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“I think being an individual

who’s grown up and lived most

of his life in Oakville and who

works with the town, I fully

appreciate being involved and

being able to bring a project to

closure that gives back to the

community. It’s a good feeling.”

-Nick Valerio: Manager, Capital
Projects, Town of Oakville

come to fruition if it weren’t for the project’s key Oakville). The new Oakville Trafalgar Community
partners, namely, Diamond Schmitt Architects, Centre includes a gymnasium with 10,000 square

Crossey Engineering Ltd., the project’s general feet of active space, an aquatic centre with a 25-lane

contractor Graham Construction as well as several lap pool, heated and cooled by an environmentally-
key members of the Town of Oakville Facilities friendly geothermal energy system (LEED certified).

and Construction Management and Recreation The Centre’s grounds also include a 0.6 Hectare

departments. fully-accessible neighbourhood park, landscaped
with a pavilion, planted coniferous trees, picnic

Opened to the public this September, the new tables and play structures.
community centre is a considerable upgrade that

is located on the grounds of the former Oakville The Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre project

Trafalgar Memorial Hospital which stood for over 50 was approved to move forward as an IPD Project
years (Oakville Trafalgar’s current hospital, opened (Integrated Project Delivery), which sees the Town of

in 2015, is now located at Dundas and Third Line in Oakville (the ‘owner’) in a tri-party agreement with

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