Government of Canada Announces Funding Support for Rugby Training Centre
Facility to house all Rugby Canada teams
(firmenpresse) - LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/31/15 -- Infrastructure Canada
John Duncan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North was joined today by Stewart Young, Mayor of Langford, and Graham Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Rugby Canada to announce that the Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence - High Performance Training Centre Project has been selected for priority funding consideration under the Building Canada Fund - Major Infrastructure Component.
The training centre will be based in the Vancouver Island community of Langford, which is also the home of Rugby Canada. The proposed 19,000 square foot, two-storey facility will have the capacity to have all of Rugby Canada''s teams train in one location. The building will be used by high-performance amateur athletes as well as the general public.
The training centre will include a 7,000 square foot gymnasium, change rooms with shower and bathroom facilities; recovery and stretching rooms, including one with hydro-therapy facilities; a kitchen/dining and lounge area; meeting, office and storage space; six one-bedroom studio units; a therapy clinic, a reception area and the Canada Rugby Hall of Fame.
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"Our Government is proud to invest in the Canadian Rugby Centre of Excellence - High Performance Training Centre Project in the City of Langford. The Centre will continue to support the training of Canada''s best amateur rugby athletes while also offering recreational opportunities to the general public that will help maintain their high quality of life. As a result the Centre will serve as an attractive resource that will draw visitors and residents for years to come."
John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North
"I would like to thank the Federal Government for this generous grant creating a Centre of Excellence for Rugby Canada to ensure that these elite athletes have a place to train and prepare for a Olympic gold medal in 2016"
Mayor Stewart Young, City of Langford
"This is a major game changing investment for us by the Government of Canada. Current and future generations of athletes will reap enormous benefit from training at the Centre of Excellence. We are thankful for the federal government''s commitment to rugby. "
Graham Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Rugby Canada
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To learn more about the Building Canada Fund-Major Infrastructure Component (MIC) visit: .
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Information about the City of Langford can be found here:
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Contacts:
Vincent Rabault, Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure,
Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs,
and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada
for the Regions of Quebec
613-943-1838
Jim Bowden
City Manager
City of Langford
250 478-7882
Bryan Kelly
Manager, Communications and Media Relations
Rugby Canada
250 418-8998 ext. 314
250 216-5272
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll free: 1-877-250-7154
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Datum: 31.07.2015 - 15:30 Uhr
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