Dr. Neil Webber,
Webber Academy & Webber Park
“A picture of my Great Grandfather, Mack MacAuliffe, at the plate in 1921 in Hanna, Alberta. He is the one who instilled a love of the game in my father, Neil as a young boy.” – Lorne Webber
Dr. Webber was the Minister of Energy in the late 80’s and when he stepped down he became Chairman of AGAT labs in 1991. Dr. Webber then started his dream if building Webber Academy in 1992. Then Dr. Webber started his passion project of building Webber park, and the AGAT field of Dreams.
Webber Academy was incorporated in 1997 as a non-profit company with a mandate to be a high-quality, nondenominational, coeducational, university preparatory, accredited private school. Subsequently, Revenue Canada recognized Webber Academy as a charitable organization. All revenue generated goes directly back into the school and benefits our students.
The school is located in southwest Calgary overlooking the foothills and mountains to the west. The facilities consist of a Kindercentre for four and five-year-old students, a main campus building with two large gymnasiums for Grades 1-12, a modern Senior School Science Centre, a Performing Arts Centre with a 500-seat theatre, a 400-meter running track, a soccer field, and cross country trails through the aspens.
Webber Academy Athletic Park is set to be a truly remarkable multi-functional sport and recreation facility located just west of the city, in Springbank. The park will feature 4 baseball fields, which will vary in size to allow athletes of all ages the opportunity to utilize this great facility, a soccer pitch, and a state-of-the-art 50,000 square foot, two-storey, multi-purpose, indoor recreation facility. Sitting on 530 acres that overlook the beautiful Rocky Mountains, there is plenty of space for the park to continue to grow and offer additional features.
Webber Academy is excited to bring this one-of-a-kind facility to our students, the community of Springbank, and the many others who will get to utilize the Athletic Park’s amazing features. We are committed to providing updates throughout the project and look forward to sharing the finished product with you all in the future.