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Springbrook, Alberta is a hamlet in the County of Red Deer, Canada, developed after the sale of Canadian Forces Base Penhold to private developers in 1995. The original residential area built in the early 1950's was once called Mynarski Park, named after a World War II fighter pilot hero who died saving another as their plane went down in combat.
 

The hamlet includes what was once the active military base, now referred to as Harvard Park, and includes a training facility, several businesses and a new residential area. The barracks area is still used for cadet training in the summer.
Aerial photos Fall 2007


Adjoining Springbrook is the Red Deer Regional Airport, home to several businesses, most of which are aviation related. It is also home to the Red Deer International Air Show staged every couple of years in early August.
 
Situated in the centre of one of the fastest growing economic and transportation corridors in the country, Springbrook has a current year round population of around 1000 but will likely expand dramatically over the next five to ten years.
 
Located about 7 km. from the city of Red Deer and about 4 km. from the town of Penhold, Springbrook is adjacent to the main Edmonton-Calgary Canadian Pacific Railway line and Highway 2A. About 1 km. east is Queen Elizabeth 2 Highway, part of the Canamex north-south continental highway system. Also nearby are Gasoline Alley (a commercial and industrial strip south of Red Deer), the Red Deer River, the historic Calgary and Edmonton Trail and a major trestle across the river on the abandoned right of way of the Alberta Central Railway .
 
The community boasts a private recreational facility built for the armed forces that includes a gymnasium, weight room, theatre (now the community centre), curling rink (now a hockey training facility), a general store, restaurant-lounge, 3 new playgrounds (one named after A.C. Mynarski), an all-purpose pad, a new fire hall and meeting and training facilities.
 
Future plans include the expansion of the airport, residential and industrial development, a new major sports field, an elementary school and possibly a new regional high school, a new community centre, new trails including a section of the Trans Canada Trail, an aviation museum, a second road access, and possibility high speed rail in the next 10 years.
(proposed Heritage Urban Design Plan 2007)
 
Waskasoo Creek meanders along the Hwy. 2A - CPR corridor from south-east of Penhold, past Springbrook, through Red Deer College to the Red Deer River in central Red Deer. Waskasoo is a Cree word for 'red elk' or 'wapiti', named after the abundance of elk in the area. The Red Deer River was named by the aboriginals as 'Waskasoo Seepee' or 'Elk River'. The early settlers renamed it after thinking the local elk were related to the 'red deer' of Scotland.
 
The Waskasoo Recreation and Culture Board was one of several recreation boards formed by Red Deer County replaced by the Division 3 Recreation and Culture Board in 2008.
 
The Waskasoo Regional Sewer System that runs from Penhold to Red Deer with a lift station in Springbrook is currently functioning at 10% of capacity, so there is lots of room for growth.
 

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Springbrook Community Centre
located in the former theatre
at the Trinidad Training
and Fitness Centre
 
Community Events
Room Rental

Cardio
Weights
Gymnasium
Tanning
Dry Sauna
Showers

Payment Plans
Adult $34 monthly;
Family add. $15/person/mo.;
Sauna $25/mo.;
Tanning $15/mo.
Regular memb. $50 monthly;
Regular Sauna $50/mo.
Drop-in $8 per person
 
Trinidad Training & Fitness Centre
886-2234 Springbrook
M-Th 9am-10pm, Fri 9am-9pm,
Sat 10am-3pm, Sun Closed