

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can cater to a wide variety of sport, rather than a single hockey arena which can only be used for hockey and sits unused 95% of the time

• Also an indoor skateboard area would be great as Banff currently has a world class skateboard park but it can only be used 4-6 months out of the year which is a huge shame as its such a good park

• Also this survey was way too long. I felt like I got asked the same question but in 10 different ways.

• This isn't something I would use but know that others may like to. Unless there is a strong want from the residents of a year-round facility, reducing our environmental impact by not building a new building would be preferential. I like the idea of using one of the ice surfaces in the summer!

• Approximately 1,000 people aged 5-55 in Banff that currently own a skateboard and use it weekly for various purposes (but are limited to for 6months a year). The skateboard community would love to see our dreams come true.

• Who wants to play field sports inside during summer? • A field house would be great. But my concern would be having a field house but not he

other stuff. Q.22. Do you have any other comments about the fieldhouse concept?

• Do it please • Any sports that can done at the Banff Centre or BES (badminton, basketball) should be left

out. Only include real field activities such as lacrosse, soccer, Rugby, football etc. • Make sure this is something that residents actually want. I have been unaffected without a

field house my entire time in Banff (21+ years). But I sure feel it when the ice is not available for actual ice time. This seems to be someone’s specific vision that does not reflect the community request.

• Do not spend the money • Not convinced there is a need to play spring/summer sports indoors all winter. People are

more likely to go outside to ski/snowboard • No • Could there be a better use for this space? • Be great to have something that can run year round. Be it tramps or soccer for example. • Banff is an active community. A fieldhouse offers space for people who may not be skiers

etc but still like physical activity • Using the ice areas for field house purposes in off season is a good idea, and would give us

what potential use would be, maybe leading to a permanent solution • I think you would be a great addition in the summer, maybe be able to generate some

revenue for Fenlands. • evaluating a fieldhouse should be done outside of anything to do with the Fenland ice

surfaces. • anything run by the town of Banff is run poorly • The field house concept needs to be a Bow Valley discussion not just an issue for Town of

Banff residents to consider.

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• Survey places like Ft McMurray and Edmonton where the field houses concepts have worked well - understand their success formulae; target demographics that are most likely to use.

• Banff’s youth demographics seem to be on the decline - affecting school class sizes and more. What is the target audience, who are the local sports/rec/active living clubs and where are they likely to be evolving into the future? What are the young adults doing for recreation in our community? Banff’s Boomer and Elder demographics seem to be growing - how would this community segment use this space for active living and/or hobbies?

• Please don’t make the fenlands into a field house of any kind we don’t have the need for that in the Banff. Please keep for hockey and skating. Field houses are great for areas that don’t have a winter like Vancouver where those spots are played all year long.

• I love the idea as a fitness enthusiast. Banff Centre facilities are great but perhaps too costly for that organization to run - cant depend on it forever. It important to offer free recreational activity (not just sports but artistic) to the young people in town and keep them out of trouble. A music jam space would be great. People can not play music in apartments and staff housing as it is too disruptive and contentious. Some community breakout spaces for artistic programming, classes, would be wonderful. An indoor track and some stretching or bootcamp spaces with portable equipment would also be great.

• Would not be in favour of a bow valley field house Canmore already pushes us in hockey. • Again not knowing what the community need is for a fieldhouse, it is difficult for me to

make an educated comment on this. As Canmore's rec centre mainly seems to belong to gymnasts, it would be nice to see Banff fulfill the needs of the community outside of gymnastics. I think the right approach is to fulfill the needs of the most amount of user groups possible. If there was a need for volunteers, I would be one of the first to sign up! Thank you so much for the survey, I think it is really important for residents to voice their opinions on this.

• Not if it means losing an ice sheet. The Banff Centre and two schools already have fieldhouses.

• I would not support this until debt for capital expenses in our budget got closer to being paid down. After so much spending in the last few years, we need to be more fiscally prudent.

• Isn't that what the public school gym was built for in terms of the community or are you just thinking about how to get out-of-towners like the hockey academy to use the facility in the summer

• I believe 2 ice surfaces are needed during winter. Field house for spring / summer, I support • You invested funds into this already at The elementary school, there’s no need to duplicate

the availability of the same. • Make a fieldhouse beside the curling rink and in front of the mezzanine. This could be a

place to climb, play raquette sports and indoor soccer as well as skateboarding. We have the elementary school and the high school for basketball.

• Very excited about the possibility of a year -round one! • This could be great, but I'm worried about municipal spending. It seems out of hand. • I think it’s a great idea for the shoulder / off season (ie fall/winter/early spring) • I believe this concept is the obsession project of a single individual that manages our

recreational programming and that it is completely out of touch with the reality of the

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existing spaces we already have to use for field house activities. The TOB has building constraints that are not seen in other Alberta communities that build enormous, multipurpose recreational facilities that house everything under one roof. We cannot do that. Please move on from this idea.

• Do not give up the ice! And make an additional field • Sound like It is another venue for the town to rent out to teams from other communities

and very few banff locals will have access to it. • I support the idea of a fieldhouse. However, if a new, permanent field house cannot be built

at the Fenlands, maybe we ought to think about building more than JUST a fieldhouse off-site. It may cost more, but a public pool or a dance hall could bring more jobs or create opportunity for revenue.

• Could rugby be played here? What type of field are you thinking of using? • Temporary is good as the town is usually full of temporary people/tourists . We are

surrounded by beauty , trails, lakes. Lets fill the rink and make better use of our outdoor facilities in summer like the rec grounds. Our school fields etc.

