2010 Progress Report

The City of Richmond (the “City”) has engaged the Richmond Olympic Oval Corporation (the “Corporation”), to embrace and deliver:

• The City’s Vision to be “the most appealing, livable, and well-managed community in Canada”;
• The Project Vision for the Richmond Olympic Oval (the “Oval”) to be “an outstanding centre of excellence for sports and wellness at the heart of an exciting urban
  waterfront”; and
• The Project Mission to “transform our City by blending the spirit of Olympism with inspired leadership, and seamlessly combining a world class site, a sport and wellness agenda and innovative community planning to create the premiere legacy of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games” (the “Games”).

Legacy Conversion of the Venue

Before the first shovel of dirt was moved on the site, plans for the Richmond Olympic Oval’s community legacy were already in place. The pre-planning done by the City of Richmond has been key to the Oval’s recent successes in membership, sport participation and high performance training, making it a strong example of what all Olympic venues should be in their legacy phase.

In addition to the legacy conversion components completed prior to the Games – including 4 hardwood courts, a 743 square metre (8,000 square foot) Fitness Centre, the Riverport Community Paddling Centre, child minding and meeting rooms – the following components were completed following the Games Hosting Period which ended March 31,2010:

• Two Olympic sheets of ice, complete with nets and boards
• Two portable hardwood basketball / volleyball courts, complete with portable nets and hoops,
• 200m oval running track ad 100m sprint track, the only indoor sprint track in BC
• Pulastic sport flooring on the field of play which enables the activation of 3 futsal fields, 5 volleyball courts, 8 badminton courts and 4 basketball courts
• Approximately 2,100 square metre (23,000 square foot) Fitness Centre located on the mezzanine level which includes fitness equipment, video and sound
• Legacy elevator with the capacity to hold an entire hockey team
• Widening of the team room doors to accommodate sport wheelchairs
  Partitions and curtaining on the field of play

Further legacy conversion items will be added in 2011, including a Climbing Centre, a specialized play space for children aimed at increasing physical activity and a display of Richmond’s Olympic Story.

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