O-day’min Park opens as part of Warehouse Park Project to spur downtown interest

O-day’min Park, Edmonton’s newest downtown green space, is now open.

It opened on Friday and is part of the Warehouse Park Project, which aims to turn gravel parking lots into a community park in the core of downtown Edmonton, and to spur development opportunities.

The project spans 1.81 hectares between 106th Street and 108th Street, and from Jasper Avenue to 102nd Avenue.

The project is considered a catalyst venture identified in the Capital City Downtown Plan, and is funded by the Capital City Downtown Community Revitalization Levy.

The price tag for the project is $48.6 million.

O-day’min is the Anishinaabe word for strawberry, or heart-berry, and is also the name of the downtown ward the park is located in.

The space has been named O-day’min Park for the community it will bring