The MultiSport Centre of Excellence will meet the need for a holistic approach to the health and development of athletes. It puts a world-class multisport training and health facility featuring unparalleled medical, rehabilitation and sport science support right in the heart of Burnaby.
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Burnaby Lake provides a strategic location
Burnaby is poised to become the leading sports tourism
centre of BC and potentially Canada. The city has invested significantly in the development and maintenance of modern sport facilities on and around the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex grounds. Present sports usage in the vicinity already attracts several million visits by the athletic community each year for tournaments, competitions and training. The MultiSport Centre of Excellence will complement the current public and private sports venues and future facilities identified in Burnaby's strategic long range plan, making the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex the most advanced and well-equipped sport centre in Canada. The Centre will further help to create a world-class destination for sports enthusiasts.
The MultiSport Centre of Excellence is
located on 6 acres at the northwest corner of Sprott Street and Kensington
Avenue in the Burnaby Lake area, just off the Trans-Canada Highway. Its
central locality, convenient travel routes, and ease of access for athletes
from all parts of the Lower Mainland and beyond, make it a very advantageous
location.
Burnaby and the GVRD will benefit through programs, mentoring
opportunities and other initiatives that will take our practitioners out into
the community, and bring local teams, coaches and individual athletes to the
Centre. The 120-room athlete's village, retail outlets, restaurant and administrative wing will provide employment opportunities for high performance athletes and local residents in Burnaby and surrounding communities.
From additional international tournaments held on site
to the increase in international sport tourism, locating in Burnaby will result
in a substantial influx of capital into the city and surrounding businesses. And the long established reputation of Burnaby's active promotion of and participation in sport make it a winning location for years to come.
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