Local Sports
Casey Patsula – ASDC Central Female Athlete of the Month
The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Female Athlete of the Month for November 2016 is Casey Patsula.
Casey Patsula, is a 14 year old Red Deer resident, Grade 9 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School and a competitive gymnastics athlete. Casey was named the 2015-16 Athlete of the Year at Red Deer’s Exelta Gymnastic Club
Casey began her gymnastic career at 4 years old and has progressed through the years to where she is currently a Junior Olympic Level 8 athlete, hoping to attain Level 9 this season (10 Levels total before becoming a National athlete). During her career, Casey has received many accolades having been named Most Improved and Most Dedicated several times at Exelta.
At the 2014 Alberta Winter Games, Casey won a Silver medal in the Beam event final. In January 2016, Casey was 1st Overall at the ‘Gym Power’ meet at Capital City Gymnastic in Edmonton. At the 2016 Alberta Gymnastics Federation this past spring, Casey placed 18th overall in the Junior Olympic Level 8 competition. This summer, Casey was named the most Dedicated Athlete at the International Gymnastics Camp in Strausburg, Pennsylvania.
Casey was recently named to the 2019 Jeux Canada Games Youth Advisory Committee. Casey will be counted on to bring her multi-sport Games experience as an athlete to help the Games and the athletes of the Games have a great experience.
Casey’s strong work ethic combined with her athletic gifts and her training experiences with ASDC-Central will only see her continue to grow and develop in her gymnastics career!
ASDC-Central thanks The Sutter Fund and Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.
ASDC-Central Female Athlete of the Month – Casey Patsula
For further information regarding this athlete, the ASDC-Central and our programs please contact Miles Kydd @ [email protected] or 403-342-3231.
Local Sports
Today: Come meet Red Deer’s Silver Medalist Rebecca Smith

Submitted by Tourism Red Deer
Come celebrate with us and congratulate Red Deer’s own Rebecca Smith.
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Tourism Red Deer invite you to meet Red Deer’s Summer Olympic Silver Medalist Rebecca Smith!
Rebecca was a part of Team Canada’s 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay swim team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She’ll be here to meet, greet, and show off her hardware.
Where: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, 102-4200 Highway 2, Red Deer
When: Wednesday, August 25, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
City of Red Deer
Access to Dawe Centre pool and community centre affected by expansion project – Details

Limited access to G.H. Dawe Community Centre this summer due to construction
As announced yesterday, City recreation centres are opening fully to the public as of July 1. With construction underway at the G.H. Dawe Community Centre, only limited services and areas will be available.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Starting July 2, fitness and gym areas will open from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., daily. In July, summer day camps that normally operate from the Dawe will operate from other facilities.
- The pool will remain closed until September.
- To accommodate interior heating and ventilation construction, the facility will fully close from July 26 to August 31. Some registered preschool and summer camp programming may proceed, but no rental or general admission options will be available.
- On September 1, we anticipate the pool will be open, but some other amenities, like the gym, may not be available. More information will be provided as construction progresses.
- Playing surfaces in the arena will not be available until construction is complete, which is expected to be early 2023.
We are currently offering a discounted monthly Value Pass for $27 for adults ($24.50 for seniors; $21.90 for students; $19.30 for youth; $14.20 for children, and $60.50 for a family. It provides unlimited access to all facilities. As of August the Value Pass will only provide access to the Recreation Centre and Michener Aquatic Centre; however, access to the Dawe will be included in the Value pass until the pool, gym and fitness areas are open.
About the G.H. Dawe Community Centre Project
Work is underway now on the G.H. Dawe Community Centre Project and some exciting changes are in store. We expect to welcome visitors to the transformed space in early 2023. Here’s just some of what you can expect:
- Two NHL standard playing surfaces
- Expanded fitness areas, including a running track
- Outdoor spray park with washroom facilities
- Improved accessibility
- Additional north entrance + site access from 67 Street
- Additional parking
During construction, there will be some changes and impacts to existing amenities and programs, and we’ll do you best to share this information in advance. Thanks for your patience as we complete this work.
For more information about the project, please visit reddeer.ca/DaweProject.
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