Earlier this week it was announced that Red Deer was successful in its bid for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Lacombe, AB -- (SBWire) -- 09/09/2014 --The games coming to Red Deer will not only offer financial benefits to the community, but the legacy projects will benefit the residents after the games lead.

Chair of the bid committee, Lynn Radford tells the Alberta Morning News that there will be a number of new facilities.

“There are twin arenas, a huge new performance gymnasium and, of course, there’s the educational component which will add to it,” she says.

The City will also be building a new speed skating oval that is planned to turn a park that is popular in the summer to an attraction that can be used year round.

But Radford says the legacy projects are more than just new buildings. She tells the Alberta Morning News a partnership has been made with a synchronized swimming group in Calgary.

“When you look at the opportunities that our coaches and volunteers can have in the synchronized sport, to be able to work with this experienced group,” she says. “Then, when we do have our pool, we can bring that mentorship right into our program seamlessly.”

Red Deer beat out other finalist Lethbridge for the right to host the games. It’s the third time the games will be in Alberta. (kc)

The Lethbridge 2019 Canada Winter Games Bid team says it left “everything on the field” in the effort to win the Games for Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta.

However, today in Calgary, the Canada Games Council announced the decision to award the 2019 Canada Winter Games to Red Deer.

“We did our absolute best to try and win the right to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games. For that, every one of us should be immensely proud,” said Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman, in a press release. “I want to thank our bid committee, the Lethbridge Sport Council, our major community partners and the thousands of people in Lethbridge and our partner communities in southwestern Alberta who signed up to volunteer in 2019. Your community spirit and willingness to serve others are a tremendous example to our entire region. I also want to acknowledge Red Deer for putting forward a successful bid to host the 2019 Canada Winter Games. We are looking at today’s announcement as a win for Alberta. With all of our fellow Albertans, we will support Red Deer as they invite Canadians to celebrate our best young athletes at the Canada Winter Games in 2019.”

Spearman said the bid effort, nearly a year in the making, has raised the profile of sport in Lethbridge and southwestern Alberta, and has already provided some spinoffs.

“Our effort has in no way been wasted. The enhanced relationships we have gained by working together on this project are victories for our region that are worth celebrating.”

A complete list of partners and supporters of the Lethbridge 2019 Canada Winter Games bid will be posted at http://www.lethbridge2019.ca and published in The Lethbridge Herald.

For complete coverage on today’s announcement, please see tomorrow’s print edition of The Herald.

“The resale market will (become) more competitive, drawing some sales away from the new home market in 2015,” says Cho. In Alberta this year, 69,900 homes are expected to change hands on the resale market. Next year, it’s slated for a three per cent uptick to 71,900 sales.

Behind Alberta’s two biggest cities, Red Deer is forecast to see 865 starts on a variety of homes in 2014, 10 per cent more than the 784 homes a year earlier.

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