Elk Point Visitor Information Eco-Centre

Several Ideas were Explored...

When the Elk Point Chamber of Commerce decided that Elk Point needed a larger and more attractive Visitor Information Centre several ideas were explored.

A final decision was reached in 2007 to build a Visitor Information “Eco” Centre with the exterior being a replica of the original CNTrain Station built in 1927.

This new Centre now sits in the exact location of the former station and showcases Alberta’s Iron Horse Trail and our downtown business community to our visitors.

The building is also very visible from Highway 41

"Eco" Centre with the "Green Options"...

We decided that we wanted to be more than just another train station and have decided to build a Visitor Information “Eco” Centre. With the “green options” we are integrating into this project we feel that with the proper marketing campaign it will increase visitor traffic immensely and will be a green project “showcase” for North East Alberta.

The second floor of this Visitor Information “Eco” Centre will also house an Eco Education Room where visitors, residents and students can obtain information on the “green options” we have used as well as information on the environmental friendly practices that companies are using in the oil, gas and agriculture industry in our area. The “green options” will reduce future upkeep costs and greenhouse gas emissions.