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.

Reasons to Invest in a Golf Property

Have you ever noticed that a large percentage, sometimes as much as half of the buyers are not even golfers? There are a lot of reasons why that is so.

Firstly, the scenery is generally amazing. Living amongst the perfectly groomed fairways and greens takes a little getting used to – about an hour or so.

For the growing population who have fallen in love with the game, a golf facing real estate investment definitely makes sense. Can you possibly imagine a more convenient access location to enjoy the sport than from your own golf house?

Most golf communities offer special course membership rates and green fees to the homeowners, which adds to the value of the property.

There is a measurable prestige when you live in a golf community can also quite often translate into more social and business opportunities. You will find yourself joining a ready-made community of high achievers who share your values.

Within the tight knit community you are sure to find that social and networking opportunities will continue to abound, facilitating those times when you are ready to make a change and move up in the world. These upscale communities attract more affluent buyers who value the quality of life increases that come from enhanced recreational opportunities and living in a beautiful area.

Protecting the buyers investment is community guidelines for property development. By requiring new houses to conform to standards helps to ensure that all the houses and landscaping are complementary and in harmony with the community development plan.

As the game of golf continues to increase in popularity, you can expect a trend in higher demands in this growing segment. The supply of these building sites is limited. Purchasers that lock into a golf house property will enjoy a wide variety of investment and lifestyle benefits.

You can find out more about investing in a Real Estate Property on a Golf Course in Mexico or in Beautiful British Columbia such as Shadow Mountain – by filling out the form below:

Why You Should Consider Investing in Mexico Real Estate

One of the first reasons is the climate, the warmth isn’t just great for your tan – it also does wonders for your soul.

It doesn’t matter where you go in Mexico, the people will charm you and the natural beauty will seduce you. To ice the cake the remarkably affordable cost of living will entice you to stay.

If you want to escape the fast pace of life up north, you’re likely to find your quality of life improves in Mexico!

It is true that the the Mexican government does not offer any direct incentives to promote investment in Mexico, but there are many benefits to purchasing real estate in Mexico.

To start you will find that the property taxes in Mexico are minuscule compared with the U.S. and Canada, usually costing just a few hundred dollars per year.

The appreciation in many areas, especially on the coasts, can be very high. Not only that, buying Mexican real estate can be safe and easy, with more and more financing sources available to U.S. and Canadian residents through both U.S. and Mexican banks.

Real estate in some areas is more affordable than in others. If you want extensive infrastructure, ease of access, an established expatriate community: you can have all that and a lot more in Puerto Cancun!

This community is built around a large marina and golf course. This is a gated community, that has everything you could ever want! Great shopping, stunning views, breath taking sun rise and sun set scenes all in the safety of a “City within the City”!

Why not visit Cancun Today! You can find excellent accommodations at Cancun Tower Condos – right in Puerto Cancun. These are excellently crafted units that offer the best of Puerto Cancun at reasonable prices.

Shadow Mountain Construction On Schedule

Construction of the massive 600 lot development located on the St. Marys River, just outside Cranbrook is right on track.

Future residents will enjoy incredible mountain living centered around a 19 hole championship golf course, surrounded by the picturesque Rocky Mountains.

Shadow Mountain Director Fred Mehl, and Golf Course Architect Wayne Carleton are very pleased with the progress being made. Last year, the course was cut and contoured.

This year, the massive 6 acre manmade lake was completed, and the irrigation has been installed throughout the course.

Sand capping has been completed on the West side of the development (Residential Area).

West side cart paths have been completed, with work beginning on the east side, this should be completed within the next two weeks.

The seeding should start by June 8th!  To achieve this goal, both water and power have to be in place. Once these utilities are set up, the irrigation system will be flushed.

Should everything fall in place, the 2nd hole which runs along highway 95a should be green by the end of June!

With Mother Nature’s cooperation, and everything goes well with the seeding program, it should be possible to play soft rounds of golf, mid September to the end of October! This is entirely dependent on weather, and it is not certain whether there will be 9 or 18 holes available for play.

In terms of housing starts, there are 6 or 7 builders set to begin construction on homes at the end of June.

For more information on Shadow Mountain, call Irene Barnes at 250-432-9200.