Grand Opening of the Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre November 25

Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre grand opening: Thursday, November 25, 2010, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Event Plan

What:

The official unveiling and Grand Opening of the Kimberley Conference and Athlete Training Centre with opening ceremony, tour, training facility demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments.

Why:

A $7 million investment, the centre was a community vision, a sensational building, offering 24,000 square feet of meeting space and attached to an athletic training facility that brings prominence to sports and wellness. The unique combination offers functional, attractive, state-of-the-art facilities and the Kimberley mountain lifestyle conducive to building team spirit and business. The centre sits within a city that has reinvented itself as a destination of healthy human-powered opportunities and is surrounded by extraordinary beauty.

When:

Thursday, November 25th

2:30 p.m. Media preview tour

3 – 4:20 p.m. Official program

4:20 – 5 p.m. Tours of the facilities, refreshments and menu tastings

Where:

290 North Star Blvd, P.O. Box 65, Kimberley, B.C., V1A 2Y5 Click here to get directions.

Who/Guests:

* Mayor Jim Ogilvie
* Jerry Johnson, awarded the Paralympic Order by the International Paralympic committee
* Rick Jensen, owner New Dawn Development
* Josh Dueck, Paralympic silver medalist
* MoMo Mixed Ability Dance Theatre, dance troupe from Calgary
* Video message by Honourable Stephanie Cadieux Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development