Grande Prairie (pop. 50,000) has a sweet new gym with 24,000 sq ft of gym space.
Is there a better gym in a more remote location anywhere?
Open – September 2005
… operated by the GP Gymniks Assoc., who did their own fundraising over the past decade to make this 5.5 million dollar project a reality. Partners in funding also include the City of Grande Prairie, Centennial Legacies Grant (Province of Alberta) and the Swan City Rotary Club.Programs encompass participants 18 months of age and up. There are recreation programs, rug rat programs, parent and tots, preschool, recreation badge programs, tramp and tumbling programs… Summer camps, fall classes and other year round events means a facility hosting over 1300 participants, with over approximately 100 000 visits annually.
… With this world class facility, future plans are already under way for expanding programs such as adding rhythmic gymnastics and men’s equipment.
The Gymniks Club was founded some 30 years ago. It is a not-for-profit organization that has successfully has raised millions of dollars, recruited Olympic standard coaches and earned the respect of local, regional and provincial funding agencies.
City of GP – CKC Gymnastics Centre – City of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
If you want to see the gym for yourself, it’s 456km NORTH of Edmonton.
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