Master Plan Update
Thank you to everyone who commented on the proposed plan to
revitalize Fort Edmonton Park. We heard what you liked and what you
didn't and we've made changes to our go forward plan. The Fort
Edmonton Management Company Board of Directors shares your passion
for the Park and looks forward to creating an even better living
history experience.
-- Doug Goss, Chair, Fort Edmonton Management Company Board
of Directors
In November 2009, representatives of the Fort Edmonton
Management Company Board of Directors, the Fort Edmonton Foundation
and Fort Edmonton Park and City staff worked with an international
attractions consulting firm to develop an updated vision for Fort
Edmonton Park and a plan to achieve that vision. A research company
was then engaged to conduct a thorough consultation on the plan's
recommendations.
Based on the feedback received, the Fort Edmonton Management
Company Board of Directors accepted the substance of the
consultant's recommendations and revised some of the specific
proposals for enhancements to interpretive programming and exhibit
approaches. The resulting Master Plan Update includes:
- A clear commitment to historical and cultural integrity,
including a commitment to retain Fort Edmonton Park's status as a
recognized museum by the Alberta Museum Association.
- An increased emphasis on bringing Edmonton's history to life
through sound research by historians and curators and by increasing
opportunities for visitors to interact with knowledgeable,
well-trained interpreters.
- Ensuring technology is used to complement, not drive,
storytelling.
- Revision to some proposed capital projects. For example, the
Wilderness Waters attractions were removed and replaced with an
Attractions Zone that will be further explored within the
objectives of historical and cultural integrity.
The Master Plan Update for Fort Edmonton Park was subsequently
approved by Edmonton City Council in mid May, 2010.
View the Master
Plan update
View the Research Summary Report
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