The Pointe Agricultural Event Centre

The Pointe Agricultural Event Centre at Pointe-Aux-Pins Acres represents a vital link to the importance of agriculture in our community. The vision for The Pointe represents a deeply rooted sense of community and will be a place to connect our future with our past. The new centre will be a community gathering space where agriculture heritage and rural roots are preserved and continue to grow.

Shovels hit the ground in summer 2023, marking the formal construction of the The Pointe (Pointe-aux-Pins Acres) agricultural event centre, following Council’s approval on the facility design and scope.

• January 19, 2021 news release: Introducing Pointe-aux-Pins Acres
• September 15, 2021 news release: County continues operational planning for The Pointe while construction temporarily paused
• July 4, 2023 news release: Pointe-aux-Pins Acres construction begins this summer
• January 13, 2025 news release: The Pointe Agricultural Event Centre on track for fall 2025 opening

The facility is on track to open in fall 2025.

 Easily accessible

• Close to Sherwood Park, Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, Pointe-aux-Pins Acres is a 230-acre parcel of land surrounding the Bremner Heritage Site at 53462 Range Rd 225, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4V3. 
• It can be easily accessed from Highway 21 at Township Road 534, and is close to major transportation routes including the Yellowhead Highway and Anthony Henday.

About the name - Pointe-aux-Pins Acres
(The Pointe)

• The name Pointe-aux-Pins Acres anchors the new amenity in community heritage. The Pointe is a destination where people from across Strathcona County and the region can enjoy agricultural and community events. 
• The County considers the history of our community and points of interest in the local area or region when considering new facility names.   
• Pointe-aux-Pins Creek is a significant water feature on Strathcona County’s landscape. One of only a few place names in the County known to have a French origin, the name translates literally as “pointed at the pines.” The creek flows into the North Saskatchewan River from the southeast - from the higher elevations in Beaver Hills. In the late 1800s, Pointe-aux-Pins Creek was the last of four creek crossings for travellers making the twenty-one mile journey by land from Strathcona, at the north end of the Canadian and Edmonton railway line known as the “end of steel”, to Fort Saskatchewan.  

A place to show the past, present and future of agriculture

• Pointe-aux-Pins Acres is a community gathering space where agriculture heritage and rural roots are preserved. 
• It complements Bremner Heritage Site, including Bremner House, a 5,400 square-foot home built by Charles Bremner in 1912 or 1913.
  • Strathcona County Council purchased Bremner House in 2004 to preserve a piece of the community's heritage for future generations. 
• Opportunities to see, learn, and get involved include agri-educational opportunities.

The Pointe - community group enewsletter