Show Your Support for Kamloops to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games!
Kamloops is in the final stage of competition against Kelowna and Prince George to be the host community of the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The Canada Games Bid Evaluation Committee will return to Kamloops for its second visit on Tuesday, August 10th. This is their final visit before making their decision in September.
TRU is key to the bid committee’s proposal for the 2015 games. The Residence and Conference Centre will be transformed into an Athlete’s Village for the duration of games.
The committee arrives in Sun Peaks today, before they make their way into town tomorrow morning, taking the Halston Connector to 12th Street and will arrive at McArthur Island. The 2015 Motorcoach will then go by the Spirit Square along Mackenzie Avenue, cross the Overlander Bridge to Interior Savings Centre, before passing St. Andrew’s on the Square on the way to 1st Ave. Finally, the bus will arrive at the Tournament Capital Centre and Hillside Stadium.
Event Information
Free BBQ
Tuesday, August 10
Hillside Stadium
11:00am to 1:00pm
Free BBQ hosted by the City of Kamloops
Free transit from 10:00am to 2:00pm
The City reminds residents to show their support for the Winter Games by participating in a Street Rally between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. on August 10th, at the Spirit Square on the North Shore, Interior Savings Centre Plaza or St. Andrew’s on the Square. As the 2015 Motorcoach drives by, residents can show their community spirit by doing the ‘Sound Off (honking their horn)/Send Off (waving their hands)’. Kamloops 2015 posters will be available for free at City Hall, the Tournament Capital Centre and Tourism Sun Peaks.
There is also a free community BBQ Celebration marking the One Year to Go Countdown to the Kamloops 2011 Western Canada Summer Games taking place at Hillside Stadium (by the scoreboard) on August 10th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be live music by the Blues Jumpers, children’s activities, draw prizes, and the opportunity to meet the new 2011 Games Mascots.
There will be free city-wide transit from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to encourage residents to get out and enjoy the festivities.
If awarded the Winter Games, Kamloops will see over 3,400 athletes and 120,000 visitors, as well as 3 million national TV viewers. The expected economic impact for the city and region is approximately $90 million.
