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Little Gaetz reopening on Friday

Little Gaetz is refreshed, renewed, revitalized and ready for its closeup.On Friday, the City of Red Deer invites Red Deerians to the reopening of Little Gaetz with a ribbon-cutting ceremony starting at 11 a.m., followed by a walking tour.
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City workers Tyler Bennett and Tanya Wierenga give the flower bed a weed treatment in front of the new archway that signifies “Downtown” on Gaetz Avenue and 52nd Street on Thursday.

Little Gaetz is refreshed, renewed, revitalized and ready for its closeup.

On Friday, the City of Red Deer invites Red Deerians to the reopening of Little Gaetz with a ribbon-cutting ceremony starting at 11 a.m., followed by a walking tour.

The event takes place at Gaetz Avenue and 52nd Street (the north end of Little Gaetz under the arch).

The street will be alive with buskers and a street performer to mark the reopening of Little Gaetz.

Downtown co-ordinator Charity Dyke said this undertaking was a major underground utility and street-scaping project.

“We’re happy that the heart of downtown is ready to be reopened and turned back to the community,” she said. “Little Gaetz is a more vibrant, dynamic and walkable space so come on down and check out the neighbourhood.”

Celebratory cake will be served after the ribbon cutting.

Local artists will add some colour to Little Gaetz Avenue this weekend. Around noon on Friday, artists will pick up their brushes and paints and transform walls around 46th Street into murals.

Come and check out their progress over the weekend around Turning Point and X-Static Club.

There will also be live music and a barbecue as part of the project organized by the Red Deer’s Social Planning Department.

The painting follows the grand reopening of Little Gaetz Avenue with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. at 52nd Street followed by cake. A walking tour of the downtown is also planned and buskers and street performers will entertain.