• I would love to see a year-round fieldhouse built in Banff. Then residents who don't curl, skate or play hockey could also participate in indoor sports when it's really cold outside. A field house in the summer is fine, but in the summer most of those sports can be played outside anyway so not as important as in the winter.

• Questions is what I have! Have any local soccer, lacrosse, badminton, ultimate frisbee, football or other user groups even asked for a fieldhouse? Do we even have lacrosse? Who is this fieldhouse for? Who is asking for this? Are these field sports groups pushing hard to for this? Why doesn’t the town run the arena like an arena? Didn’t we just pour a bunch of money into the BES gymnasium for it to be used by the public for soccer, racket sports, volley ball, basketball, yoga, exercise classes etc? Are we forgetting that the Sally Borden is also funded by us as tax payers and already offers a climbing wall, spin bikes, 2 gymnasiums etc etc... Why would we pile a bunch of money into the brand new facility and ignore the facilities we already have?

• PLEASE INSTALL A SUMMER ICE SERVICE • It makes sense for winter play. • I would test out the demand for a fieldhouse in the fenlands during a spring/summer before

going permanent to see if demand is there. • Because our winters are so long, it would be nice to have an indoor space to play certain

sports year-round...even in the summer we can get snow. • I don't think it is necessary. • Disagree with this taking up 1 sheet of ice!! • Who is the fieldhouse for? Are user groups demanding it? We have the newly built BES gym

for badminton, volleyball, basketball, exercise classes etc. We have the Rec grounds, high school field, elementary field for soccer and other field sports. We have gymnasiums at the high school and the Banff Centre... Until a group of people within our community get together to work towards a fieldhouse- permanent or temporary- I think the Town should drop the idea.

• Definitely needed, but should not be at the expense of ice facility. If no room to add to Fenlands, how about field beside Banff Springs?

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• There is value in a dedicated field house for the community and to have the ability to draw people in for events, like the rink already does. however, not at the cost of removing a service that is already there waiting to be tapped.

• Grateful that the Town of Banff is considering this • A nice to have if there are millions of dollars around to build one. We do live in a mecca of

winter and summer outdoor sports activities within minutes from our townsite, though. • Look at Sawmills Cochrane for fieldhouse ideas. Raise money through local community

(hotel associations, tourism and match with fed government. • "It is really important to those of us who have been skating/playing hockey for years and

supporting the • Fenlands that we have two rink surfaces for the entire winter season please. " • Sounds like fun, but hopefully it will be drop in and affordable to others, not just banff

access program participants • Add on to current facility or alternate site, not in place of the rink • Develop user agreements with other publicly funded facilities such BES, BCHS and the

Banff Centre to utilize their space. • Survey is quite tilted towards this concept... • as long as it does not effect either ice surface.. • Yes, it needs to be a new building • Though I think it’s a good idea to use one of the ice surfaces as a field house in the summer,

I don’t believe that there is enough of a child and youth population to keep field sports teams running in the medium to long term. There are already challenges keeping minor hockey teams running due to limited participation above a certain age and kids who are interested in soccer or baseball tend to eventually gravitate to Canmore or further afield in summer - not because of the lack of field space but because of the very shallow pool of potential participants. The question that should be asked of each age group of local kids is “would you join a winter soccer or baseball team and can you see yourself making a multi year commitment to the team when it would mean travelling weekly for competition”. If you don’t have at least 15 yeses from each age group, you don’t have a team. If you don’t have teams, you don’t have a need for the space. Though it’s true that there may be enough young adults in the community for a few rugby or soccer teams, I don’t believe that there are enough that the space would be fully utilized. Should we have built 2 ice surfaces in support of a private school that was never really able to pay its bills and was a drain on the taxpayers both up front and on an ongoing basis? no! We probably should have built a pool. But we did. The money’s already been spent and the community has evolved around the availability of the ice. The place, pre-Covid, was busy with multiple users mostly playing hockey. Did it see a lot of use when people were at work or school other than by the BHA? No. Will it if you build a field house? No. People will still be at work or school. Leave 2 ice surfaces in for the fall and winter and preferably one for the summer(use the other one for field activities in the spring and summer when our weather can be challenging) Rent the ice out as much as possible and generate whatever revenue we can. Things will change after Covid. We haven’t had the experience of no BHA and no Covid, so it may take some time to optimize revenue generation from the site, but it will come. Banff is a very popular venue for tournaments and training camps. Not only do they help keep the facility afloat, they also are a boon to local businesses. The concern about usage in this difficult time is understandable, but a proper trial post BHA and post-Covid needs to be made to truly

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understand the situation before conclusions are jumped to regarding the ongoing viability and community usage needs of our facility.

• Love it. Lets do it. • A community indoor soccer league would be fun and I might join if that would be one of

the uses of a fieldhouse. • I don't think we need one. The Banff Highschool field is beautiful. Good job on the very

nice landscaping. • A good option to create community access - even in shoulder seasons or to create year-

round use of a beautiful building. • I strongly support the TOB researching a stand alone, permanent, year round fieldhouse

concept. We have a unique opportunity to capitalize on iconic Banff, and use a business lens to welcome local and external groups to help support a sustainable revenue model. This is unique to other destinations which are not world renowned tourism destinations. True collaboration between municipal and private industry could create a pretty swank facility that served recreation and events opportunities together. I say go for it!

