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YellowknifemullsoverCanadaWinterGamesbidIdontthinktheresanythinginsurmountableMayorMarkHeyck14TuesdayJanuary202015SPORTSRECREATIONCANADAGAMESNowNowisagoodtimetoquitNationalNon-SmokingWeekisJanuary18-242015andwecanhelp.ForadviseandtipsonquittingsmokingcontactusatWALLYSDRUGSBreynatStreetFortSmith867872-2134ByDALICARMICHAELDebatescontinueaboutYellowknifespo-tentialbidforthe2023CanadaWinterGamesCWGbutitlookslikethecommunityiscarefullyandcautiouslyinchingitswayto-wardsanapproval.CitycouncilmembersbroughtthemattertothepublicsattentionataJan.9informationsessioninitiatedbyministerofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsMACARobertMcLeodwheretheyaddressedthecreationofaworkinggrouptodeterminethefeasibilityofthegames.CouncilspositionrightnowhasbeentotakeafairlycautiousandprudentapproachbecausewedontwanttogodownapaththatsjustnotfeasibleforustomoveforwardonaninitiativelikethissaidYellowknifeMayorMarkHeyck.WefounditquiteencouragingthattheministerofMACAwaskeentoholdthismeetingtogetsomeinfooutthereandtostartthatconversationaboutlevelsofsup-portfromdifferentordersofgovernmenttomakeitpossibletoholdthosegames.Inearly2014theCEOoftheCWGsandhismissionstaffassessedthecitysinfrastruc-tureandcameupwithalistofimprovementsneededtohostthegameseffectivelybasedonamodelofWhitehorsesexperiencehost-ingthegamesin2007.Itwillnowbeuptotheworkinggroup-tobecomposedofmembersofcitycouncilterritorialgovernmentandtheNWTbusi-nesscommunitytourismsectorandsportssector-toanalyzetheneedsanddeterminewhetherthecitywillenterabid.Theyhaveuntilfall2015tomakeadecision.OneofthequestionsthatourcouncilhashadisthelevelofcommitmentfromtheterritorialgovernmentintermsofsupportingthegamesiftheyweretobeheldinYellowknifeHeycksaid.OneofthetopandmostcostlyprioritieswouldbedevelopinganAthletesVillagewhichcouldrunashighas23million.Heyckhopesthiscouldbeturnedintoalegacyproject.TheGNWThasinternallyinitiateddiscus-sionsaboutwhatsintheirlongrangecapitalplanintermsofbuildingsandaccommodationsinYellowknifethatmightbeslatedforreplacementoverthenextseveralyearsHeycksaid.Capi-talplansmightbeplannedandcoordinatedinordertohavesomethinginplaceby2023thatcanbeusedasaccommodationsforathletesandcoachesandthenremainas...affordablehousingorseniorshousing.Theresanumberofdifferentend-usesitcouldpotentiallyserve.Anotherimportantpointofdiscussionistheidentiedimprovementthatwouldneedtobemadetothecityspool.Ourswimmingpoolisactuallyslatedforreplacementregardlessin2023Heycksaid.Intheinstanceofthatonefacilitythatproj-ectwouldjustneedtobebumpeduptwoorthreeyearsto20202021inordertobereadytogofortheCanadaGames.UpgradestotheBristolPitforsnowboardingarealsoexpectedtorunaround2.27million.Therehasbeendiscussionaroundthepossibil-ityofhostingtheswimmingandsnowboardingeventsinWhitehorsethoughaccommodationandtravelexpenseswouldstillneedtobecovered.ImprovementstotheYellowknifeSkiClubaresettocostabout957000whilealistofmis-cellaneousinfrastructureupgradesareslatedtorunatabout385000.IntotalwiththeexceptionoftheAthletesVil-lagehostingthe2023CanadaWinterGamesinYellowknifeisprojectedtocost26.8million.BoththefederalorganizationSportCanadaandtheGNWTaresettoprovide9.42millioneachleavingYellowknifewithatabof7.9million.AndtheinvestmentmightjustbeworthitinthelastdecadecommunitieshostingtheCWGshaverealizedanetsurplusofatleast1million.Thenalrequirementinquestionisthesourcingofabout4000volunteersneededtoruntheevent.Heycksaidhehasalreadybeenintalkswithothercommunitiesaroundtheterritorytoenlistvolunteers.Idontthinktheresanythinginsurmount-ableHeycksaidlookingatthechallengesahead.Therotatingschedulethrougheveryprov-inceandterritorymeansthismightbeYel-lowknifeslasthopetohostthebiannualeventuntil2049.PhotoJackDanylchuk867872-3000ext.26effectivestylishadvertisingcallYourbusinessinprintMissStacheisasophisticatedandcutelittlelady.IsntshejustpreciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Ph867875-5100Fax867875-5155E-mailinfowescleannwt.comwebwww.wescleannwt.comSpayedNeuteredUp-to-datewithroutineshotsHousetrainedMissStacheFemaleAdultBlackandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeYellowknifeMayorMarkHeycksayscitycouncilwillcreateaworkinggrouptoconductafeasibilitystudybeforesubmittingabidforthe2023CanadaWinterGames.