Facility to house all Rugby Canada teams
July 31, 2015 – Langford, British Columbia – 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.
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
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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
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