ENOCH, Alta. — The River Cree Resort and Casino has announced a $200-million expansion to include a new tower of hotel rooms, a pool, more conference rooms and food options.
The resort on the Enoch Cree Nation, just to the south of Whitemud Drive and west of Winterburn Road, is adding this the expansion to the initial facility built nearly 20 years ago. A ground-breaking ceremony was held recently to start the project. The new construction includes 230 hotel rooms in an 18-storey tower, including more than 30 luxury suites.
“The rooms are phenomenal. The bathrooms will all have a walk-in shower and a bathtub, [that’s] something that really doesn’t exist in the city right now,” says Vik Mahajan, CEO of River Cree Resort & Casino.
There will also be a new pool with two waterslides and a large hot tub, along with more than 40,000 sq. ft. of event space.
“The conference space is going to be bi-level [with a] downstairs and upstairs. The largest ballroom is going to be about 18,000 sq. ft., which is about 8,000-sq.-ft. bigger than the biggest one that exists in Edmonton. We’ll also have an outdoor patio about 9,000 sq. ft.,” says Mahajan.
The property will also have a new banquet kitchen to support to expanded event space, another full-service restaurant and bar, and a few other food outlets.
The hotel expansion is set to open spring 2027.
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