• Thee are instances of other rec areas that use their fieldhouse for year-round recreation, if done correctly all sorts of sports could be played/practiced including golf!

• If there is the personal fitness gym in the Fenland, I definitely buy a membership pass. (like Elevation Place)

• Indoor soccer year round for our kids. • I think given our climate and how there are other stakeholders in sport and rec beyond just

the ice users that a year round fieldhouse would be a great addition to Banff or the Bow Valley

• Good concept as long as you don't take away an ice surface in the winter season. • Find another place to build it for year round use if a fieldhouse is actually desired by the

community then it should be on its own merit and nothing to do with the Fenlands. • Vital to our community and our visitors • No • A fieldhouse should be a separate entity that would be an additional build that should not

take away ice surfaces that are currently installed at the Fenland's. • Maybe in addition to the ice • Please collaborate with Canmore FC, we have lots of ideas and a vision what it could look

like • Could have indoor/outdoor climbing at a fieldhouse. The indoor space doesn't need to be as

wildly high end as Elevation Place; just a nice spot for locals to train in the winter. What about: a floodable outdoor wall with toprope/free ice climbing potential? Or outdoor bouldering space?

• There is currently nowhere in Banff that has an indoor gymnasium. • Feels like avery silly and ignorant thing to have in a place with such beautiful year round

outdoor activities • Is the field house concept exclusive for Banff residents or is this a revenue opportunity to

bring more unnecessary tourism to our already over marketed and unsustainable town? Transparency is lacking in this entire survey

• Include a few disc golf baskets so I can practice my putting skills!

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• A field house would be such a great facility for Banff allowing residents access to a large indoor space, year round, for activities and sport. Please do it ... in Banff!!!

• I am concerned that the Fenlands might pursue and either/or approach with the Fieldhouse. Either the Fieldhouse is pursued OR arts and crafts programming.

• Our community is not growing - use the spaces we already have in place • It's a great idea • Make a climbing gym • Would like to have year-round dry rink/arena available without the fieldhouse turf. • Again, I'd like to see such a space be as inclusive of multiple user groups / activities as

possible • Love to have outdoor Pickleball courts in the town of Banff • I think primary use of the field house would be fall/winter/spring so having a separate

facility would make the most sense • A fieldhouse is unnecessary and too expensive. • It seems these services are available through the Banff Centre. I question the necessity of

even more availability in a town the size of Banff. The tax burden needs to be considered. • Wouldn't be a big user but think it's a great idea • I’m torn; as much as I would to have an artificial turf field available year round I feel we

would miss out on revenue opportunities that require multiple ice surfaces; world jrs; nhl pre season/practices/out of towner tournaments, a functional rec hockey league that doesn’t require 1115pm puck drops. If we could partner with a local NPO or two to say run indoor soccer, ultimate, rugby there could maybe an opportunity to get grant funding for an expansion. Hockey is expensive already, going to one ice surface will just exacerbate that problem.

• Would love to see this concept utilised at the recreation grounds. • I really like the idea of a field house for all the different sports. • Because of the seemingly long winters in the mountains it would be a great asset to all of the

local teams that would usually only get to play summer sports for a few months to train and play all year.

• But keep it affordable or you will not see much use out of it. • While most locals love team and individual sports most locals also have a very low income • I’m putting as “I don’t know”, being the interest and conditions for such a add on, are

unfamiliar. • I believe the biggest priority for Sport and Recreation in the Bow Valley is to get a field

house facility built. I run a local sport organization for kids where we have tons on interest from kids wanting more programming but we are unable to provide it due to lack of indoor gym space availability.

• I do not like it. The space could be used in other ways. • Banff has so many sports spaces already. I recognise that we don't currently have a

fieldhouse, but let's provide spaces for other parts of this community before we create even *more* sports room

• Will this be used enough? • Location is going to continue to be a problem. • Great for the kids, soccer etc

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• It would be a great idea to have somewhere you can do activities during the winter that you would normally only be able to do in the summer time.

• Fieldhouses are great considering the environment is harsh in the winters and the summers are short. It would give local athletes a chance to play multiple sports year around. And since Banff is a destination it will attract tournaments, camps, etc....

• I think there is plenty of space to utilize in the existing Finland’s building and no need to build another building.

• Same as above • If it’s an added part to the building, or a separate building, it has my support. If it’s to replace

an ice surface, I’m out. • I would love to see frisbee golf. A lot of locals are going to Canmore to play. It is still very

popular game 😊😊 • could a field house also function as a multipurpose event space? • The Recreation Grounds rugby soccer pitch and diamonds are very underutilized. As Banff

is primarily a ski/snowboard destination first and foremost, staff have never gravitated towards these activities in great numbers. Volunteer league convenors have been hard to come by so building in the costs of league coordination into league type rentals would be recommended. A financial feasibility study for a regional or Banff-Canmore Field House should be done if this is identified as a significant want/need.

• Depends on the location and size and intended use of said field house. • I think it would be great to add more vitality for people in the community • Not sure if it would be appropriate but the community would benefit in having a walking

track for indoor use. • Put up hockey boards and glass to make it a high quality floor hockey space that could be

used with rollerblades • it would be very happy if they keep at least onr fieldhouse for indoor sports at fenlands.

Also, i was happy and paticipated iceskate link out side of fenlands for regidence use last year. I was begginer of iceskate and have child, so I felt safer to use there instead using high school link.( fenlands outside was asked not using pac & stick)

• Especially Winter season, we need a fieldhouse to play indoor sporting events or activities for the children who is glowing up here.

