Canada Games Park
The Canada Summer Games Park is an athletic venue built in Thorold, Ontario, for the 2022 Canada Summer Games. It now hosts local events.
History
[edit]Thorold, along with other municipalities in the Niagara Region, hosted events for the 2022 Canada Summer Games. The Canada Games Park was built in Thorold for it. The federal government contributed $29 million dollars for the event split between different venues.[1] The Canada Games Park facility cost 107 million dollars.[2] Construction started in 2019.[3] The land used for the facility was previously used as parking lot space for Brock University.[4] Typically, the Canada Games does not run at a financial deficit due to corporate sponsorships; for the Canada Games Park, Canadian Tire donated a substantial amount of money and certain areas of the facility were named after it.[5] The venue was built to include two ice rinks, an area for track and field, four gymnasiums, six beach volleyball courts, and a cycling centre.[6] It is 18,580 square meters.[2] The venue contains the largest sprung floor in Canada.[5] The partners listed in a consortium agreement for Canada Games Park rent the space for specific timeslots and use it for activities such as public ice skating.[7]
In 2023, the city of Thorold hired a municipal lawyer to examine their claims to ownership, who determined that they were only one of three co-tenants leasing it from Brock University and their responsibilities for upkeep would expire in 38 years without any permanent claims to ownership.[8] That same year, it was discussed whether the facility would be able to host the 2025 Ontario Parasport Games.[9] In 2024, a totem pole in a St. Catharines park was restored and relocated inside the Canada Games Park as it was the only local building with a high enough ceiling for it. The total cost of the project was $188,875.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rankin, Christine. "Niagara region gets $29M from feds for 2021 Canada Summer Games". CBC News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b Benner, Allan. "Inside new Canada Games Park: A first peek at Niagara's $107-million multi-use facility". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Don. "Brock University breaks ground on Canada Games Park". Global News. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Canada Games Park". Brock University. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b Sawchuck, Bill. "Canada Games facility gets jump start with new sponsor". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games". Canada Games Park. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Barker, Matthew. "Thorold councillors concerned taxpayers do not have proper access to Canada Games Park". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Lansbergen, Bernard. "City Council still debating 'crappy' Canada Games Park deal". Thorold Today. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Barker, Matthew. "Canada Games Park eyed for Parasport Games but Thorold balks at taking lead". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Walter, Karena. "Centennial totem pole to be installed at Canada Games Park". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 4 August 2024.