PartnersGovernment

Federal Support

The Government of Canada, recognizing the importance of completing the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park to both the development of Canadian athletes and the renewal of the Olympic legacy facilities in Calgary; signed a contribution agreement with WinSport Canada on December 22, 2009. The agreement outlined an investment of $40 million from the Government towards the construction of the new sport complex. These funds will help ensure that sport organizations, athletes, coaches, administrators, scientists, researchers, physicians and other support personnel have the facilities they need to achieve sport excellence.

The complex, once completed, will become an incubator for athletes, a place that develops and inspires young people to be the best they can be. The facility will be one of the only training facilities in the world where athletes from many different sport backgrounds can come together and learn from each other's success.

WinSport Canada gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the Government of Canada in helping make this vision a reality.

Provincial Support

The 1988 Olympic Winter Games put Calgary and Alberta on the worldwide sporting map. The Games left an indelible mark on the province as well as created lasting legacies. The benefits of these legacies are tangible; young Albertans can skate the same ice, ski the same snow and slide down the same track as their heroes.

In 2007, the Government of Alberta committed $69 million to WinSport Canada's facility renewal and expansion, supporting the construction of the Markin MacPhail Centre and upgrading of existing facilities. This renewal of Alberta's Olympic legacies will keep Alberta at the forefront of Canadian winter sport excellence and will ensure that the province remains the primary training ground for Canada's best winter Olympic athletes.

WinSport Canada gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the Government of Alberta in helping make this vision a reality

Municipal Support

The City of Calgary views the construction of the Markin MacPhail Centre and the vision of a developing a Canadian winter sport institute as timely and intrinsically valuable to our city, province and country.

The City of Calgary is processing WinSport Canada's application for $20 million in funding for the construction of Arenas C and D of the ice complex at Canada Olympic Park. The $20 million contribution has already been earmarked for this project from the City of Calgary.

WinSport Canada gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the City of Calgary in helping make this vision a reality.