Abridged - from CBC:
Pan Am Games squash courts have a new home in Moncton
Moncton club put in winning presentation to acquire courts used at 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto
CBC News Posted: Dec 31, 2015 8:08 PM AT Last Updated: Dec 31, 2015 8:08 PM AT
The Squash Moncton club is a few weeks away from unveiling three state-of-the-art courts used at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.
The club beat out others from across Canada to win the "Pan Am Legacy Courts".
The three courts were purchased by the federal government for the Pan Am and ParaPan Am Games, and are valued at $250,000.
Equipment and infrastructure is being re-purposed and sent across the country to help amateur sports grow.
"It rewards a community of people who have the leadership and ambition to further the growth of the sport of squash in Atlantic Canada," said Dan Wolfenden, Executive Director of Squash Canada in a news release.
"It opens the opportunity for junior leagues, women's leagues, corporate leagues, and adult leagues," said Prieditis.
The addition of the three Pan Am Games courts doubles the number of courts available to the members of Squash Moncton.
"I think it's great, the courts are beautiful, I played last year at the Master's team nationals, and it looks exactly like how the courts looked last year in Montreal. So it's really exciting,"
Squash Moncton is now the largest squash facility in Atlantic Canada, and Prieditis said the new courts will mean the club will attract the country's top players.
"This is now the national training centre for softball doubles. They're going to be putting on training camps and exhibitions and clinics, this is huge for the region," said Prieditis.
The courts were made in Germany, with mechanized moveable side walls to widen the court for doubles, and the floors have special grips.
"They had three people from Czechoslovakia and three from Toronto setting them up, so they're really world-class courts. It's really great." said club member George Colpitts.
For those who don't know, Squash Moncton is located in the old Dud James Arena next to the Kiwanis baseball field.
Moncton has really developed some nice sporting facilities over the last 10-15 years or so, including Squash Moncton, the Moncton Stadium (track & field), the velodrome and aquatic centre in Dieppe, CEPS at U de M, The CN Sportsplex & the 4-Ice Centre at the old CN shops location, the refurbished Kiwanis Park for baseball, the refurbished Rocky Stone Field for football and soon the events centre downtown. This is all good to see......
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