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Venue: FortWhyte Alive
Distance from the Host Hotel: 14.5 km / 9 miles
World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good
Specs: FortWhyte offers 640 acres of prairie, lakes, forest and wetlands include a
70-acre bison prairie and related heritage exhibits, more than nine kilometres of
interpretive nature trails, floating boardwalks, songbirds, deer and waterfowl in
their natural habitat.
Info: An environmental, education and recreation centre located in southwest
Winnipeg and a dynamic example of sustainable development. FortWhyte is well
respected for offering programs recognizing interdependency between a healthy
economy and a healthy environment.
ULTIMATE
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: With five full-sized playing pitches, a clubhouse and on-site painters, Maple
Grove Rugby Park can be used for almost any field sport. 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.
