30 More Sleeps!

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 04:00 AM

The architectural rendering of the Northern Sports Centre

Just 30 more days until the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre officially opens in Prince George.

The $31.6 million dollar facility will officially open on the 21^st of September, but the Centre has already issued a call for specific staff needs.

The following two ads are posted on the Northern Sport Centre site:

1) Instructors Needed (PDF) - Personal Trainers, Fitness Instructors, Specialty Fitness Trainers, Dance Instructors, Martial Arts Instructors, Recreation Instructors.

2) UNBC Student Employment (PDF) - Fitness Assistants for: Customer Service Reception Desk and Sport Equipment. UNBC Student Application Form (PDF)

The construction of the new facility is winding down, and interior finishing is the focus of most efforts. The track has been laid, the turf installed, even the sidewalk is being finished off.

Below left, the basketball courts before the floors and finishing (photo opinion250 archive). At right, the painting of the lines on the floor of the basketball courts (photo courtesy UNBC). The bright spots visible in the left of the photo at left, are the two sets of double doors in the photo at right.

The complete list of party plans can be viewed by clicking here.

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Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 04:00 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: lunarguy on August 22 2007 6:49 AM

The student helpers they employee better have customer service training or something cause at present they all seem to hang around the front desk and chat away not making the place very inviting while the change rooms and equipment areas are a mess.

Should be a full time person and not just student help as students are so transitory hard to build up a good staff that way, but cheap or so it appears on paper.

Posted by: Runner46 on August 22 2007 9:48 PM

While there will be some growing pains, there will be income produced and some taxes generated.

The bigger picture is that this facility will be one of the few that will not only change the physical landscape but also the social landscape of our City.

Posted by: Palopu on August 23 2007 8:52 AM

You could be right Runner46 on the other hand this facility could turn out to be a big black hole into which tax dollars will be poured at a rate of over $600,000.00 per year.

The Centre is already on record for assuming an operating cost of $300,000.00 per year from the City and $300,000.00 per year from UNBC, this is after taking into account income produced. Since this facility is jointly owned by UNBC and the City of Prince George, I'm not sure where you will be generating any taxes.