• Beautiful building with exciting opportunities. • i think that might be better on some of the land in the the industrial area -the compound • If a field house is in demand I support starting with a temporary one and then working with

the other communities in the Bow Valley to determine the need, the ability to cost / operation share and the best location of a permanent field house.

• Would tax payers be paying more this or would we be soliciting donations • No it sounds like a great idea as it can be utilized by so many different sports • Build it, and they will come. • Indoor space would be good as our weather can be off in May and June. • Sounds great! • Field sports should be played outside fields.

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Focus Group – Sports Teams

Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

Yoga, Special Events, Meetings, Beer league/ shinny, Takeout- Oh Bento, Curling, Coached/ Played hockey, Indoor soccer on dry floow, Roller derby/ roller skating

a. Where do you currently do them?

Fenlands

b. If you don’t do them, why not?

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

(As Above) PARKING- Not enough overflow- dangerous areas parking street side and trying to cross- People trying to get to the Banff sign etc. Accessibility of Ice times- too late Transport- No bus/ shuttle (especially from other side of town)

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• More children/ youth programming- Arts classes, pottery, be more than a Reccreation centre but also an Arts centre; area such as motoring munchkins where kids can play (jumping castle etc) year round)

• Wood working classes and Arts classes • Space for community groups (not a meeting

setting) • Cooking classes

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

• Curling Club • Central Park • Feel welcome in all of Banff

People are unaware they are welcome to the Fenlands for more than just Ice sports and curling

a. What is it about that place or group that makes you feel that way?

• Curling Club- people, culture & atmosphere- all friendly and welcoming. The space- warm wood and reflection of nature at the Fenlands is more inviting compared to aesthetics of the Banff centre for eg.

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• As a male- feel comfortable everywhere in town; Important to make gender inclusivity and welcoming environment put first before activites being offered.

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

High- could be used for Dryline training, Sock Derby; Track would also be beneficial. Winter accessibility for indoor sports such as Rugby and Soccer (fully supported by these organizations especially is additional funding is available through grants.

Removing ice sheet for this use limits ice availability. Limited access to BCHS (especially during Covid)

Group Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of things does your organization do?

• Practice/ Events, meetings, workshops & learning activities; Fundraising events in the future

• Grass roots organization; provide the community (Highschool) with coaching, training and equipment; tournaments for fundraisers

• Programming for residents and visitors, seasonal League, competitions (local, regional and National), world class events

• Collect donations for local non profit organisations

a. Where do you currently do them?

• Fenlands • Rectreation grounds- sports field • BCHS • Canmore

b. If there are things your group would like to do but currently does not, why not?

Accessibility- • regulation size field/ area use • indoor availability in winter/ spring- start

season/ first game with limit or no pre- season training

• outdoor field use unusable (too soft) • Costs (rent etc)- limits ability to offer

further subsidized programs • Space- no office space limits ability to

run drop in/ 24 hour style programs • Limited active members/ volunteers

Has your group or organization used The Fenlands before? What did you like about it?

Yes Great experience and feedback for users RE facility space, size and staffing

a. No, Why not?

b. Yes, For what?

Meeting rooms- • Dressing room access not available to Banff Curling

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What you don’t like? • used as change rooms during tournaments; have cancelled in the past as not cost effective

• Meetings Ice

• Hockey games/ tournaments Dry Floor

Club as they are allocated to Ice users (hockey/ skating)

• Mezzanine level not being utilized to full potential- missed opportunities for public forums etc

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for your group or organization?

• Fundraisers • Coaching clinics; Demonstrations • Training opportunities for national/

international guests (field house) • Gender equality opportunities within sports • Camps/ summer camps • Clinics for higher level

Prohibited by Ice costs

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

High- could be used for Dryline training, Sock Derby; Track would also be beneficial. Winter accessibility for indoor sports such as Rugby and Soccer (fully supported by these organizations especially is additional funding is available through grants.

Removing ice sheet for this use limits ice availability. Limited access to BCHS (especially during Covid)

Focus Group – Instructors

Questions Responses What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

• Winter skiing or summer golfing

a. Where do you currently do them?

Outdoors

b. If you don’t do them, why not?

Fitness facilities not available (Sally B. – busy and Canmore a ways a way).

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

n/a

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

• Rummage sale – good space for that. • Roller skating • Ice Skating • Would be nice to have a mic connected to the speakers for the teachers. • Like how the rooms are set-up • Don’t like the locations of the washrooms. Not great if running kids’

programs in the rooms as washrooms are far away. • Sound carries and not good if trying to record. • Group rented for a Learn to Curl session. Did not love how the tables were

positioned and difficult to get around with kids. • Teaching classes • Used to work for Asuka.

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• Likes to watch hockey. Nice area and every time it is different. • Lighting can be a bit dark. • Variable lighting, workable wall space for participants and temp. control for

spaces that classes are offered in. (wall space especially important for older adults).

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• Multi-use community space • Multi-generational spaces and programs (i.e. craft programs). • Space to rent for workshops like yoga or Pilates • gym and fitness classes for indoor recreation • Spaces to record online programs, learning and businesses. (like the

Calgary Library – has a green screen – small but works). • ArtsPlace type classes (i.e. art, photography). Community based versus

Banff Centre type programs. • Crafts and learning space • Craft market • Indoor play areas – summer and winter • Rental space for parties like baby showers • Diversifying from physical to more acts and crafts, meetings space for

clubs, reading/book clubs. • Arts space would be awesome. • Fitness facilities. What is missing from the Sally Borden. Think there is

room for cardio and free weights. Physio space for people to use mats and balls.

