By: Laura Kilfoil

The 1991 winter games are coming to UPEI and to accomidate 6.6 million dollar field house complex will be built on Campus. It is to be lo- cated on the north side of the rink extending lawn to the parking lot facing opposite the barn. The piggery will be torn down to make way for this construction. Our present alumni Gym in its en- tirety could fit into about one third of one of the three courts on the first level of the field house.

In 1980 a committee was formed to investigate a site and design for upgrading our sports facilities. The concept for it was a university and provin- cial resource for training teams. The committee concluded that we needed: a Renovated Rink, a 6 lane, 25 metre pool with one metre and three metre diving boards, a level entry wading pool for handicapped and learn-to-swim classes, and

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solved itself in 1981. The proposal was then for- warded to the Maritime Provincial Higher Educa- ‘tion committee (who always oversees any of these

expenditures) and they estimated the three mod- ule complex be built a a cost of 5.6 million. The province of PEI, however did no act. Then he need for facilities for the 1991 winter games came about.

Due to lobbying on the part of the University and a need for better facilities here, the university was able to host the 1991 winter games. possibilities were to renovate other existing facili- ties around PEI to hold the games. However, there really are no other facilities to meet the needs of the 1991 games. gymnastics and badmington and the university it- self will be the athletes’ village.

Chairman of the Field House committee, Mer- riott Crockett, describes the plans being designed

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a field house similar to the one that we are get- t to build to be flexable and efficient to meet recre- ting now. The Steering committee recommended ational and fitness needs of the university commu- this three module complex to the Board of Gover- nity as well as competitive needs of athletes. It is nors with no garrentee of cost. The committee dis- designed in such a way to equal three gymnasia. i Storage storage ~~ “Storage... | + % * cae ace an ee a ae : CT CT CT ; : ‘ Bleachers Racket Ball ay ee : Court ~~~ 3 | 7 i 2 ne e ee fo ee : Squash Court ee 6 Sapa f Bleachers ; Weight Room é 7 fee us wrk pid - s oe eer ere Testing wo mies Oe pico? (gies i aie Locker Room Lobby iG ai 4 with saunas . 3 Treatment i 5 wn 1o ra re ° \ 4 ; ~ i 08 - a " If the University is to host dhe games the entire campus will] bec Whirlpool ie week before and one week after the two weeks of the games is necde Vritie versity will close down. The Registra’s office have a tentative time !# semester to be enforced except for approximately two days. Student's at the end of first semester. All the furniture in the rooms will be ™ 8-12 athletes will be put in, in places where normally only 4 stud¢

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