Heavy Metal Place update – January 2025

Spruce Grove, AB

Throughout January work continued on the final parts of construction at Heavy Metal Place, including a focused effort by all contractors to complete a major cleaning of the interior of the facility. This clean up is part of preparing the facility for its final commissioning and the start up of alarm and life safety systems in the building.

During the last week of January, members of Spruce Grove City Council and project partners from the Spruce Grove Public Library, Allied Arts Council, and Spruce Grove Minor Hockey, along with some City staff, had a tour through the facility. Tour guests were able to check out all major areas of the facility, ask questions, and get a sense of how the space will look once complete.

Key project updates from January include:

Overall facility

• Start up, inspections, and testing of major electrical and mechanical systems and equipment is ongoing.
• Millwork and the security system, which includes cameras, are being installed.
• Athletic and non-slip flooring installation is ongoing.
• Bathroom partitions are being installed.

Spectator arena

• Installation of spectator seating, boards, and glass is complete.
• Dressing room fixtures, such as lights and benches, are being installed.
• Painting is ongoing.

Community arena

• Installation of the bleachers and aluminium doors is complete.
• Dressing room fixture, including benches and coat hooks, are being installed.

Other progress

• In the Spruce Grove Public Library branch, the art gallery, and the black box theatre, painting and millwork is ongoing and stage flooring in the theatre has been installed.

Check out the monthly one-minute timelapse for January.