• I would rent space to put my own Pilates equipment in there depending on what the rental space is. A small room.

• Dance classes. Things that have equipment that is harder for the general public to access.

• Teaching rooms with access to the outdoors. To get people up moving around for those longer courses and classes. Spaces where the windows can open.

• Heard there is an outdoor school in the area that is looking for a permanent location. Melanie Guest – LYNX program. http://lynx.education.

• People that come in do not seem where to go. Create an environment that is more welcoming. Feels more like a group booking space.

• Music shows / venues – open mic nights. Middle of the road kind of venue. Single acts with rows of chairs with small town feel. Theatre lighting.

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

• The Fenlands has been lovely. I can imagine if it was hopping it would be a great place to be.

• We did go the rummage sale and another event and I met people from the Town.

• Community based information sessions gives spaces and places to mingle and connect as I am newer to the community

• The Library • Community Lunch • Book Club • Art and fitness classes

b. What is it about that place or group that makes

• Nice to be in places where there are signs in different languages • Offer programs and courses in different language.

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you feel that way?

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

Would be amazing and utilized in many different ways. Would be a good idea. If we are using existing space. If it could be year-round would be great for those that don’t play hockey. So many kids that live in the valley that would love and I know many that travel to Cochrane to do it.

Focus Group – Food Security

Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

Cooking Walking Racket sports

a. Where do you currently do them?

Fenlands Seniors Centre (Pre-Covid) Banff centre pool

b. If you don’t do them, why not?

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

• Seniors walking- positive feedback; concourse difficult to get to even with the elevator.

• Racket sports/ pickleball- great learning experience; needed all winter; could be set around a social setting of tea/ coffee + snacks to follow;

Too many doors to have too open to get from one end of the Facility to the other (almost need a golf cart to drive through) Too cold Programs only offered in the evenings Affordability is a big thing for me Curling too expensive at $25 p week

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• Mini golf/ Pitch & Put/ Indoor driving range • 5 pin bowling • Walking track- critical in the winter for

seniors walking and physio rehab (no where safe to walk in winter)

• Indoor slacklining/ kids jungle gym • Petanque • Weight room- with guided sessions on how

to use the weights properly (not PT sessions- too expensive)

• Family friendly room for parties/ get togethers/ classroom at an affordable rate

Seniors Centre is not inviting- Fenlands has more potential

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• Stickers on floor or treasure hunt of guidance to get throughout the building- perhaps bring in indigenous culture

• Cultural Celebration area • More interaction for seniors • Space to have coffee • Dinner/ Dancing nights; barn dancing with

caller; community dance; • Roller blading • Games- deck of cards; board games • Learn to knit/ crochet/ bring clothes to sew

and fix or make new clothes • Pool; synchronized swimming • Sugar Shack event • Family Friends Movie afternoon • Seniors like to recreate in “NON Senior”

settings • Local artists exhibitions- Art/ Photography/

Music • Creative room ie. Pottery • Rummage sale every season • Cooking classes – seniors teaching kids • Invite indigenous people so they share their

traditions with us

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

c. What is it about that place or group that makes you feel that way?

That place is missing – we need a community hub where people can gather together around food, art, culture and recreational activities. Where we can get to know our neighbours

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

High interest for the following activities: • Mini golf/ Pitch & Put/ Indoor driving range • 5 pin bowling • Walking track- critical in the winter for

seniors walking and physio rehab (no where safe to walk in winter)

• Indoor slacklining/ kids jungle gym

Group Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of things does your organization do?

Food related: cooking classes, Community meals Indigenous food events

Need cooking facilities for classes

a. Where do you currently do them?

Seniors Centre (pre covid) for cooking classes/ community activities

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b. If there are things your group would like to do but currently does not, why not?

Community cooking classes- without modifications Community style gatherings

No Commercial Kitchen- results in lots of modifications for classes

Has your group or organization used The Fenlands before? What did you like about it?

a. No, Why not?

b. Yes, For what? What you don’t like?

Seniors walking Pow wow Cooking Classes

Too many doors to have too open to get from one end of the Facility to the other (almost need a golf cart to drive through) Too cold Always seems empty without any energy Programs only offered in the evenings Pow Wow- Not a nice setting in the dry floor with hockey nets and glass around the arena No community kitchen- classes must be modified

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for your group or organization?

• Community Cooking Classes (the more we cook the better it is for the planet)

-Allows for community engagement -Cook from food rescue -Back country/ hiking food classes -Learning and exchanging ideas -Cooking with kids/ seniors program- learn their recipes -Farm to plate classes -Community BBQ -Create a community cook book - Cooking competitions “cook off” • Farmers Market in winter • Big tables an open space for people to come

have lunch and gather, read, drink coffee • Permanent/ year round green house • Planter boxes/ growing plants/ veggies in the

sunny areas of the building • family friendly movie afternoon

with popcorn and such!

Commercial kitchen is required for community classes To make the mezzanine inviting, it needs to be changed to a more “human” scale. For example build wooden stalls like at Calgary Farmers Market. (They can also be used for community rummage sale etc.) 19:02:33 Plus round tables for 10 people to sit around. To eat their own lunch, or play cards, or color-in coloring books, etc a space for musicians

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We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

Focus Group – Youth

Questions Responses What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

-Skateboarding -Get Out and Mountain Adventures. -Soccer -Basketball -Badminton -Working out at a gym (weights) -Art Classes -Video editing and maker space. -Basketball -Biking -Swimming -Skiing -Hockey

a. Where do you currently do them?

