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The Calgary Herald: Fix Oval's Roof - Aug 19, 2010
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There shouldn't
even be a debate about doing the necessary repairs to the roof of the
Calgary Olympic Oval. The aging facility is in desperate need of a new
roof and other upgrades.
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The Calgary Herald: Olympic Oval makes strides toward $8M fix for leaky roof - Aug 17, 2010
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| Calgary's Olympic Oval is pushing ahead with much-needed repairs to the cash-strapped facility.
The aging structure -- built for the 1988 Winter Games -- has a leaky
roof that's also a safety concern for skaters. The University of
Calgary has put out a request for proposal and hopes to fix the problem
by next summer, at the latest.
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Calgary Herald: Calgary Herald's next publisher has 'great love' for newspapers - August 13, 2010
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Former WinSport Canada CEO Guy Huntingford replaces Malcolm Kirk.
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Shaw Television: Athletic and Ice Complex - Aug 11, 2010
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Shaw television came out to the Park earlier this month and took a tour of the Athletic and Ice Complex (AIC). Check out this great story that Brendan Parker put together.
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The Calgary Herald: WinSport president Guy Huntingford resigns - Aug 5, 2010
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WinSport Canada president Guy Huntingford - who led a major infrastructure expansion and struggled to keep the city's cash-strapped Olympic facilities afloat during the recession - has resigned.
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The Calgary Herald: Stuff Sack - July 22, 2010
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Mountain Biking - This past Saturday, Canada Olympic Park opened its first 4X course.
Four riders at a time can pedal the 450-metre dirt four-cross course, which starts at the top of the hill and weaves its way down 135 metres of vertical drop through numerous gaps, berms, drops, logs and step downs.
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The Calgary Herald: Oval awaits Ottawa's nod to tap legacy fund - July 17, 2010
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The federal minister of sport is close to giving approval to a plan that gives a financial leg-up to Calgary's Olympic Oval by allowing it to draw on the principal of its legacy fund.
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The Dawson Creek Daily News: Calgary sports institute draws Canada even with sports powers - June 18, 2010
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Construction of the $220-million Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park began long before the opening ceremonies on the 21st Winter Olympiad in February.
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The Globe and Mail: Calgary sport institute draws Canada level with U.S., Germany and Australia - June 16, 2010
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| Clad in a hard hat and steel-toed boots, hockey player Carla MacLeod imagined what her life would be like at Canada's first winter sport institute as she toured its construction site.
"From an athlete's standpoint, it's like a little taste of heaven," the two-time Olympic gold medalist said as she ambled between concrete pillars.
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The Calgary Herald: Olympic Oval financial rescue nears - June 8, 2010
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The days of financial uncertainty at the Olympic Oval are coming to an end.
WinSport Canada and the University of Calgary have signed off on an amendment to the Olympic Endowment Fund, created to pay for the facility after the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
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The Calgary Herald: Calgary beckons for Canadian skiers - May 13, 2010
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They're not about to change the name to the Calgary Cowboys, but the Canadian men's alpine ski team has certainly found a home in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
Just three months removed from his World Cup overall win in super-G, Eric Guay is the latest Canadian Cowboy to settle in the Stampede City.
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The Constructor 2010: Olympic Park a big boost for Canada's winter sports
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"The Athletic and Ice Complex will be one of the most unique environments in the world, where athletes and sports organizations from many different backgrounds can come together in one place and learn from each other," says Guy Huntingford, president and CEO, WinSport Canada.
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News880: Canadians inspired to ski, snowboard and slide after Winter Olympics - April 15, 2010
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| It appears more Canadians are eager to strap on skis, snowboards and speed skates and even hurtle down a sliding track in the wake of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
A junior provincial freestyle competition in Vernon, B.C. on Easter weekend attracted a record 165 skiers.
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Frostbitten: Summer Envy - April 11, 2010
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This past week Tracy Cobb of WinSport Canada provided the writer with a first hand look at construction of the $231 million athletic and ice complex on Canada Olympic Park. Construction is approximately 60% complete but already one can see the opportunities the facility will provide for the future of Canada's Winter Olympic Athletes.
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660 News: Calgary Olympic Park has best winter since 1988 Olympics - April 4, 2010
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| Thanks to great weather and increased activity because of the 2010 Olympics, Canada Olympic Park is celebrating its best winter ever.
It will close for the season on Tuesday and a spokesperson for the ski hill says starting then, workers will start preparing the hill for mountain bike season.
