This inclusive community park at the corner of Franklin and Main contributes to the vibrancy and beautification of the downtown area.
In the Cree and Michif languages, kiyām means “Let it be” and is used when you are at peace with yourself and your surroundings, and nothing anyone does or says can affect you.
Something for everyone at kiyām Community Park
kiyām Community Park offers many features designed to bring people into the park and downtown Fort McMurray across all seasons. The vision for the park is to be a place where people enjoy the moment, reflect on the past and imagine the possibilities of tomorrow.
Host your next event here!
Host your next event at kiyām park!
The ideal downtown location for all your hosting needs, with over 97,000sq ft of space equipped for events, all it takes is a special event permit!
Check out the kiyām park event space map and start planning your next event today. When you’re ready to apply, head to the permits page.
If you need a helping hand with the special events permit, check out this tutorial video.
The park is open and available for event bookings, and anyone seeking to book the park must apply for a special event permit.
The park's features currently include:
- Ample space in a high-profile central location to hold community events of all sizes year-round, with convenient amenities (including access to electricity and loading areas on all sides of the park)
- Bookings available via an event permit application
- Ceremonial circle with capacity to hold 60,000 lbs
- Space for micro-retail and mobile food units
- Fenced natural playground with seating for families
- Multicoloured atmosphere lights that can be programmed with different colours - submit a request here
- Interactive water feature during warmer months
- Seating areas
- Medicine wheel rock garden
- Outdoor electronic charging stations
- Public art
- Shade structures
- Inviting pathways, trees, shrubs, and flowers
- Historical and storytelling plaques
- Flag poles, including one for special events - submit a request here
- Full-size FIBA basketball court with breakaway rims and adjustable nets (7 - 10 feet) and multi-use surface
- Public washrooms available on main floor of Jubilee Building on weekdays (Monday to Friday) between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Onsite parking beside the Nomad Hotel, including accessible spaces and designated parking space for seniors
- On-street parking available around the entire park
Public feedback shaped the final design of the park, and the name was unanimously supported and recommended by two Council-appointed committees and Council.
What’s the story behind the public art in kiyām Park?
Along the border of the park at 10019 Franklin Ave. is a temporary mural showcasing the region. This mural, designed by Sedef Uzer Prakash, was created as part of the region-wide Pop-up Photography Tour.
It is composed of beautiful images that celebrate the wealth of diversity, meaningful relationships and connected communities of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo, captured by local photographer Crystal Mercredi. The pop-up photography tour was a joint initiative between Public Art Wood Buffalo and Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Economic Development and Tourism.
In the heart of kiyām Community Park are two unique benches. These are “sisters” to beautiful benches installed in Anzac and Saprae Creek Estates. Public Art Wood Buffalo collaborated with those two communities to create the unique bench designs led by two local artists, Kritsana Naowakhun and Amy Keller-Rempp, as part of the Public Art Bench Program. The designs were inspired through various community engagements.
What’s being done to keep kiyām Park safe?
The park is designed to international safety standards called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). These include considerations such as:
- Year-round lighting
- Placement of trees, structures and plants to avoid creating hiding places
- Sightlines into and through the park for police and pedestrians
- Seating areas that are out in the open, providing long sightlines
