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Federal Government Invests $76 Million in National Basketball Centre in Toronto
The facility will include six gyms, a high-performance training center and Canada Basketball’s national operations, with 32,000 hours of annual community use.
- On Wednesday, the federal government announced a $76 million investment to build a new national basketball centre at Humber Polytechnic's North Campus in Toronto, serving as the future headquarters for Canada Basketball.
- The Build Communities Strong Fund , a 10-year, $51 billion initiative to renew public infrastructure, provides the capital for this project and other national sport organization investments.
- Dubbed 'The Hub,' the Etobicoke, Ont., facility features six gymnasiums and a high-performance training centre, with the government committing to 32,000 hours of annual community use.
- Construction begins next year, with Canada Basketball and Humber Polytechnic launching a private donor campaign for naming rights, supplemented by Humber Capital and student fee allocations.
- Canada Basketball CEO Mike Bartlett stated a permanent home helps the program, which includes 23 NBA players, strive to become the best in the world in basketball.
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Federal government invests $76 million in national basketball centre in Toronto
TORONTO - The federal government is investing $76 million into a new national basketball centre at Humber Polytechnic's North Campus in Toronto.
·Toronto, Canada
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The federal government is about to announce an investment of $76 million in a new national basketball centre, sources told CBC Sports.
·Montreal, Canada
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Federal government to inject $76 million toward new home for Canadian basketball: sources
There’s a new court for Canadian basketball — six of them, in fact. The federal government is set to announce a $76-million investment into a new national basketball facility later Wednesday, sources told CBC Sports.
·Ottawa, Canada
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