Luge Canada says sliding track money being diverted to WinSport day lodge
“The $17.5 million in provincial funding includes $10 million that had originally been committed from the Government of Alberta to support renovating COP’s sliding track to upgrade the refrigeration system to meet modern safety standards and allow the track to safely reopen for luge, skeleton, and bobsleigh athletes,” WinSport CEO Barry Heck said in an email on Thursday.
The day lodge renovation could cost as much as $43 million, depending on the design. The federal government recently committed $17.4 million to that project from a new pot of money; the Green & Inclusive Community Buildings program.Article content “We were really counting on WinSport to step up and the leadership at WinSport to uphold their mandate and their commitment to the ‘88 legacy and that doesn’t seem to be a priority for them,” said Alex Gough, president of Luge Canada and an Olympic medalist. “It is a huge blow to sliding sports in Canada. The Calgary track was unique in that it is in a major centre. The track brought in a lot of athletes from other places. It is a huge detriment in terms of our grassroots.
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