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Relocated Norwood Fire Station Open for Service

November 06, 2010

Norwood, one of Edmonton’s oldest neighbourhoods, has a new fire station in a new location. Located on Norwood Boulevard and 90 Street, the new facility is another milestone in the City of Edmonton’s ongoing partnership with the Province of Alberta to maintain and improve the safety of residents.

“The City of Edmonton is committed to keeping communities safe, and a big part of that is providing optimal emergency service coverage throughout our growing and changing city. The benefit here is two-fold,” said Mayor Stephen Mandel, “the new Norwood Fire Station allows firefighters to continue serving residents quickly and efficiently, from a building designed to reflect this city’s dedication to environmental leadership.”

Construction of the 12,590 square foot facility began in 2008 and was completed in September of 2010. The Province of Alberta contributed $7.65 million to the $8.25 million project through the Alberta Municipal Infrastructure Program.

“This innovative fire station will increase public safety and help address Edmonton’s significant growth,” said Doug Elniski, MLA for Edmonton-Calder. “The station supports the Alberta government’s commitment to our municipalities of improving Albertans’ quality of life by building strong, safe communities.”

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and City planners selected the new location after reviewing factors such as call volumes, travel times to incidents, area population and comparisons to alternative locations. The facility replaces the original Norwood Station which first opened in 1966.

“We’re proud of our long history in this neighbourhood,” said Fire Chief Ken Block. “We’ve been here for fifty years and look forward to many more serving and protecting Norwood residents.”

Norwood Station is built to LEED standards, reflecting the City’s commitment to sustainable urban design. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and is a green building rating system that provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.

The new Norwood station also includes the art piece, fire_scape, by German artist Jorn Ebner. The artwork is a four-panel wall installation of a digitally created landscape with a naturalistic fire at the centre.

“I am pleased to have this artwork associated with this vital service in a community that is undergoing such a profound revitalization,” said John Mahon, Executive Director of the Edmonton Arts Council. “One of the benefits of the Percent for Art program is that it ensures that public art is experienced in neighbourhoods throughout the city.”

Under the Percent for Art policy, the City allocates one per cent of the construction budget of any accessible municipal project for public art.