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Calgary Herald: Olympics and weather prove a boon for COP - April 4, 2010
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| The Vancouver Olympics and an early blast of cold weather helped give Canada Olympic Park its best and biggest winter season since the 1988 Calgary Games.
A cold snap in the fall meant the snow-making machines could rev up early this season, spokesman Stewart McDonough said Saturday after COP's season-closing weekend bash... McDonough said the fact Calgarians are proud of their Olympic and sporting heritage helped make this season a rousing success.
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Calgary Sun: COP skis to record season - April 3, 2010
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| Thanks to early snowy gifts from Mother Nature and a flurry of activity for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, COP is celebrating its best winter season ever.
Canada Olympic Park was open for a record 1,616 hours and only closed for two days this year, its fewest ever since 1988.
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Examiner.com: WinSport Canada great way to keep the kids moving all summer - April 1, 2010
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So believe it or not, school is a mere three months from giving back your kids for 18 hours a day of "I'm bored,...there's nothing to do,...stop ignoring me,...why are you crying..!" Having two to three weeks off a year for vacation will afford many families to get out of town for a week or so, but what about the rest of the time?
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The Calgary Herald: Thanking a Hero - Mar 30, 2010
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| Re: "Alex Bilodeau is a class act," Letter, March 29.
My family and I want to congratulate Canada Olympic Park for hosting the Canadian national freestyle ski championships this past weekend. Also, and in particular, Alex Bilodeau, our Olympic hero, for being so accessible and accommodating for three proud Canadian fans.
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Calgary Herald: World Cup events coming to Calgary - March 18, 2010
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| Canadians will get more chances to watch high-performance athletes compete on home soil as the Alberta and British Columbia governments work to attract World Cup events to the Olympic legacy facilities.
Officials with the two provinces announced Wednesday that they've drawn men's and women's bobsled and skeleton World Cup events to Whistler from Nov. 22 to 25 and then Calgary from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5.
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Youtube: Canada Olympic Park - Freestyle World Cup 2010 - March 16, 2010
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Check out this great feature on COP during the Freestyle World Cup. Some of the best athletes in the world share their love for our great facility here in Calgary.
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The Calgary Sun: Long-term funding will keep Oval alive - Mar 10, 2010
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The Olympic Oval in Calgary will remain the home of Canada's long-track speed skating team for the next 20 years, thanks to an agreement between WinSport Canada, the University of Calgary and the Federal Government. The Oval fell into financial trouble last year.
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The Calgary Herald: Olympic Oval financial rescue coming - Mar 6, 2010
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A rescue plan to keep Calgary's cash-strapped Olympic Oval running for another 20 years has cleared a key hurdle with the federal government pledging its support.
The proposal, pitched by WinSport Canada and the University of Calgary, requires an amendment to a legacy fund created to pay for Olympic facilities in Calgary after the 1988 Winter Games.
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Grandparent Magazine: The future of Canadian winter sport - March-April Issue
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The future of sport is in your hands. This may sound like an outlandish statement, but it's true. A generation of young Canadians were just inspired by the heroic efforts of Canada's best athletes in Vancouver and Whistler. WinSport Canada is calling on all Canadians to help provide this next generation of Canadian Olympic heroes with the best opportunity to discover, develop and excel at winter sport.
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Journal of Commerce: Work begins on future home of Hockey Canada in Calgary - Mar 1, 2010
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Work is well underway on the future home of Hockey Canada in Calgary. The $225 million Athletic and Ice Complex at Canada Olympic Park will include three NHL sized rinks and one international sized ice surface.
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CTV Calgary: Calgary's Olympic legacy expected to survive games - Mar 1, 2010
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| Despite fond memories and newer facilities in Vancouver, officials say Calgary will remain a key training centre for Olympians.
Officials with Winsport Canada says over half of Canada's Winter Olympians train in Alberta and they don't expect big changes after the 2010 Games.
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The Calgary Sun: World heard Canada roar - Feb 28, 2010
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| Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics was a game changer for Canada.
Our young people, our new immigrants, our long-time citizens, were swept up in a red-and-white storm of flag-waving patriotism the likes of which we have never seen.
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Frostbitten: Let the review begin - Feb 27, 2010
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Canada will finish the 2010 Winter Games with 26 medals - 13 of which are guaranteed to be gold and this number could still increase to 14 depending upon the results of the Men's ice hockey final on Sunday. Let the results show that Canada has had a very successful Winter Games.
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Calgary Sun: Calgary sport official defends medal goals - Feb 21, 2010
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| Guy Huntingford, CEO of the organization that manages Canada Olympic Park, said while some frustrated athletes and commentators are targeting the national program aimed at boosting Canada’s medal performance, it’s no time to retreat.
