Tourism Winnipeg

V E N U E S • 5 6 ROWING (INDOOR) Venue: RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg Distance from the Host Hotel: Connected via skywalk .3 km / .18 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: South Building Main floor-24,000 sq. ft. of space divisible by four with 22,400 sq. ft. of lobby space 3rd floor-131,000 sq. ft. of contiguous space North Building Main floor-21,600 sq. ft. of space divisible into 13 rooms between 600 and 3,350 sq. ft. 2nd floor-19,200 sq. ft. of space divisible by four 3rd floor-131,000 sq. ft. of contiguous space with utility services provided via floor ports Info: The RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg is the premier event facility in downtown Winnipeg. The centre is within walking distance of 2,500 hotel rooms with over 1,000 connected via indoor skywalk. A recent $180+ million expansion has almost doubled the centre's size to 264,000 sq. ft., occupying over two city blocks. RUGBY (7'S) Venue: Maple Grove Rugby Park Distance from the Host Hotel: 13.4 km / 8.3 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: Manitoba's largest rugby facility, with five full-sized playing pitches, a clubhouse and on-site painters. Four fields have rugby posts and the fifth field has multi-use posts. Info: Maple Grove Rugby Park has been home to a majority of Winnipeg based rugby clubs, and has developed as a multi-sports facility and template for other sports-developed and managed facilities. SKEET Venue: Winnipeg Trap and Skeet Club Distance from the Host Hotel: 24.5 km / 15.2 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Not rated; 2008 Rating: Very Good Specs: This 20-acre facility is Manitoba's largest shotgun shooting venue featuring 4 Trap fields, 1 Practice Trap, 2 Olympic bunkers, 2 American Skeet Fields, 2 International Skeet Fields, and 1 portable 5-Stand Info: Winnipeg's only trap and skeet range. The three main disciplines available at the club are trap, skeet and sporting clays.

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