Indoor Adventure Park Opening in Fredericton
FREDERICTON– New Brunswick’s capital city is getting a year-round indoor adventure park in 2019
A company called Vertical Ascent will be building the park with help from the federal government, it was announced Thursday.
The Vertical Ascent Indoor Adventure Park will be the only facility of its type east of Montreal, will include interactive climbing walls, aerial obstacles, zip lines, ninja warrior courses and virtual reality games. Some of the activities will reach 36 feet in height.
“Fredericton is a vibrant and growing community led by significant investment in tourism, technology, craft breweries and the arts. Vertical Ascent will contribute to this growth by offering year-round indoor adventure activities at heights not seen before in Eastern Canada,” said Trevor Pardy, Vertical Ascent’s CEO, in a news release.
“Our bold move to construct such a world-class facility in the heart of Fredericton will provide complementary services to neighbouring industries and will aid in the attraction of new developments.”
The park will be located on Fredericton’s south side, with the exact location being announced early next year. Construction will begin in the spring, is expected to be completed sometime in the fall 2019. The adventure park is expected to create 20 to 30 new jobs.
The Government of Canada is providing a repayable contribution of $885,588 through ACOA’s Business Development Program for the project.
“Tourism is critically important to New Brunswick, and to the Atlantic Canadian economy. In 2017, tourism represented $4.5 billion in non-resident spending in Atlantic Canada,” said Matt DeCourcey, the member or parliament for Fredericton.
“That’s why I am pleased that the Government of Canada, through ACOA, is supporting Vertical Ascent to establish an indoor adventure park. This project will create new, well-paying middle-class jobs in our community, and will grow the economy in our region.”