Backgrounder: Canada and Prince Edward Island invest in three sporting facilities in Summerside for 2023 Canada Winter Games
Backgrounder
Joint federal, provincial, municipal and recipient funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support three recreation infrastructure projects in Prince Edward Island. These investments will support healthier and more sustainable communities.
The Government of Canada is investing more than $2.4 million in the following projects through the Community, Culture and Recreation Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Government of Prince Edward Island is providing over $2 million, while the City of Summerside and project recipients are providing a total of more than $2.3 million.
Project Information:
Project Name |
Project Details |
Federal Funding |
Provincial Funding |
Municipal / Other Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada Games 2023 Summerside Multi-purpose Training Facility |
The construction of a new multi-purpose indoor/outdoor training facility to host the 2023 Canada Winter Games. The project will provide residents in the Prince County area with an innovative and multi-purpose year-round training facility, improving access to training and sports. |
$2,040,000 |
$1,699,830 |
$2,125,170 |
Canada Games 2023 Credit Union Place Athlete Training and Hosting Upgrades |
Upgrades to the facilities at Credit Union Place include gym training space as well as five new skybox lounges. The project is required to accommodate the 2023 Canada Winter Games and future world-class sports and entertainment events. |
$180,000 |
$217,485 |
$120,015 |
Canada Games 2023 Silver Fox Curling Club Upgrades |
The rehabilitation and upgrades will allow the facility to meet current national sporting event standards, and to accommodate the Canada Winter Games in 2023, as well as future events. These include the renovation of the athletes' changing rooms, spectator viewing area, and reception area; upgrades to lighting and sound systems; replacement of the existing field-of-play viewing system for each curling sheet; upgrades to signage; and fixed spectator seating. |
$200,000 |
$166,650 |
$133,350 |
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