Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre
With the new 24,000-square-foot Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre, is scheduled to open this September. The City is hoping to attract companies looking for a first-class space for trade shows, conferences and other events, with the added mountain lifestyle features offered in the surrounding area.
“Kimberley has world-class recreation facilities right here,” said Heather Hornoi, economic development officer for the City of Kimberley. “Most conferences have pre-and-post activities, and we’re known for our golf courses…. We want to take that reputation and expand it to a first-class business destination.”
The Conference Centre itself will be the largest of its kind in the Kootenay Region. The centre will accommodate a 350-person banquet-style seated dinner or a 500-person theatre-style seated event with four break-out rooms and advanced audiovisual capabilities. This facility will enable organizations and businesses to host major conferences and seminars, where individuals can come together to learn, exchange ideas and share knowledge.
While the conference centre will be housed on the bottom floor, a training centre for nordic, alpine, curling and sledge hockey athletes will take up the main floor, in addition to an aquatic centre. “The facilities complement each other,” says Hornoi.
Athletes could train while at the same time holding awards ceremonies, for example, while companies could use the facilities for team-building exercises. “Put your work team on sledges (small sleds with blades used by Paralympic hockey athletes) and see what team can get from one side to the other with support from their group,” says Hornoi. “It’s about building that camaraderie.”
The completion of this venue, and the people that it is sure to attract will have a positive impact on local businesses and accommodators like Kimberley Accommodations who represent Timberstone and Sullivan Stone Luxury Condos.
Business in Cranbrook is steadily growing.
This last winter saw several expansions of large chains in Cranbrook BC. First being the addition of a second Tim Hortons on the strip – located in the Tamarack Mall Parking lot.
Also at the Tamarack Mall is brand new Boston Pizza. This venue is a free standing building located on the strip. A and newly expanded Shoppers which now offers groceries as well.
With all the expansion going on at the Tamarack Mall, it is little wonder that it caught the attention of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: AX.UN).
“We believe this is an ideal time for Artis to acquire high quality assets in solid western Canadian markets, assets like Production Court that enhance the overall quality and profile of our portfolio, in addition to being accretive to our unitholders,” said Armin Martens, CEO of Artis REIT.
It is an enclosed shopping centre occupied by national tenants including Zellers, Winners, Shoppers Drugmart and Staples. Together with the newly developed Boston Pizza and Tim Hortons pad sites, the centre comprises 287,741 square feet of rentable area and is 96.7% leased.
The City of Cranbrook is the largest urban community in south-eastern British Columbia. Forestry, mining, manufacturing, tourism, trade services, and transportation constitute the basis of the region’s economy.
Biggest Winner to Date at Casino of The Rockies
Ron Winick decided to kill a little time prior to a flight from the Canadian Rockies International Airport by playing the BC Gold game around 10 a.m. April 22nd. Less than half an hour after he sat down, suddenly his machine locked up and played the familiar animation of the old prospector riding the mine cart. Winick had struck gold!
Winick, now $192,581.68 richer, thanked the staff of the Casino Of The Rockies for sharing such an exciting and auspicious moment with him and making him a rich man.
The resort has the potential of making another person wealthy this September, with the Mountains of Gold Golf Tournament. One lucky golfer could win a millions dollars! Find out more here.
The Casino of the Rockies has 226 slot machines and a variety of table games including: Three Card & Four Card Poker, Texas Hold’em Bonus, Blackjack, Roulette, and others. The casino is part of the 125-room St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino, which features 4,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, and an 18-hole championship golf course.
The facility also has a fully licensed restaurant, lounge, and gaming floor. A complimentary shuttle bus service to Cranbrook is provided for guests.
