Caledon Equestrian Park named as Games venue
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Caledon Equestrian Park is the kickoff sport venue to live named for Toronto’s 2015 Pan American Games.
Games Organizing Committee, the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario as well as the Town of Caledon announced the commons equally the venue for equestrian sport inwards a special groundbreaking ceremony on Fri during the Caledon National demo jumping tournament.
Also unveiled were plans for facility improvements as well as community legacy.
Competition at Caledon National was halted to allow athletes as well as their families as well as friends to assemble for the groundbreaking ceremony. Canadian Equestrian Team members Yann Candele of Caledon as well as 2008 Olympic Team Silver medalist Jill Henselwood participated inwards the on-site announcement.
“After years of preparation as well as planning, nosotros are honoured non alone to accept Caledon Equestrian Park named equally the official host of equestrian sport for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games, simply to besides live selected equally the real kickoff sport venue announced past times the TO2015 Organizing Committee,” said Craig Collins of Equestrian Management Group (EMG), a funding partner as well as the operating grouping of Caledon Equestrian Park.
“To brand the annunciation inwards front end of hundreds of our competitors, whether they are children on ponies or junior riders amongst international aspirations, actually underlines the legacy that hosting the Pan Am events volition practice for the futurity of our sport. I am certain many of these immature riders volition think gathering together on the colina for this momentous announcement, as well as peradventure start dreaming of i hateful solar daytime of standing on the podium to claim a medal for our country.”
Mike Gallagher, President of Equine Canada, echoed those sentiments, recognizing the touching hosting the Pan/Parapan American Games volition accept on equestrian sport both locally as well as nationwide.
“This investment ensures that Caledon Equestrian Park volition render an accessible populace legacy for the part to develop as well as develop elite athletes as well as recreational riders for decades to come,” said Gallagher.
“As the National Sport Federation representing, promoting as well as developing Equus caballus sport as well as interests inwards Canada, Equine Canada fully supports the suitability of Caledon Equestrian Park equally a venue for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.”
Caledon Equestrian Park is a municipally-owned facility that volition host dressage as well as demo jumping competitions during the Games, equally good equally the dressage as well as demo jumping portions of the three-day eventing competition. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 nearby venue inwards Orangeville is currently nether review for the cross-country part of the eventing competition.
Attracting to a greater extent than equestrian athletes annually than whatever other contest venue inwards Ontario, the commons has hosted 4 Pan American Games selection trials, 2 Olympic selection trials, xv World Cup qualifying events, as well as to a greater extent than than 150 Grand Prix events. Currently hosting xvi equestrian events annually, Caledon Equestrian Park will close out its 2012 flavor amongst the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament held September xix to 23 for the practice goodness of the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.
In preparation for the Toronto 2015 Games, the commons volition have uppercase investment from the Government of Canada, Town of Caledon, Toronto as well as Region Conservation Authority as well as Equestrian Management Group for upgrades as well as improvements, which volition include:
- A novel primary stadium building.
- Permanent spectator seating areas as well as areas for temporary Games-time seating.
- Relocation of as well as improvements to stabling areas.
- A novel grand prix ring, warm-up rings as well as preparation areas.
- A novel indoor riding arena.
- Infrastructure improvements such equally services as well as grading.
- Other related amenities such equally blacksmith expanse as well as veterinarian area.
Ontario volition live supporting the damage of venue overlay as well as Games operations through its $500 meg contribution to the TO2015 budget.
The improvements as well as upgrades volition live overseen past times Equine Canada as well as TO2015 amongst John MacDonald Architect Inc., a local theatre that was awarded the contract inwards Jan 2012 through a populace tendering procedure led past times the Town of Caledon. Construction is targeted to start inwards autumn 2012 amongst completion past times the outpouring of 2014.
FEI Secretary General Ingmar de Vos said the organisation was confident that Toronto would deliver a cracking competition. “We are looking forwards to working on the 2015 Pan Am Games together amongst the Organizing Committee as well as Equine Canada.”
TO2015’s venue selection procedure is based on standards prepare past times International Sport Federations (IFs), approving of the sport computer program past times the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), as well as consultation amongst the National Sport Federations (NSFs).
“Caledon Equestrian Park is a world-class facility amongst a well-earned reputation inwards the international equestrian community,” said TO2015 Chief Executive Officer, Ian Troop.
“What’s more, it’s a publicly owned facility as well as therefore the investments we’ll live making for the Pan Am Games volition practice goodness the populace for many years to come. That’s i argue why nosotros are calling Toronto 2015 the ‘People’s Games,’ because the investments we’re making are aimed at making events accessible to the public, as well as volition practice a rich populace legacy.”
The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport) said the Harper Government was pleased amongst the alternative of venue “Our Government’s pregnant investment inwards these Games for sport infrastructure, legacy as well as essential federal services volition non alone effect inwards economical prosperity for Caledon as well as the Greater Toronto Area, simply volition instruct out a lasting sporting legacy hither inwards Canada for years to come.”
The participation of Caledon Equestrian Park inwards the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games volition accept a pregnant economical touching on the Town of Caledon. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 report conducted past times the Canadian Sport Tourism Association for the Town of Caledon constitute the annual economical touching of these improvements estimated at $15.1 million.
“I am real proud that Caledon volition live business office of the 2015 Pan American Games past times hosting equestrian events at our world-class Caledon Equestrian Park,” said David Tilson, Member of Parliament (Dufferin–Caledon). “We are looking forwards to welcoming athletes as well as spectators from across Canada as well as the Americas to Caledon inwards 2015.”
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