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102 Year Old Historical Home Welcomes Visitors to Alberta’s Modern Boomtown
It should come as no surprise a town as innovative as Blackfalds would find an ingenious way to transform a heritage home built over 100 years ago.
Not long ago the future of the home was very much in doubt. But interested parties came together with a plan. Not only did they save the home… they transformed it into a unique public building which will play a significant role for decades to come.
The building is now called The Wadey Centre. The model of collaboration behind this successful project caught the attention of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. Hoping to spur other towns to consider similar projects, the AUMA awarded Blackfalds with the prestigious Municipal Sustainability in Action Award just a few months after the Wadey Centre opened.
Click to see the story behind the Wadey Centre Project and enjoy a few glimpses of the 101 year-old heritage home which is enjoying new life as a Visitor Information Centre, and offices for the Blackfalds Chamber of Commerce and the Blackfalds Historical Society.
Click here for more information about the Wadey Centre and all things Blackfalds.
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