-Skatepark (Recreational Grounds and The Fenlands dry floor) -Basketball courts at the Recreational Grounds -Banff Elementary School gym -Multi-purpose recreational facilities in the city (day trips) -Recreate in the fields and school pavement area (not ideal for slippery grass and uneven ground)

b. If you don’t do them, why not?

-Would like to see more adequate indoor basketball spaces -Would like to see more adequate indoor spaces for basketball, badminton, soccer, lacrosse, skateboarding, etc. due to long winters and inclement weather.

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

-Get Out and the Basement (dry floor) likes: smooth surface, able to split the space for different activities, don’t need to complete clear space-can leave items out, wouldn’t normally go to The Fenlands without this program or hockey, inclement weather protection, safe space. Dislikes: none that were discussed. -Hockey (rinks, stands, concourse, meeting rooms) likes: concourse hang out area, concession, ice rinks, dislikes: lack of calming, hangout space. -Ping Pong and foosball in the concourse. Likes: couches, tv, WIFI, large space, food options, welcoming atmosphere to hang out, everyone welcome. -Eating at Oh Bento in the concourse. Likes: ability to hang out with activities. Dislikes: would like more things to do in that space.

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What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

-Auditorium or greenhouse with plants and benches. -Lounge space with Wi-Fi and a place to chill and hang out with friends. -A room with couches and a food pantry (snacks). -A place to relax. Ping pong and foosball by a food court, tv and couches around them. -Mini golf and golf simulator to practice swings. -Pet-friendly space so that your dog can come in with you. - I-flys sky diving simulator -Basketball courts -Skateboarding (ramps, smooth flooring) -Trampoline park with foam pit -Climbing wall -Complete multi-purpose recreation facility that can host all activities (good court, adequate dry floor, field/turf) -Art spaces. -Computer room for editing videos. -Maker space. - Waterpark - Fish tank and hang out space in the lobby -Calming area if you are frustrated in a game.

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

Skatepark, Skateboarding stores in Banff, The Fenlands, Recreational Grounds, BES.

d. What is it about

that place or group that makes you feel that way?

Skatepark everyone is willing to help you learn new tricks. Everyone (all ages) motivates and encourages you to succeed and goal set. Everyone is proud when you accomplish something. Dislikes: disruptive behaviors from some participants (ie. drinking and smoking, not following the rules, etc.) Would like more signage and patrol with enforcement. Enjoyed having ambassadors to patrol and make them feel safe. - Rude Boys Skate shop: everyone is nice, helpful, and welcoming. -The Fenlands dry floor: felt welcomed, space was theirs, ability to choose what activity they can participate in, monitored, balance between planned and open-ended activities.

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

-High level of interest for a space for soccer, floor hockey, lacrosse, football, basketball, and an overall multi-purpose space. Would like a space that can be utilized in the winter months and for inclement weather (dry field/turf and adequate dry floor space for sports and recreation).

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Focus Group – Settlement Services of the Bow Valley

Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

• Arts & Crafts • Painting/ Sketching • Climbing • Reading • Walking/ Running / Hiking • Stretching/ fitness/ flexibility • Swimming • Music- play instruments • Yoga • Biking- Mountain/ Road/ Indoor • Theatre arts- live plays • Badminton • Cricket • Social gatherings • Photography • Ice skating • Sports with family • Basketball • Netball • Home decorating- Plants • Boardgames • Cooking • Weight lifting • Skiing/Snowboarding • Cultural gatherings • Cycling

a. Where do you currently do them?

• At home/ parking lot • Sally B/ Fairmont • Library • Outside/ trails/ lakes • Banff Centre • Rec grounds • Fenlands • Sally B/ rocky mountain resort

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b. If you don’t do them, why not?

• No space/ organization (netball/cricket) • Equipment- learn to play a new

instrument

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

• No reason to • Covid

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

• Vaccination • Work/ meetings • Roller skating • Ice skating- viewing/ participating • Yoga Class- Attending/ teaching • Wedding • Hockey/ Kids Hockey- viewing/

participating • Curling • Kids activities • OhBento • Drop off advertisements • Good food box pick up • Banff marathon

Like- • Variety of spaces for different activities • Modern building- big space • Nice social aspect • Close to nature- saw a bear • Bright • Big windows- view while doing yoga • Lots of parking • Close to Town of Banff • affordable

Didn’t like: • Parking • Too close to the highway; train tracks • Cold • Dark entrance • Under used • Empty/ lifeless • Washrooms too far from A2 • Heavy doors between spaces

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• Space for interest groups ( to meet; photography; talk gardening/ plants; cook)

• Family space for kids to play- jump rope; slides; treehouses (indoor); bring own equipment; indoor ply area; Zipline

• Indoor space for sports- cricket; badminton; basketball

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• Indoor space to recreate for those that don’t do winter sports (gym/ fitness center)- A place to sweat- boxing/ gym/ sauna/ martial arts

• Exhibit/ gallery space/ platform to showcase that is meaningful to society- proceeds for sales could be donated to local community foundation

• Coffee shop/ refreshments daily (revenue)

• Space for local business ventures • Home movie theatre style space-

displaying local documentaries/ travel stories etc

• Community classes- cooking; movies; to grow community bond & improve skills

• Dancing- disco/ community dance hall • “circus school”- learn to unicycle;

juggle; aerial swing • Indoor laser tag • Small office space- for small businesses

working from home • Multipurpose space • Community first space (before tourists) • Original Space representing Banff

National Park • Indoor Walking/ sprinting/ running track • Zumba/ exercising • Culture Event/ space to share culturally-

Displaying different culture- learn skills from each other

• Big weight lifting room- more space • Massage • Reading classes • Group activities to meet new people • Indoor community bike ride • Table tennis • Squash • Hot springs- soak & walk • Quiet place to relax • Community/ Food festival (expanding on

“food and friends” held at church • Community outreach program- getting to

know our neighbours • Cultural Hall to showcase cultural

celebrations through out the year Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

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e. What is it about that place or group that makes you feel that way?