“Without Own the Podium we can’t stay in step with the rest of the world,” he said Sunday...
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Frostbitten Blog: Stand up and Cheer Calgary - Feb 20, 2010
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Today marks the half -way point of the 2010 Olympics and like we expected Canadian athletes are excelling. 8 Olympic medals to date, 4 of which are Olympic Gold. Canadians from coast to coast are rejoicing as a result.
As the rest of the country applauds the Own the Podium program isn't it time we recognized who is truly responsible for Canada's success at these Games. Stand up and Cheer Calgary! It is you and your Olympic Legacy who is truly responsible for Canada's success at these Olympic Games.
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Calgary Sun: Calgary’s fingerprints all over Vancouver Games - Feb 20, 2010
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| Consider the facilities alone. For the past 22 years, the Calgary-based WinSport Canada has contributed close to $124 million to sport development...
Sports groups are offered support to operate and train out of the facilities at WinSport Canada, with subsidies of approximately $1.6 million in 2008-09. The Own the Podium program, which provided resources to athletes, coaches and support personnel leading up to the 2010 Games, is based in Calgary and has been an important partner at WinSport Canada.
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Troy Media: Calgary’s fingerprints all over Vancouver Games - Feb 19, 2010
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| The legacy of Calgary’s 1988 Games (still one of the only Olympics to have actually turned a profit) continues to be felt far beyond the prairie city itself. In a very real sense, Vancouver’s Olympics has Calgary’s fingerprints all over them.
Consider the facilities alone. For the past 22 years, the Calgary-based WinSport Canada has contributed close to $124 million to sport development.
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The Calgary Herald: Three new COP hockey rinks to open ahead of schedule - Jan 15, 2010
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Three NHL-size hockey rinks at Canada Olympic Park will open by the end of the year, says the head of WinSport Canada.
Guy Huntingford said the first phase of its $225-million Athletic & Ice Complex will be complete by the end of 2010.
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Avenue Magazine: Love Calgary because we're getting more hockey rinks - January Issue
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| Hockey players and skaters, get ready to lace up: Calgary is about to gain four sheets of ice, something that is laughably overdue in a city of more than a million people.
Now, add to that a high-performance training centre for pro athletes, plus new headquarters for Hockey Canada and Skate Canada, put it all at WinSport Canada's Canada Olympic Park (COP), and you've reached something close to frozen Nirvana
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The Calgary Sun: Raising the roof - Jan 15, 2010
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Construction workers hoist a 100-ft., 20,000 lb., glue-laminated beam into place at the ice rinks under construction at Canada Olympic Park yesterday. The beam was one of the first supports to be put in place to support the roof in what will be one of four rinks at the all-season park on Calgary's west side. The park was a major sports venue when Calgary hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988. One of the rinks being built will be Olympic-sized when the complex is completed.
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The Calgary Herald: WinSport brings Read on board - Dec 8, 2009
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A legendary Canadian sports figure has joined the board of directors for Win-Sport Canada.
Known as one of the Crazy Canucks during his heyday, Ken Read will bring a vast amount of experience to his new role.
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Canada.com: 'Crazy Canuck' joins WinSport - Dec 8, 2009
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Known as one of the Crazy Canucks during his heyday, Ken Read will bring a vast amount of experience to his new role.
"WinSport Canada has an ambitious vision to develop this nation's first Canadian Winter Sport Institute. It is a model this country desperately needs, and I look forward to contributing to the fulfilment of that vision," said Read.
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The Star Phoenix: Former skier Read joins WinSport board - Dec 7, 2009
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A legendary Canadian sports figure has joined the board of directors for WinSport Canada.
Known as one of the Crazy Canucks during his heyday, Ken Read will bring a vast amount of experience to his new role.
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Leader Post: Sports legend joins WinSport Canada's board - Dec 7, 2009
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Known as one of the Crazy Canucks during his heyday, Ken Read will bring a vast amount of experience to his new role.
"WinSport Canada has an ambitious vision to develop this nation's first Canadian Winter Sport Institute. It is a model this country desperately needs, and I look forward to contributing to the fulfilment of that vision," said Read.
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The Calgary Herald: The Calgary Chamber of Commerce announces its new board of directors - Nov 30, 2009
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The Calgary Chamber of Commerce has announced its board of directors for 2010, which is effective during the upcoming Annual Salute to Excellence event on January 30.
Current Chamber Chair, Lois Mitchell, said the chamber is happy to welcome several new directors to "our already diverse group of business leaders."
