The roof of the city's brand-new, $45-million recreation facility is leaking.

On Friday afternoon, city personnel were at the Canada Games Centre investigating a number of leaks amid several caution signs that had been placed at various points of the circular, third-floor running track.

The construction of the centre was primarily done by Ketza Construction Ltd. The section of the roof that's leaking was completed by PCL Construction of Edmonton.

According to Wayne Tuck, the city's engineering services manager, the leaks were first discovered on Friday. They appear to be emanating from the building's northern gutter and are not a threat to its integrity nor to public safety.

The leaks, Tuck said, appeared to be isolated to the track area and there has been no water found on the surface areas of the soccer pitch, multipurpose gym or on the ice surface of the arenas.

'They had a lift out there, they noticed some drips coming through. There was some saturated insulation.

'We looked at a couple of things and we notified the contractor. Structurally, (the building) is perfectly sound,' he said.

The exact source(s) of the leak and the costs associated with fixing the roof are as yet unknown, Tuck added.

City maintenance manager George White agreed the roof does have some leaks.

'It's been assessed, we've got some leaks. We're not sure where they're coming from.'

In an interview this morning, Peter Densmore, of Ketza Construction, said he was not aware of the leaks but that he did not find it surprising.

'For that kind of structure, it is not unusual that there could be leaks,' he said.

'It's pretty common ... (and) it's not surprising.'

Densmore said the roof is covered under warranty and that the subcontractor, PCL, is responsible for correcting the problem.

Brian Crist, the city's acting director of operations, said the matter is being treated as a building deficiency.

'It's being treated as a contractual deficiency ... it's something we're not going to accept.'

Mayor Ernie Bourassa said this morning he has been advised of the situation and that fixing the problem will not cost the city a penny.

Game centre supervisor Bernie VanHooft said this morning he didn't anticipate the centre will have to be closed during repairs.

'The repairs will most likely occur on the outside of the building,' he said.

A spokesperson for PCL could not be reached for comment.