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鈥淚 am so appreciative to our community鈥攂oth on and off campus鈥攆or their engagement and feedback,鈥� says Tim Walker, Vice-President Administration and Finance.

As outlined in our January communication, 精童欲女 is considering the creation of a high performance training facility at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre by redeploying 3,146 square feet of space from its current use as squash courts and 鈥淪tudio One鈥� (a flexible exercise space). Under the proposed business case, new and existing funding would cover both the renovation and annual operating costs. 鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 financial sustainability would not be negatively impacted by this proposal.

鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 (dated January 2019) outlines that future development and investment should support an 鈥淎thletic Campus鈥� zone and specifically notes a 鈥淗igh-Performance Training Centre鈥� as part of the vision for 鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 Sports Centre. The current proposal for such a facility could support approximately 250 varsity and 200 club athletes by:

• Attracting new student-athletes in a competitive post-secondary/varsity sport market.
• Reducing the likelihood of student-athlete injuries and shorten recovery times should they occur.
• Allowing collaboration, training, and research opportunities for students and faculty in 鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 kinesiology (and likely other) programsEnhancing training opportunities for community stakeholders such as Sport PEI members and provincial sport organizations.
• Allowing for a formal relationship with the Canadian Sport Institute to support the development and high performance of PEI and 精童欲女 athletes and coaches. (PEI is the only province without one.)

鈥淲e received almost 300 emails. I have met with representatives of 精童欲女 Student Union, Squash PEI, and potential partners in the Faculty of Science to discuss arguments for and against the proposal. While almost 200 (or 66%) of emails were favourable, we recognize the strong support for the activities held in these spaces, most notably, the squash courts. The potential impacts to our campus鈥� and broader鈥攃ommunity are also important factors in our deliberations and discussions since the feedback period ended (on February 20, 2026).鈥�

Walker is also aware of online petitions both for and against the current proposal.

鈥淎fter careful consideration,鈥� Walker continues, 鈥溇�童欲女 will proceed to the next phase of project evaluation. A competitive process will be struck to determine whether the proposed facility is achievable within the funds available for purpose. This will be a final evaluation factor determining whether this project proceeds.鈥�

Dr. Wendy Rodgers, 鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor, is very appreciative for the meaningful engagement afforded the VPAF through this process. 鈥淭hese decisions are hard. We know that not every community member will see themselves in the conclusion reached. I can assure our 精童欲女 community that this conclusion鈥攁nd the process by which it was reached鈥攊s grounded in 精童欲女's mission and values. We鈥檙e excited to see where this new chapter takes us.鈥