Council Says Yes To Prepping Next Stage in Winter Games Bid
By 250 News
Monday, November 16, 2009 08:55 PM
Prince George, B.C. - The City is preparing to enter the next phase of competition for the right to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
The technical review committee visited the city last week, and will announce by December 11th if Prince George has made it into the next round .
The next round is expensive.
The development of this part of the bid is expected to cost about $460 thousand, but most of those funds will come from the major events reserve fund, and the balance will be “in kind” from City Hall. Council has given unanimous approval to have most of the funds come from the major Events reserve fund.
Acting Director of Leisure Services, Colleen Van Mook, says the next step is the development of a comprehensive plan, which will focus on these areas:
Revenue Generation
• The Bid must outline the revenue generation plan along with confirmed sources of capital funding. Information about the City’s history of corporate support for major sport, special events and fundraising campaigns over the past 20 years will be evaluated.
Budget and Risk Assessment
• The bid must show the City can create a balanced revenue and expenditure budget while
determining financial risk which will include all assumptions projected for the 2015 time
frame. The cost of a typical Winter Canada Games is estimated by the Canada Games
Council to be at 28 million dollars in 2015.
Community Leadership and Capacity
• The bid must address the City’s plan for acquiring 80 to 100 full time staff to service the games
enhanced by the contribution of 4000 to 6000 volunteers during the 2 weeks of the
Games. The bid must demonstrate the City’s ability to leverage local and regional sport
development goals and ensure legacies while highlighting the municipal and community
support and high quality partnerships.
The Comprehensive Bid process requires significant time and resources to ensure the City has considered all the implications of executing these Games while demonstrating to the Bid
Evaluation Committee through the required documents that the city is capable of meeting the standards set by the Games.
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Posted by: jonnypg on November 16 2009 9:04 PM