A family that has owned and operated a farm in Strathcona County for 140 years says if a new hockey arena goes ahead, the farm will cease to exist.
A Strathcona County family says their farm that's existed since 1881 and the livelihood is still provides is in jeopardy because of an unexpected county announcement to build a new arena for the Sherwood Park Crusaders . Breanna Karstens-Smith explains.Since 1881, generations of the Jackson family have lived on and operated a farm outside Edmonton, just north of Highway 16 at Range Road 231.
The county is gifting the team the 17-acre site for the building. The county would also pay $990,000 annually for the operation and maintenance of the facility. “It’s dangerous for the livestock. It’s dangerous for our employees. Some of these machines are difficult to stop. They’re difficult to maneuver,” Jackson said.The property set aside for the arena used to be owned by the Jacksons. In 2013, the family says the county threatened to expropriate it, saying it was needed for a stormwater pond and road upgrades.Two years later, the two sides came to an agreement and the section of land was sold to the county.
She says she reached out to councillors to invite them to view the property and see first-hand the impact the building would have.While they would not visit the property, they have gone to Crusaders games and met with the team’s executive, she said.
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