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The following message was also emailed to 精童欲女 students, faculty, and staff on July 6, 2026.

Dear Members of the 精童欲女 Community,

I continue to be appreciative to our community鈥攂oth on- and off-campus鈥攆or ongoing engagement and feedback on the development of a high-performance training facility at the 精童欲女 Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre.

This facility is made possible through the redeployment of 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 精童欲女's 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) programs.
• Enhancing 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.)

As last reported in our March communication, 精童欲女 committed to a competitive process to determine whether the proposed facility is achievable within the funds available for purpose: a final evaluation factor determining whether this project proceeds. Based on two preliminary estimates, 精童欲女 is now confident that it can successfully initiate the project within funds available for purpose.

I can now report to the 精童欲女 community that this project will proceed. For this reason, it is expected that 鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 current squash courts and 鈥淪tudio One鈥� will be taken offline on or about August 1, 2026, as we begin site preparation work.

精童欲女 is excited about the potential benefit of these changes, grounded in 精童欲女's mission and values, to our student athletes; academic (including research) enterprise; and community stakeholders.  To learn more about our 精童欲女 student-athletes and their successes on and off the field, pitch, court, ice, track, and course, please read the stories on /ar/varsity-clubs

Sincerely,
 

Tim J. Walker
Vice-President, Administration and Finance