• Bow river area- away from tourists/ Banff ave main strip/ close to nature

• Library • All of Banff • Surprise corner- Calming space/ views • Bow falls- in tune with nature walking

by bow river and feeling at peace • Bow river trail (canoe dock to gazebo)-

lots of benches and used by everyone • Sally B- always welcomed; familiar

faces • Tunnel • Banff sign- welcoming to Banff, always

clean • “Town of Banff”- community

inclusiveness eg this meeting; the term “bow valley” used rather than just “Banff & Canmore”

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

6- yes 2- no 1- maybe

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Focus Group – Affordability

Questions Responses Key Issues Thoughts What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

-Curling -Lifting weights for rehabilitation purposes -Spin class -Biking -Swimming -Art classes -Yoga -Community events (ie. community lunch, rummage sale, Powwow) -Pickleball -Social spaces (ie. Library tables and chairs) -Reading and research

a. Where do you currently do them?

-Curling (The Fenlands) -Pickleball (The Fenlands) -Yoga, biking, spin classes (Sally Borden) -Yoga (The Fenlands- does not attend as many classes with the Town of Banff because the times do not work for schedule) -Swimming (Sally Borden) -Art Galleries (Banff Centre and Whyte Museum) Community lunch (101 Bear) -Quiet spaces/reading/research (Banff Centre Library, Banff Library) -Wildlife Safety programs (The Fenlands) -Art galleries (Whyte museum, Banff Centre)

b. If you don’t do them, why not?

-Would like a greater variety of yoga sessions and different times offered (right after office hours and into the evening) for yoga -Attends Sally B to participate in multiple classes and swimming (varying class times and multi-purpose facilities provides a one-stop shop for a variety of recreational opportunities)

Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

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b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

-Pow Wow: attended Powwow and enjoyed the open space and sense of community. -Rummage Sale: sense of community -Pickleball: thoroughly enjoyed the courts and the space (BES and The Fenlands) -Curling: appreciated the early ice times and the Lounge for the social aspect. Would like to see further development with the Curling Club (ie. more outside tournaments, meeting space, cost recovery events). -Yoga: Enjoyed the classes however stopped attending because the classes were not offered after work schedule (4:30pm and in to the evening) -Mezzanine and Concourse Space to lounge and read: Liked the couches and that some toys were there. Since it was empty, used this space to read and sit down.

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• Banff Centre activities (offering diverse cultural experience)

• Would like to balance sport activities with cultural/arts experiences. Have a mixture of both offered.

• Cultural Dances • “Fix it” area • Sewing machines • Hang Out (Vinyl Record Café) • Social space • Yoga space • Climbing wall

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

• Nicely designed facility (Fenlands) • Feels welcome and comfortable (Fenlands) • Really feels most welcomed at both Libraries

(likes the spaces) Likes the views at the Banff Centre. Doesn’t like the crowded space at the Banff Library.

• 101 Bear for their Community lunches and volunteer opportunities

• Church chili lunch volunteering (sense of community)

f. What is it about that place or group that makes you feel that way?

• Fenlands: Does not like the hallway but thinks the building is aesthetically beautiful.

• Sitting in the Mezzanine Area is relaxing and nice to have comfortable seating.

• Openness to spaces is great for having a variety of programs offered (ie. see benefit of being able to host yoga and weddings in the Concourse for community benefit and cost-recovery purposes)

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We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

-High level of interest in an indoor fieldhouse as the more opportunities in sport are beneficial to the community -Weather can be a problem in Banff and an indoor space could provide shelter, warmth, and a safe space for recreation year-round. -Emphasized the importance of keeping children engaged in indoor sport and recreation for healthy communities.

Focus Group – Community Services Staff

Questions Responses What types of social and recreational activities do you like to do?

• Yoga - Practice, Biking outdoors- indoor biking (even stationary) would be awesome; gym - limited access to weights and variety locally atm.

• Hockey camps in the summer months. Great to see the kids sleeping in the curling rink. Not sure why these have stopped.

• Lots of seasonal outdoor activities. Biking and skateboarding • Climbing indoors. X 3 • Kids hockey • First aid courses • Badminton • Use a running track • Art and library type classes. • a local gym in Canmore but would love to be able to do these things at

lunch time or after work in Banff and Fenlands is convenient • the evening yoga that used to happen at the same time as hockey practice

was great for moms. this was about 6 years ago. • Hockey with the kids • Hot yoga • Did lots of stuff outside when the kids were young. • Used to curl at The Fenlands • hanging out with friends, playing board games: @homes, or previously in

specific games cafes, pandemic - netball: @nowhere, because no space - creative classes, @artsplace online, only when I can afford it - dance class, yoga, other classes: @fenlands, if no-cost

• Meet chat, work, eat. Arts. craft. music in groups casual & programs, Also much of what people have said on physical side

a. Where do you currently do them?

