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Feature Coming Events
SPRINGBROOK DAY
Sat., August 21, 2021
All Day, Various Venues
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The hamlet of
Red Deer County, Alberta |
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- hamlet established 1995
with the closure of CFB Penhold;
- population approximately 1,500, mostly young families
(Canada Census 2016 - 1,507);
- located 7 km. south of the city of Red Deer and 3 km. north of
the town of Penhold;
- adjacent to Highway 2A and CP railroad 2 km. west of Highway QE2 freeway;
- adjacent to Red Deer Airport
Springbrook includes:
- the former Mynarski Park
(living quarters
of the former Penhold military base),
-
Harvard
Park and Malibu
new residential subdivisions,
- the Harvard Business Park
(including
former barracks where summer cadet and other
training occurs),
- the Red Deer Airport
(including Airport Industrial
Park, AirSpray,
Buffalo Airways, Skywings Aviation)
- Springbrook natural park
 Springbrook's unique
character:
- former military base established 1940, renewed 1953,
- focal point of regional transportation and military history,
- former base hosted BCATP, NATO, bunker, radar,
- home of forest fire fighting aircraft,
- training facilities for flying,
oilfield, police, rescue and motorcycle
- future home of Harvard Historical Aviation museum
- lots of green space including sports fields
- Springbrook Family Resource Centre
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Overview with aerial photo
 The
Waskasoo Area
- Waskasoo Creek watershed between the city of
Red Deer and the town of Penhold from the Red
Deer River to Highway QE2,
- area includes
- Gasoline Alley west commercial zone,
- Red Deer County Centre,
- historic Fort Normandeau (the Crossing),
- the historic Calgary & Edmonton Trail,
- the Alberta Central Railway steel
river trestle,
- home of several country residential areas,
- the town of Penhold (pop. 3,277 in 2016),
- Penhold Regional Multiplex,
- Springbrook-Penhold Trail
(part of Trans Canada Trail)
Celebrating the Past and
Embracing The Future
 - former air training base
(now Springbrook,
Harvard Park barracks and
training zone and
Red Deer Regional
Airport),
- former site of 'Bunker' and radar base,
- Fort Normandeau Interpretive Centre
(celebrating the Calgary & Edmonton Trail and
the origins of the city
of Red Deer),
- historic Mintlaw steel railway trestle
(historic resource
celebrating the former
Alberta Central Railway)
 Future Plans
- Airport expansion
- Trans Canada Trail
- Springbrook elementary school
- multi-purpose community centre
- Harvard Historical Aviation Centre
- New road access to Red Deer
- rehabilitation of Mintlaw trestle
Future Possibilities
- regional sports field
- High speed rail
- Railway station heritage resort
Current and
Future
Residential Development
Springbrook Street Map
Springbrook Community
Association
This
website will be undergoing several changes over the next few
weeks so some pages may not be available.
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