Canada Games Centre

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Canada Games Centre
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Main entrance
Canada Games Centre
General information
OpenedJanuary 2011
Cost$45 million
Technical details
Floor area176,000 square feet (16,400 m2)
Website
canadagamescentre.ca

The Canada Games Centre was built for the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Clayton Park, a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was the venue for the artistic gymnastics, badminton, and synchronized swimming competitions. [1] It is now used as a fitness, swimming, track, basketball, and yoga recreation facility. [2]

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History

The Canada Games Centre replaced the nearby Northcliffe swimming pool and community centre, which was aging and offered fewer facilities, but garnered criticism that the higher membership fees priced some community members out, many seniors in particular.

The complex cost about C$45 million and was designed by DSRA Architecture of Halifax. [3] It opened in January 2011. [4]

Design and facilities

The Canada Games Centre has a floor area of approximately 176,000 square feet (16,400 m2). [3] It contains a field house, running track, 25-metre pool, leisure pool, a fitness centre, multi-purpose rooms, cafes, and social spaces.

The building is LEED Silver certified for its sustainable and resource-efficient features. [5] The Canada Games Centre is located next to the newly built Lacewood Bus Terminal (08/2017), which provides transit service throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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References

  1. "Schedule". Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  2. "Site of Canada Games Centre". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Canada Games Centre". DSRA Architecture. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "Former Northcliffe Recreation Centre" (PDF). Halifax Regional Council. April 23, 2013.
  5. "LEED Scorecard - Canada Games Centre" (PDF). Canada Green Building Council. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

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