• Don’t do some of the indoor activities due the space not existing. • We will go to Calgary in the offseason to do i.e. indoor bike and skatepark. • Hockey at The Fenlands • Sally B and Elevation – really busy and sometimes a bit uncomfortable.

X4 • Sally B – if classes were going on you had to be quiet. • Hot yoga in Canmore. • karaoke & dance only in bars & late times - any time & any age would be

fun b. If you don’t do them, why not?

• Lack of space • If we don’t do them it is because of the season.

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Have you visited The Fenlands before? a. NO

• Why not?

• Not in a long time. X2 • Have not used other for work. • As a family we never used The Fenlands as our kids did not play hockey.

b. YES • What did you do? • What did you like about it? • What you don’t like?

• Pilates – lovely at The Fenlands • babysitting room space so parents can work out and gather as adults only • Would love to see some more art work – maybe a local art gallery. • Easier to move around the building. Stairs are hard to find. • Dance class, outdoor meeting space, Try Curling. I like: nice looking

building ����. - Didn't like: Got lost inside, hard to find stuff. So many doors, feels like I'm trespassing and will get in trouble. Hard to get to if you're not driving (e.g. hard to walk and carry stuff there). Felt 'invite-only' - didn't ever know what was going on or how to participate.

• I used to just go for hockey both my kids played there. I have attended lots of meetings and more recently dance classes.

• Main lobby is always packed and no place to sit. In concourse, by Oh Bento there is a nice place to sit and the kids love to play the ping pong and stuff up there.

• Didn’t know where to go the first time in The Fenlands. Signage was not super helpful.

• Wish there was more food options and more space to sit and enjoy a coffee.

• Have not been to The Fenlands in a long time as the kids no longer play hockey and that there are not things for me to do there. Seems that there are primarily three sports there.

• Like the concourse. One of the most beautiful rooms in town. Don’t love the design. Feels closed once you enter the entry ways. Don’t know where I am allowed to go or be.

• Used the lounge for a few events. However, every time it has been very cold.

• Feel that the building is nice when it is busy. However, when not it feels a bit awkward. Doesn’t quite seem to work for what you are usually using the space for. i.e. no space to grab water when you are in the meeting rooms.

• I wish would take some walls out, so from the entrance we can see what is going on other side of door

• Parking/ location very convenient for Canmore residents, spacious and beautiful views. Don't like that it is unwelcoming when you walk in. long hallways with too many doors and there's always a terrible sewage type smell!

• Acoustics are hard in concourse for events. • Too many heavy doors to go to the washroom

What type of activities or spaces could you imagine at The Fenlands in the future for you and your family?

• Social space as soon as you enter the building with food and beverage options and comfy seating

• Beach volleyball. • Other activities for families that are not into hockey. • Indoor field space that could be rented and facilitate indoor multi-use. • Squash

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• Climbing wall x4 – encompass a wide range and be able to host competitions. Elevation Place doesn’t work for the hot climbers and people to graduate.

• Supervised play space when you are working out. • Walking track upstairs and below the turf field like in Cochrane. Like that

there is an elevator for those that cannot walk up. • Fitness space – where you don’t have to be a member of a club. Weight

room. Sally Borden can’t provide for a town as active as we are in the community. X 6

• Indoor track – or field events on the inside and track on the outside. • Classes – evening: art, cooking, language. • Indoor turf: soccer and lacrosse. X4 • Pickleball, badminton – the indoor sports currently running have a good

following – basketball, soccer, volleyball. • Kitchen space – farmers market vendors. What is needed for AHS

commercial food production for locals. What BES has in the school. • Indoor trampoline park • multi-purpose hall for Zumba, dance classes. Hockey. Indoor soccer.

Indoor walking space when it is winter. Commercial kitchen space. Arts and crafts space. Reading space.

• food trucks. • Indoor farmers market and cooking class space. • Patio off the concourse. • Music rehearsal space. • evening coffee/ board game hang out space • batting cages • mini-golf • indoor skateboarding x2 (in winter) • Bow Valley Netball Facebook group has like 200 people just saying • check out the Wave in Whitefish Montana

Where do you feel welcomed and comfortable in Banff?

• Skatepark and skate shops • I feel welcomed at the Banff Centre Sally Borden building- always

someone at the desk, I know them, lots of other community members are there to animate the space

• ArtsPlace - have nailed it for non-sport activities - concert/ movie/ workshop and gallery space

• Elevation Place – see everything – gathering, activities, hear the sounds. See the kids doing activities. Sense of joy and comfort and welcome. Sense of community. See a diverse demographics. Art displays.

• Library is welcome due to staff & activity happening & open glass room if kids sessions.

• Parent Link was welcoming as a young mom. Friendly faces, sounds, family friendly, central, community members and resources.

• and Elevation Place you can hang out if not doing an activity & feel connected

• Library- welcoming and can sit anywhere I please and run in to community members.

• Banff Centre- vibrant as soon as your walk through the doors, reception is also a more social space where everyone gathers from their activities (too

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small though) Rec Grounds- variety of activities in one place (Greenhouse, tennis, ball, walk in the woods/set up a hammock)

g. What is it about that place or group that makes you feel that way?

• Art and welcoming walls. • Maybe if it had pictures and images of the people that use the building.

Spread across generations.

We want to know the level of interest to fund and build an indoor fieldhouse.

9 – Banff 5 – Bow Valley 4 – Seasonal Summer 0 – Not intereste