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Shift Community Recreation Centre opens in Coaldale during summer games
The Shift Community Recreation Centre in Coaldale officially opened with a July 3 ceremony tied to the Southern Alberta Summer Games. Dignitaries included Mayor Jack Van Rijn and Grant Hunter, with attendees from Claresholm, Vulcan County, Lethbridge, and MP Rachael Thomas expected. The two‑story facility houses squash, basketball volleyball badminton courts, soccer and lacrosse fields, a walking track, gym, a child care centre run by BGC Foothills, an outdoor play area, and sits beside a new Palliser School Division middle‑high school opening September 2025.
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Itness
Coaldale
Jack van Rijn
Taber-Warner
Agrifood Development
Grant Hunter
Palliser
Dave Driscoll
van Rijn
Hunter
Driscoll
Claresholm
Vulcan County
Lethbridge
Blaine Huggen
Belinda Crowson
John Middleton-Hope
Rachael Thomas
Palliser School
Shift Real Estate
BGC Foothills Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Foothills
Alberta
Ian Martens
Kim Craig
Shift