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COURTESY
OF:
RED
DEER
REBELS
(COVER);
CITY
OF
RED
DEER;
CANADA
GAMES
COUNCIL
LEGACY PROJECTS
• Construction of the $88-million Gary W. Harris Canada Games
Centre/Centre des Jeux du Canada Gary W. Harris on the Red Deer
College campus to host short track speed skating, squash and other
competitions.
• A new $21.6-million Red Deer arena, opening in 2018, featuring large
dressing rooms, an indoor walking track and direct connections to the
Pidherney Curling Centre.
• Upgrades to Great Chief Park including a new 400m speed skating
oval and a synthetic sports field.
• Improvements to Canyon Ski Resort in preparation for snowboarding
and freestyle skiing events.
• The development of the Canada Games Celebration Plaza as a
community gathering space.
• Trail upgrades at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area, including
construction of a stadium area and enhancements to the biathlon range.
Red Deer is gearing up to host more than 25,000 athletes,
coaches, media and visitors, making the 2019 Canada
Winter Games the largest multi-sport and cultural event in
Alberta since the Calgary Winter Olympics.
2019 CANADA
WINTER GAMES
FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 3, 2019
20,000
VISITORS
2019 CANADA WINTER GAMES
500
TECHNICAL
OFFICIALS
5,000
VOLUNTEERS
3,600
ATHLETES, COACHES
AND MANAGERS
400
MEDIA
19
SPORTS
14
SPORT
VENUES
Great Chief Park speed skating oval and sports field
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123km
OUTDOOR TRAIL SYSTEM
PLUS 37 RESTAURANTS, MORE THAN 350,000 SQUARE
FEET OF PREMIER EVENT AND MEETING SPACE FOR GROUPS OF 10
TO 10,000 PEOPLE.
1
400M OUTDOOR
RUNNING TRACK
100+
SPORT PLAYING FIELDS
75
OUTDOOR
COMMUNITY
ICE RINKS
50 TENNIS COURTS
(INCLUDING 12 COMPETITIVE COURTS)
30km
CROSS-COUNTRY
COMPETITIVE
SKI TRAILS
16
CURLING
SHEETS
9
PICKLEBALL
COURTS
6
INDOOR
ICE RINKS
1
OUTDOOR SPEED
SKATING OVAL
"
The number one factor when you bid to host
these types of events is demonstrating the level
of commitment in your community. Red Deer was
so excited about the Games that 10,000 people
came out, all dressed in red, to welcome the site-
selection committee, which had rarely seen that
kind of engagement from a community.
"
—SCOTT ROBINSON, CEO, 2019 CANADA
WINTER GAMES RED DEER
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