July 6, 2015 – Lakeshore, Ontario – Infrastructure Canada
Today, residents and officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the next phase of Lakeshore's Atlas Tube Centre. Officially opened in September 2014, the new athletic complex includes an arena with three ice pads, a gymnasium, a dance studio, an indoor walking track, a library, meeting rooms and a banquet hall.
The second phase of construction will include an indoor aquatic centre consisting of four lap lanes, a lazy river, a therapeutic pool and a shallow pool area. Outside, a splash pad, soccer fields, recreational courts and a five-kilometre multi-purpose trail for walking, running, cycling and skateboarding will be built. These new features will further provide residents and visitors with the opportunity to lead healthy lives by getting fit and staying active, creating a hub of recreation facilities with a variety of programs for residents of all ages. This phase is scheduled to be complete in summer 2016.
"Lakeshore's Atlas Tube Centre will continue to benefit residents and visitors of the area by offering athletic, social and educational programming. Our Government is proud to provide significant funding for this project as we focus on creating jobs, promoting growth and building strong, prosperous communities across Canada. One way we are doing so is through our $53-billion New Building Canada Plan, which was designed to support infrastructure projects of national, regional and local significance."
Jeff Watson,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Essex, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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
Rita Chappell-Arsenault
Manager of Special Projects
519-728-2700 Ext. 282
rarsenault@lakeshore.ca
www.lakeshore.ca
Infrastructure Canada
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