MacDonald Island Park announced their “First 250” Beach Bash campaign at a press conference held earlier today.  To be held on September 22, the Beach Bash will provide community members with an opportunity to be one of the first 250 swimmers to get their feet wet in the brand new, world-class Aquatic Centre at MacDonald Island Park.

Construction of the aquatic facility at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park is nearing completion and is scheduled to open with the “First 250” swim on September 22, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and MacDonald Island Park Corporation announced today.

Registration for September’s Get up and Go Wood Buffalo event will begin on July 19 presented by MacDonald Island Park in partnership with Syncrude Canada.  The event will take place at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park, and will showcase the service groups, recreation and leisure clubs and volunteer opportunities available within the Wood Buffalo Region.  

More than 5,000 community members celebrated with Kim Mitchell for day two of the Canada Rocks celebration at MacDonald Island last night.  The events, including performances by local artists, were sponsored by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and were provided to the community free of charge.

Community members rocked out to the Barenaked Ladies last night, who hit the stage on the first day of Canada Rocks celebrations at MacDonald Island Park.  Greeted by the Mix 103.7 ‘bug free zone,’ the crowd gathered in front of the stage or within the newly implemented beer gardens to watch the show.

MacDonald Island Park Corporation is proud to present the Waving Flag Campaign, to be unveiled on Saturday, June 26, at the South Asian Canadian Summer Fest celebration hosted at MacDonald Island Park.  The Waving Flag Campaign celebrates multiculturalism in the Wood Buffalo Region and will be revealed at 7:30 p.m. in the Indoor Running Track at MacDonald Island. 

A wide range of aquatic programming was launched with the reopening of Centennial Pool this morning, following a scheduled maintenance shutdown.  Now open to the public, Centennial Pool offers everything from parent and tot swim lessons to leisure and lap swimming.  The spring season has officially started with a splash!   

This Father's Day, treat Dad to a golfing experience at the Miskanaw Golf Club or an all-you-can-eat-BBQ in the Miskanaw Ballroom!  For more information click here!

Fort McMurray, AB., May 6, 2010 – At the request of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), MacDonald Island Park Corporation had agreed to manage all Centennial Pool operations effective May 10, 2010.  Members at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island will have access to the Centennial Pool facility at no cost. Doors will reopen after a scheduled closure on May 22, 2010.

Record crowds flock to MacDonald Island Park for annual Fort McMurray Tourism Spring Tradeshow.

On June 29th Canadian legends and internationally acclaimed music sensations the BARENAKED LADIES will hit the stage on MacDonald Island Park for Canada Rocks in the first outdoor concert of the summer!

 (Fort McMurray, AB) On March 2^nd Perennial East Coast favourites, The Irish Descendants, will play host to The Great Canadian Kitchen Party right here at MacDonald Island Park.

Bigger, Better, and Back at MacIsland

(Fort McMurray, AB- January 22, 2010)  MacDonald Island Park Corporation is excited and honored to announce a new long term partnership with Fort McMurray Tourism.

Excited children and parents gathered with anticipation outside of the Indoor Playground at the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park, in anticipation of the special unveiling of the new SMS Equipment Mural. 

Thousands of people made their way to the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park, to help ring in the New Year at Wood Buffalo’s largest family New Year’s event, the Craze.   And as promised, it was bigger, and better.

• By Phone: call 780-791-0070 and purchase with your VISA, Mastercard or AMEX
• In-Person: buy your tickets in-person at the Guest Services Desk in the Suncor Community Leisure Centre at MacDonald Island Park 151 MacDonald Drive, Fort McMurray
• On-line: coming soon!

ANNOUNCEMENT

MacDonald Island Park

Fort McMurray, AB

December 10, 2009

The Craze Returns to MacDonald Island Park

(Fort McMurray, AB)  "THE CRAZE FAMILY NEW YEAR'S EVENT": bigger, better, more fun...and FREE!

Wood Buffalo's premiere family New Year's Eve celebration is back! Better and bigger than ever, "the Craze" will re-launch December 31^st at the Suncor

Community Leisure Centre, at MacDonald Island Park. There will be a bevy of family-friendly activities between 10:00am and 6:00pm that are bound to entertain and delight the Wood Buffalo community.

The new Suncor Community Leisure Facility will be a buzz with activity and entertainment kicking off at 10:00am with a community pancake cookout presented by Kaos 91.1 Radio.  Featured activities will include: a face painting station, volleyball, basketball, badminton, a longest drive contest on the Golf Simulator, a putting green, curling bull's-eye activity with prizes, free skating on the Enchanted Forest, parent and child pond hockey, fun food stations on the concourse, seasonal children's movies, young piano composers performing live, clowns, buskers, magicians, Dan the Balloon Man, stilt walkers, Rory the Robot and several other roving performers and merry makers. Field House 2 will be a bouncy town and play zone with three ginormous Jump n' Shout inflatables!

Magician, escape artist, and comedian Christopher Cool will be on-site for two shows and some walk- around magic to delight and surprise everyone with his skill and artistry, capped off with a huge magic Balloon Drop! Stilt Walker and card shark Schyler Snowdon will impress with his "lofty magic" and the Mi Team staff will be on hand to show you around the brand new facilities with two scheduled tours during the day.

On the Big Spirit Main stage, in Field House #1 a strong contingent of musical performers will entertain with the likes of Amy Heffernan, Stuart Marchand, Selena Morin, Givenstone, and Mitch Osmond and friends.  There will be two shows during the event:  12:00-2:30pm and 3:30-5pm.

The whole shebang culminates with a professionally choreographed fireworks display at 6:00pm! Chief Operating Officer for MacDonald Island Park, Tim Reid, is excited to be reintroducing the area's families to "Craze Mania" and the new state of the art facilities..."It's a great way for us to provide a fun, safe and free event for Wood Buffalo and affords us a great opportunity to show you our new digs! I'm proud of our partnership with Events Wood Buffalo and all the work our team has done. We want the community to see what we have to offer."

Brought to you by MacDonald Island Park Corporation, Events Wood Buffalo, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Wood Buffalo Big Spririt, Country 93.3 / Rock 97.9 and  Kaos 91.1 Radio.

For more information, please contact Jennie Walker at 780-791-0070.

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