Ground breaking for River Cree entertainment hall

The River Cree Resort and Casino, located on the Enoch Cree Nation, marked the start of construction of its new entertainment venue with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 23. The new structure comes after the previous entertainment hall, “The Venue,” was voluntarily shut down in March after a due diligence exercise revealed that the structure was not up to code. Start date for construction is scheduled for early July with completion set for September. The new tent structure is 36 per cent larger than the previous venue at 28,000-sq. ft. and has a 2,500-2,600 person seating capacity, an increase of 700 seats. The structure is designed and coded to be a permanent building and will be attached to the main resort and casino. “Moving forward we will continue to do our due diligence to ensure that the safety of our guests, patrons and employees remains our top priority,” said Robert Morin, River Cree Enterprises CEO.