Sports complex field openings delayed
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This article was published 31/05/2025 (215 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The opening of parts of the Maple Leaf Foods Sports Complex in northeast Brandon is more than a month delayed.
Scheduled to be completed on Saturday, the soccer fields at the corner of Veterans Way and First Street North are now expected to be open sometime in July, according to City of Brandon acting director of sports and recreation services Heather Reimer.
In May 2024, the city said part of the work would be done by May 30 of this year. A spokesperson for the city said delays have happened, and that construction wasn’t able to take place during the winter, which is why things are behind schedule.
Work is done on the Maple Leaf Foods Sports Complex on Veterans Way in Brandon in late April. Scheduled to be completed on Saturday, the soccer fields at the corner of Veterans Way and First Street North are now expected to be open sometime in July, according to the City of Brandon. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
An undated page on the city’s website says Cougars Field, which is designed for soccer and has lighting and artificial turf, was supposed to open June 1, three more soccer pitches on June 15, and another two soccer fields and a cricket pitch by July 21.
The spokesperson said those dates aren’t accurate, and the city just hadn’t updated the page.
Reimer said the new timelines are for all fields to be open sometime in July, with Cougars Field opening first.
She said the lighting for Cougars Field will be operational when it opens.
“Fields are getting very close to being open,” said Reimer. “We’re very excited about them opening up.”
She said exact opening dates will change depending on the weather.
Reimer said some of the 3.6 kilometres of limestone pathways also part of the project have already been completed.
In May 2024, the project’s budget was pegged at $16.6 million. The provincial government put in more than $6.6 million, the federal government contributed $3.9 million and the City of Brandon allocated $6 million on the project.
The facility was projected to go $3.37 million over budget as of May 2024. Reimer didn’t provide an update on its cost.
“Today the fields are near completion or at completion, and that the city is working with consultants and the construction manager on the project to firm up details on the clubhouse build, which will impact that final budget number,” she said.
The facility’s clubhouse, which includes washrooms and changerooms, is expected to be ready in spring 2026, according to Reimer.
City council is expected to receive an update about the project on June 9.
A grand opening for the facility is scheduled for next spring, said Reimer.
» alambert@brandonsun.com