About

MacDonald Island Park Corporation, a not-for-profit company which operates MacDonald Island Park in Fort McMurray's City Centre, is Canada's largest community recreational, leisure, and social centre. Home to the Suncor Community Leisure Centre, Syncrude Aquatic Centre, and Miskanaw Golf Club, MacDonald Island Park works under the umbrella of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and has set business objectives to enhance and expand high-quality sports, recreational, event, leisure, and cultural facilities and services on the Island.

MacDonald Island Park is a Part IX company governed by a volunteer Board of Directors which includes membership from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council. Both the indoor and outdoor recreational facilities located on the Island are managed by a team of recreation professionals. 'Mac Island', as it is known locally, has evolved as the foremost venue for major events and exhibitions in the Fort McMurray region.

Nestled amidst the Boreal Forest and situated at the confluence of three rivers, MacDonald Island Park is focused on providing residents with quality sports, cultural, and recreational opportunities on behalf of the Board of Directors and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It has been successful in fulfilling this mandate and now sets its overall corporate objectives on expanding and enhancing major outdoor sports and event venues while creating affordable spaces for Fort McMurray's expanding not-for-profit service providers. The Island will continue to evolve as a location for one of Canada's premier recreation experiences closely connected to, and complementing a vibrant and evolving urban core.

MacDonald Island Park is in the planning stages of a proposed outdoor expansion pending detailed design completion and approval from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council. Based on community input, the proposed expansion will include an outdoor performance stadium, a shared space community facility, and a baseball/softball stadium, among other features.