'Malahide Athletic Centre': Group bringing $7.5M year-round indoor sports facility to rural Elgin County
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In the small hamlet of Mount Salem, Ont. is a group with a big vision. Parents, coaches and business people are working toward building an indoor, multi-use sports dome.
In the small hamlet of Mount Salem, Ont. is a group with a big vision.
Parents, coaches and business people are working toward building an indoor, multi-use sports dome.
“The dream of this is to make sports recreation accessible to everyone in these rural areas,” said Albert Loewen, a board member of the Malahide Athletic Centre (MAC) Committee. “A lot of kids don't actually have the opportunity to play.”
The MAC would be located at 6576 Springfield Rd. in Malahide Township.
Partnering with the Mount Salem Community Church, and a new school that is being constructed next door, it gives the MAC an opportunity to share the property and the parking.
The non-profit facility is being designed by Baribeau Construction — that company built the BMO Centre in London and the Flight Exec Centre in Dorchester. It projects to have a large turf area, three full size hardwood courts, and a fieldhouse for sports like dance or karate.
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