Sports
      Complex
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wondering
      what
      the
      huge
      hole
     
     
      and
      all
      those
      piles
      of
      dirt
      on
      campus
     
     
      are
      for?
      Chris
      Power,
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President,
      was
      able
      to
      give
      me
      an
     
     
      update
      on
      the
      plans
      for
      the
      new
      com-
     
     
      munity
      sports
      complex,
      and
      yes,
      it
      is
     
     
      now
      officially
      under
      construction!
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      of
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island
      in
      coordination
      with
      the
     
     
      Capital
      Area
      Recreation
      Inc.
      (CARI)
     
     
      has
      developed
      the
      plan
      for
      this
      project
     
     
      which
      will
      service
      both
      the
      community
     
     
      of
      Charlottetown
      as
      well
      as
      UPEI's
     
     
      staff
      and
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      this
      facility
      will
      be
      ©
     
     
      located
      on
      the
      campus
      of
      the
     
     
      University,
      it
      will
      be
      identified
      and
      run
     
     
      strictly
      as
      a
      community
      based
      organi-
     
     
      zation
      by
      CARI.
      UPEI
      will
      be
      desig-
     
     
      nated
      a
      set
      number
      of
      hours
      to
      host
     
     
      their
      own
      events
      at
      this
      new
      facility.
     
    

    
     
      The
      cost
      of
      the
      new
      complex
     
     
      is
      expected
      to
      total
      18
      million
      dollars
     
     
      with
      the
      completion
      date
      planned
      for
     
     
      January
      2004.
      UPEI
      has
      committed
      to
     
     
      contributing
      2
      million
      dollars
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      the
      land
      needed
      to
      complete
      the
     
     
      facility.
     
    

    
     
      Included
      in
      the
      construc-
     
     
      tion
      plans
      is
      a
      space
      for
     
     
      additional
      parking.
     
     
      McAdam
      field
      will
      be
      the
     
     
      site
      for
      this
      new
      parking
     
     
      area,
      which
      will
      be
      used
     
     
      by
      both
      UPEI
      and
      the
      new
     
     
      sports
      complex.
     
    

    
     
      The
      balance
      of
      the
      expected
     
     
      costs
      will
      be
      financed
      through
      both
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Laura
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      government
      programs
      and
      fundraising
     
     
      campaigns.
      UPEI
      has
      already
      begun
     
     
      some
      if
      its
      own
      fund
      raising
      efforts
      in
     
     
      support
      of
      the
      construction
      of
      this
     
     
      immense
      project.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      sports
      complex
      will
     
     
      include
      two
      25
      metre
      pools
      and
      two
     
     
      skating
      rinks.
      The
      construction
      of
      one
     
     
      pool,
      as
      well
      as
      both
      rinks,
      will
      include
     
     
      stadium
      seating
      in
      order
      to
      accommo-
     
     
      date
      local
      special
      events
      and
      competi-
     
     
      tions.
      The
      designated
      "event
      pool"
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      STORM
      WATCH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TET
      LTTT
      T
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      HUY
      WUT
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      a
      decision
      is
      made
      bo
      close
      or
      delay
      opening
      the
      UPEI
      campus,
      details
      will
      he
      available
      as
      follows:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Radio
      Stations:
      Radio
      announcements
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      and
      throughout
      the
      day
      when
     
     
      required:
      CFCY/CHTN/Magic
      93,
      CBC
      Radio,
      and
      C102
      (Summerside).
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Hotline:
      A
      recorded
      message,
      by
      7:00
      am
      if
      possible,
      on
      the
      UPEI
      hotline
      with
      updates
      as
     
     
      necessary
      throughout
      the
      day
      at
      894-2882
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      Web
      site:
      An
      urgent
      notice,
      in
      red,
      at
      the
      top
      of
      the
      news
      and
      events
      bar
      of
      the
      UPEI
      website,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.upei.ca
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AquaDude
      soon
      will
      have
      a
      place
      to
      stay
      on
      PEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      K
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FANNING
     
    
   
   
    
     
      one
      rink
      will
      seat
      500
      people;
      with
      the
     
     
      additional
      rink
      seating
      1200
      people.
     
    

    
     
      The
      larger
      of
      the
      two
      rinks
      will
     
     
      be
      a
      "top
      loading"
      arena,
      which
      means
     
     
      the
      entrance
      to
      the
      seating
      area
      will
      be
     
     
      located
      at
      the
      top
      of
      the
      rink
      and
      will
     
     
      run
      down
      in
      rows
      all
      the
      way
      to
      ice
     
     
      level.
     
    

    
     
      This
      rink
      will
      also
      include
      a
     
     
      multipurpose
      room
      located
      above
      the
     
     
      rink
      which
      will
      overlook
      the
      ice-sur-
     
     
      face.
      This
      room
      will
      be
      made
      avail-
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~
     
     
      °4Y
      sanuany
      2°
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sunday,
      Jan.
      2
     
     
      All
      you
      can
      eat
     
     
      CHILI!
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Under
      Construction
      at
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      able
      for
      special
      event
      bookings.
      As
      an
     
     
      added
      bonus
      to
      the
      community,
      this
     
     
      project
      will
      also
      include
      a
      Seniors
     
     
      Active
      Living
      Centre.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      sports
      complex
      will
     
     
      be
      located
      on
      the
      site
      of
      the
      old
      Barn,
     
     
      and
      will
      be
      physically
      connected
      to
      the
     
     
      existing
      sports
      centre.
      Although
      this
     
     
      addition
      will
      enhance
      the
      aesthetic
     
     
      value
      of
      the
      existing
      sports
      centre,
     
     
      funding
      has
      been
      strictly
      allocated
      to
     
     
      new
      construction
      and
      will
      not
      be
      used
     
     
      to
      upgrade
      any
      of
      the
      services
      already
     
     
      available
      at
      UPEI's
      existing
      centre.
     
    

    
     
      Though
      it
      is
      unfortunate
      that
     
     
      UPEI's
      sports
      centre
      will
      not
      be
      receiv-
     
     
      ing
      a
      well-needed
      upgrade
      any
      time
     
     
      soon,
      students
      will
      be
      encouraged
      to
     
     
      know
      that
      included
      in
      the
      construction
     
     
      plans
      for
      this
      project
      is
      a
      space
      for
     
     
      additional
      parking.
      McAdam
      field
      will
     
     
      be
      the
      site
      for
      this
      new
      parking
      area,
     
     
      which
      will
      be
      used
      by
      both
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      the
      new
      sports
      complex.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      still
      under
      negotiations
     
     
      whether
      this
      parking
      area
      will
      be
     
     
      included
      in
      the
      "day
      pass"
      category
      for
     
     
      students
      or
      whether
      a
      separate
      system
     
     
      will
      need
      to
      be
      put
      in
      place
      in
      order
      to
     
     
      control
      usage.
     
    

    
     
      The
      new
      complex
      is
      a
      valuable
     
     
      addition
      to
      both
      UPEI
      and
     
     
      Charlottetown's
      sporting
      activities
      and
     
     
      is
      the
      beginning
      of
      many
      exciting
     
     
      events
      to
      come.
      Although
      construction
     
     
      has
      just
      begun,
      it
      won't
      be
      long
      before
     
     
      we
      are
      cheering
      in
      the
      stands
      of
      our
     
     
      new
      community
      sports
      complex!
      I'll
     
     
      keep
      you
      posted!