Sports – A great way to get involved!
BY JOSH PEDERSON
Tag: Rec Centre
Condor to Team Ontario
By MELODIE LARIVIERE In Canada hockey is one of the most talked about sports. Jenni Bauer can talk about it with the best of them. And thanks to her knowledge the rec centre’s facility co-ordinator was selected as one of Team Ontario’s coaches for Hockey Canada’s Under-18 National Championships. Bauer has been involved with sports since she was four years old. She participated in multiple sports including hockey, power skating, … Continued
Sunday soccer added to intramurals
BY ANDREW BENNEY Intramural sports at Conestoga College’s Doon campus will be expanding to include weekend-scheduled games in the new year. But, with nearly 800 participants recorded during the fall semester, twice the number of players who registered last year, and the student recreation centre receiving a renovation worth over $20 million, it was only a matter of time until the activities hosted within the building got an expansion as … Continued
Dodgeball for a cause
By GARRETT BURCHETT
Fitness centre up and running
BY JASON MOTA It’s here. It’s finally here. The recreation centre at Conestoga College’s Doon campus has finally opened its long-awaited new fitness centre. The 35,000-square-foot facility, which opened on Feb. 22, features all new equipment, including Woodway treadmills, Atlantis strength equipment and TRX suspension trainers. The space is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows to make for a bright, welcoming atmosphere. In addition, there are three new multi-purpose rooms in which … Continued
Rec centre opening Feb. 22
By JOSHUA VAN OSTRAND The Doon campus rec centre, still heavily under construction, is set to finally open to the student body on Feb. 22, according to Mike Dinning, vice-president of student affairs at the college. Unfortunately, the whole building won’t open all at once. “The gymnasium will open later,” said Dinning. “The reason being that while construction was going on, the construction crew found issues with the paint in … Continued
Rec centre opening delayed
BY SARAH VEENSTRA Conestoga’s athletics and recreation centre, which was supposed to be fully open last month, and then had its opening date changed to December, will now not open until January. At Conestoga Students Inc.’s first board of directors meeting of the school year on Sept. 24, CSI president Jeff Scherer said the delay was caused by difficulty obtaining steel due to switching steel providers. Currently, the old fitness … Continued
Students upset by rec centre renovations
BY JESSICA HAMMER Students will have to deal with the renovations of Conestoga’s athletic and recreation centre for a while longer. Many students are tired of the various construction projects at the college, especially when it affects parking around the recreation centre. Some are also feeling frustrated because of the limited use of the recreation centre. “I was here during the summer for my program and we didn’t have the … Continued
Rec centre getting $16m makeover
Conestoga’s recreation centre will soon be one of the premier athletic facilities in Ontario, thanks to a $16-million upgrade. The new centre will include a triple gym, larger fitness facilities and multi-purpose space, a 200-metre indoor running track and a lounge area where students can socialize. One casualty of the project is the ice rink, which is being removed because less than two per cent of the student population used … Continued
Ice Rink Removal
The ice rink is going but there will be a lot of things added too. By: Jody Anderson
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