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V E N U E S • 5 8 STAIR R ACE Venue: 201 Portage Distance from the Host Hotel: .9 km / .5 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: 33 floor building with ceilings 8'6" in height, and in the tower - floor loading is 50 lbs./sq. ft. live and 65 lbs./sq ft. dead. Lighting is recessed fluorescent fixtures Info: The main tower is supported by a reinforced concrete core surrounded by perimeter steel framing and poured-in-place concrete decks. The building envelope features punched window sections in pre-cast concrete with seams of curtainwall running up the centre. SWIMMING Venue: Pan Am Pool Distance from the Host Hotel: 5.9 km / 3.7 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Outstanding Specs: The main tank is 25 yards (22.9m) wide and can be adjusted for long course (50m), short course (25m) or (15m) for competitions by moveable bulkhead. The facility also has a track and two weight rooms. Info: Pan Am Pool meets international standards to host world-class aquatic events and consists of three pools, two for competitive swimming, and a children's pool. Pan Am Pool hosts local, national and international events for diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo events. TABLE TENNIS 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.