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V E N U E S • 6 5 POLICE SERVICE DOGS Venue: Shaw Park Distance from the Host Hotel: 1.3 km / .8 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Outstanding Specs: All natural turf field: dimensions are 325' left field fence, 400' centre field fence, 325' right field fence, 25' homeplate to backstop. Amenities include full concession offerings, dressing rooms, Scoreboard that is five stories high x 65 feet wide with a 19' x 15' video screen. Info: This state-of-the-art baseball park is a multi-use facility that can accommodate many types of events including concerts, special events, baseball games, other outdoor sporting and entertainment events. R ACQUETBALL Venue: University of Winnipeg, The Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre Distance from the Host Hotel: 1.4 km / .9 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: Nearly 6,000 square feet facility featuring squash, racquetball and handball courts, multi-use gyms, 1 km indoor track, change rooms with saunas, state of the art fitness equipment, and sound system. Info: Part of The University of Winnipeg's premiere athletic facility. RIFLE (AIR) 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.