The facility is located on 282 acres (1.14 km2) of land which were home to a large Canadian National Railway repair facility until its closure in 1988. The lot remained a vacant brownfield site until 1997, when its owner, Canada Lands Company, decided to develop the property into a recreation centre.
Awards
In 2002, the redevelopment received two Brownie Awards from the Canadian Urban Institute, for Sustainability in Community Building and Best Overall Project[1]
In 2003, the Phoenix Award – International Category was presented to the Canada Lands Company by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Phoenix Award Foundation[1]
The City of Moncton received the Scotts Turf Builder Award, presented by the Communities in Bloom Canada competition to the best sports field turf in Canada.