Heavy Metal Place update – September 2024

Spruce Grove, AB

Significant interior progress in all areas of Heavy Metal Place (formerly referred to as the Civic Centre) occurred throughout September with an average of 115 workers a day on site from more than 25 different trades.

On the exterior of the building, there has been work on landscaping, installing curbs and sidewalks on the west side of the facility, and prep work for the front plaza area. Work also continues on the new Transit Centre.

Other updates from the month include:

Spectator arena

• Ice slab preparation and cooling lines are being installed.
• Handrails have been installed in the seating bowl, and framing and rough ins for the mezzanine viewing area continues.
• Doors and frames have been installed, and interior painting, drywall, and taping is underway.

Community arena

• The concrete ice slab is now fully cured and ready for the installation of the board system.
• Flooring has been installed in the dressing rooms, and all paint and tiling in the dressing rooms is also complete.
• Doors and frames have been installed, and interior painting, drywall, and taping is underway.

Other progress

• Windows have been installed in the Spruce Grove Public Library branch, the art gallery, the black box theatre, and the lobby area.
• The structural steel for the tech booth in the black box theatre has been installed and is fully framed.
• Additional framing, boarding, and exterior cladding is ongoing.

Check out the monthly one-minute timelapse for September and see the progress for yourself!