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The Calgary Journal: Everyone's a winner at Canada Wins event - November 27, 2009
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Excerpt: It's not every day that young and aspiring athletes get to meet one of their Olympic idols. It's even more rare that they get to spend an afternoon training with them, which is exactly what happened to a lucky few on Saturday Nov. 21, at Southland Leisure Centre.
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Toronto's loss is Calgary's gain - November 04, 2009
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Excerpt: There was a strong flavour of Edmonton to the outstanding class of inductees admitted Tuesday to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame at the Royal York Hotel. We had better get used to the western angle; from now on, the hall is pretty much going to be mostly about Calgary.
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The Leaky Legacy - October 25, 2009
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Excerpt: Calgary's iconic speedskating Oval is considered some of the fastest ice in the world, but water has been running down the walls almost since the moment it was built. These days, during rainy seasons, staff put out buckets to catch the drips.
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Winter discontent - Funding cuts in the lead-up to the Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler have athletes worried about the future - October 24, 2009
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Excerpt: In wild pursuit of snow, the Canadian ski cross team flew across the globe this summer in preparation for the Vancouver Olympics. "We just came back from a training camp--in New Zealand," Dave Ellis, high performance director for Ski Cross Canada, said upon his return.
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Fading Glory? Funding shortfall hits Calgary's Olympic training venues - October 23, 2009
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Excerpt: Some of Canada's top Olympians are worried. Their fear isn't based on their upcoming performance at the Vancouver Winter Games, but over the state of Calgary's training facilities. Places that gave fame to names like Alberto Tomba, Eddie (The Eagle) Edwards and the Jamaican bobsled team need money to operate and for repairs for the future.
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Calgary's Olympic legacy in peril - October 23, 2009
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Excerpt: One evening at the end of January, Calgarian Mark Greenwald brought together a group of trusted colleagues --including world-class speedskaters and elite coaches--to discuss a serious cash crunch facing Calgary's Olympic Oval.
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Construction Digital: CANA Construction: Proven and reliable - August 27, 2009
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Throughout its history of nearly 70 years, family-owned and operated CANA Construction has built an unassailable reputation for complete commitment to its clients for each project it takes on.
CANA is also working on a CAD$250 million athletic facility and ice house with four hockey rinks, a training center and offices for WinSport Canada, the Olympic Development organization; and the Telus World of Science Center, the first new science center built in Canada in a quarter century.
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Canada East: Canada moves closer to world's sporting powerhouses with national sport centre
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Excerpt: Calgary skeleton racer Duff Gibson, now a coach in the sport in which he won an Olympic gold medal in 2006, has seen the Australian Institute of Sport, and even though Canada's centre won't be ready for use before the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., he believes Canada won't be far behind the world's sporting powerhouses when it is.
"This puts it right on par in terms of a facility," Gibson said. "The whole reason I took up skeleton and bobsled before that was because I was in Calgary and there's a facility here. Yes, the facility does make a difference." The project's overseer formerly known as the Calgary Olympic Development Association rebranded itself Canadian Winter Sports Institute, or WinSport Canada, at a news conference Friday.
The facility's centrepiece, the Athletic and Ice Complex, may still be a construction site and the economy in a downspin, but it's still going ahead.
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CTV: CODA Changes its Name – January 23, 2009
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Excerpt: Winsport Canada is the new name of the Calgary Olympic Development Association. CODA was created in 1988 when Calgary hosted to the Winter Olympic Games. The association was tasked with being the steward of the legacy from the games.
The name change was announced at a press conference on Friday at Canada Olympic Park.
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CBC News: Name Change for Olympic Development Group – January 23, 2009
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Excerpt: The Calgary Olympic Development Association, which carried on the legacy of the 1988 Games, is rebranding itself as the Canadian Winter Sport Institute — or Winsport Canada.
Officials said the name change "better suits the organization's role as a catalyst for the development and support of Canadian athletes."
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Calgary Herald: "Olympic Park strives for construction gold" – November 13, 2008
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Excerpt from David Parker article: This fine fall weather is causing a bit of a dilemma for Guy Huntingford, president and CEO of the WinSport Canada. Staff at Canada Olympic Park (COP) are looking forward to a snowfall, or at least cold weather, so that snow-making machines can get to work in building a firm base for the ski hill. But this mild weather means CANA Construction crews are able to forge ahead at a good pace with the building of the new Athletic and Ice Complex.
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Toronto Star: "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Reborn" – October 29, 2008
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Excerpt: The best possible news for those who care about sport in this country has arrived with the selection of Canada Olympic Park, in Calgary, as the permanent home to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
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