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Tag Archives: games preparation centre
Chuck Bailey Rec Centre opening soon [pics]
According to an article in the Surrey Now, the Chuck Bailey Rec Centre (aka: the Surrey Games Preparation Centre) is nearly complete. It is scheduled to open in November. Meanwhile, the old Tom Binnie Community Centre next door has been … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged 2010, chuck bailey, city centre, games preparation centre, gateway, gym, joe burns, olympics, recreation centre, surrey, vancouver, volunteer, Whalley
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Update on the Games Preparation Centre [pics]
The Games Preparation Centre, aka the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, is coming together slowly. However, the meeting rooms required for VANOC use appear to be open now. The entire building was initially expected to be completed this fall, although it … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged 2010, chuck bailey recreation centre, city centre, games preparation centre, gateway, olympics, surrey
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Games Preparation Centre has a new name!
The City has decided to name both the Games Preparation Centre and one of its gyms after two prominent members of the Whalley community. The building itself, post-Games, will be named the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, while the gym will … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged 2010, chuck bailey, games preparation centre, gateway, recreation centre, surrey olympic training venue, Whalley
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Glocal Urban Screen for the Games Prep Centre
The City is pushing to install a large “urban digital screen” on the west side of the new Games Preparation Centre. The plan is to install a high-powered data projector on a tower, which will then illuminate the wall of … Continue reading
Posted in Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged chuck bailey recreation centre, games preparation centre, glocal, public art, surrey, surrey olympic training venue, urban digital screen
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Details on the City’s Olympic Plan
Now that Surrey is an official Venue City for the Olympics, a new Olympic Plan to leverage this status has been formulated. A Corporate Report was recently released with all the details. It also seems that the Plan will be … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged 2010, business receptions, cultural olympiad, games preparation centre, holland park, live site, olympics, plans, spirit, surrey, vancouver
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First Look: Surrey Olympic Training Venue [pics]
I finally got a hold of renderings of the building, which is about 60% complete in my opinion. Enjoy!
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged 2010, bc, games preparation centre, gateway, olympic, recreation centre, surrey, training venue, vancouver
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