planning a sporting event in VAL-D’OR TABLE OF CONTENTS WHERE TO FIND US 4 TRANSPORTATION 5 WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE VAL-D’OR 6 ARENA 8 GOLF AND CURLING 8 GYMNASIUMS 10 POOLS 12 ATHLETIC RUNWAY 13 BASEBALL FIELDS 14 SOCCER FIELDS 16 TENNIS COURT 17 IN AN AREA OF 50 MINUTES OR LESS 18 ACCOMODATION 20 TO DISCOVER 26 ACTIVITY PROGRAMS 28 GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUR GUESTS 29 CONTACT US 30 WE CAN HELP 30 WHERE TO FIND US TRANSPORTATION AIR BUS 4 5 Photo: Christian Leduc WHY YOU SHOULD START YOUR DAY ON A GREEN AND FINISH IT OFF IN THE DARK Val-d’Or is certainly the only place where you can play golf with your guests in the morning and finish off the day with fine-food reception 300 feet underground. Indeed, by the time you put your CHOOSE VAL-D’OR boots on, we will shuttle your guests from one of our golf courses to the underground auditorium of La Cité de l’Or, a historic site at the former Lamaque mine that gave birth to our city. STRATEGIC LOCATION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH Val-d’Or is a logical hub linking Southern and Northern Quebec. Its position as the gateway to Abitibi-Témisacamingue makes it a strategic location, an unavoidable passageway for those OVERVIEW: THEY CHOSE VAL-D’OR travelling north to Baie-James or heading to Western Canada through Trans-Canada Highway. YEAR EVENT SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES TO MEET ALL YOUR NEEDS Val-d’Or has many municipal infrastructures which have been recently renovated like the athletic 2015 Coupe Dodge Provincial runway, the Air Creebec Center, the installations of the Tennis Club and the baseball fields, entirely 2015 international renovated for the Canadian Junior Baseball Championship of 2009. Our cross country ski installations Tour de l’Abitibi also show the interest of Val-d’Or for sports. Futhermore, our numerous accommodations and 1969-2014 Kiwanis Atom National Tournement National scholar infrastructures will certainly satisfy your needs and meet your expectations. 2005-2014 Pee-Wee National Tournement National 2014 Provincial Curling Championships Provincial for Men (Tankard) and Women (Scotties) OTHERS TOTAL 2013 Synchronized Swimming Championshp Provincial ACCOMODATION 2 4 10 16 2012 Junior Golf Provincial Championship Provincial ROOMS 160 253 104 517 2011 AA Basket ball Provincial Championship Provincial 2010 Professional Golf Tournement (AGP) Provincial 6 7 CLUB SPORTS BELVÉDÈRE 360, boulevard Sabourin, J9P 4N9 (819) 824.5090 ARENA clubsportsbelvedere.com CENTRE AIR CREEBEC • 18-hole golf course 810, 6e Avenue, J9P 1B4 • Curling facilities with a camera system (819) 825.3078 • Access for person with impaired mobility ville.valdor.qc.ca • WiFi • Restaurant and bar on site • 2 iced surfaces • Room rental • Restaurant on site • Changing-room with lockers • Renoved in 2008 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Curling room Dimensions stands Number of rinks 4 of the ice Length 146 feet Air Creebec Center 86’ X 190’ 2 476 benches, Width 15 feet (Ice 1) including loges Kiwanis Arena 77’ X 185’ 200 benches CAPACITY FOR ROOM RENTAL (Ice 2) Dimensions «U style) Conference Open square Round tables Theater School Gilles-Brisson room 28’ X 27’ 30 30 40 56 60 35 Télébec terrace 42’ X 37’ 45 40 60 112 120 100 Gilles Brisson room and 70’ X 28’ 75 70 100 168 200 150 GOLF AND CURLING Télébec terrace Desjardins room 58’ X 30’ 75 80 80 144 150 120 CLUB DE GOLF SISCOE Agnico-Eagle curling 72’ X 20’ 75 80 80 80 150 100 475, chemin Siscoe, J9P 0B9 lounge (819) 824.4631 (only during summer) golfsiscoe.com Desjardins 146’ X 60’ - - - 750 600 - • 9-hole golf course curling room • Principal room renting • Restaurant on the site (only during summer) 8 9 GYMNASIUMS HIGH SCHOOL LE CARREFOUR 125, rue Self, J9P 3N2 (819) 825.4670 csob.qc.ca • Possibility to rent the Télébec theater which can receive 730 people • Foyer available for cocktails and catering services ORIEL-RIOPEL SPORTSPLEX HIGH SCHOOL LE TRANSIT • Also available: Sportsplex (gymnasiums, palaestra e e and pool), cafeteria with 700 seats and class rooms 675, 1 Avenue, J9P 1Y3 500, 6 Avenue, J9P 1B3 (819) 874.3837 poste 7292 (819) 825.3090 cegepat.qc.ca csob.qc.ca TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Gymnase Gymnase Boy’s gym Girl’s gym Palaestra Length 30 m Length - Length 29 m 29 m Width 25 m Width - Width 24 m 24 m 16 m Coating type Rubber Coating surface Rubber | polyurethane Coating type Wood Wood Rubber Lineage Lineage Lineage X X - Badminton X Badminton X Badminton X X - Basketball X Basketball X Basketball X X - Handball X Handball X Handball X X - Tennis X Tennis - Tennis X X X Volleyball X Volleyball - Volleyball Equipement Equipement Equipement X X X Hockey goals X Hockey goals X Hockey goals X X X Soccer goals X Soccer goals X Soccer goals X X X Badminton nets X Badminton nets X Badminton nets X X X Volley-ball nets X Volley-ball nets X Volley-ball nets X X X Tennis nets X Tennis nets - Tennis nets X X X Basketball baskets X Basketball baskets X Basketball baskets X X X Scoreboard X Scoreboard - Scoreboard X X X First aid kit X First aid kit X First aid kit Facilites Facilites Facilites Tables, benches, stands, trashes, restrooms, water Tables, benches, stands, trashes, restrooms, water Tables, benches, stands trashes, restrooms, water fountains, bike fountains, bike racks, lockers, changing room, showers, fountains, bike racks, lockers, changing rooms, showers, racks, lockers, changing room, showers, parking lot, access for parking lot, acces for persons with impaired mobility parking lot, acces for persons with impaired mobility persons with impaired mobility 10 11 POOLS ATHLETIC RUNWAY HIGH SCHOOL LE CARREFOUR 125, rue Self, J9P 3N2 (819) 825.4670 csob.qc.ca TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ORIEL-RIOPEL SPORTSPLEX HIGH SCHOOL LE CARREFOUR Gymnase 675, 1e Avenue, J9P 1Y3 125, rue Self, J9P 3N2 Length 186 m (819) 874.3837 poste 7292 (819) 825.4670 Width 128 m cegepat.qc.ca csob.qc.ca Lengthwise North-south Coating type Synthetic Dangerous holes or bumps - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dangerous water holes - Gymnase Gymnase Number of 100 metres rinks 8 Length 25 m Length 25 m Number of 400 metres rinks 6 Minimum depth 4 feet Minimum depth 4 pieds Rink width 1,22 m Maximum depth 12 feet Maximum depth 12 pieds Lineage X Capacité 110 persons Capacity 110 personnes Equipement Security Security Fence X Un-slippery ground X Un-slippery ground - Scoreboard - Submerged surfaces in pale color - Submerged surfaces in pale color - Infrasctructures for other disciplines First aid equipment X First aid equipment X Shot put Spine board X Spine board X Javelin throw X Discus throw X Equipement Equipement Hammer throw X Ladders 4 Ladders 4 Long jump X Diving board 2 Diving board 1 Triple jump X Slides 1 Slide - Steeple X Facilites Facilites X Restrooms, water fountains, lockers, changing rooms, Benches, stands, restrooms, water fountains, lockers, showers, equipment rental, parking lot, acces for persons changing room, showers, equipment rental, parking lot, Facilites with impaired mobility acces for persons with impaired mobility Trashes, water fountains, parking lot, six spot lights 12 13 BASEBALL FIELDS OTHER FIELDS (819) 824.9613 ROTARY FIELDS ulsat.qc.ca e 580, 7 Rue TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (819) 824.9613 Downtown St-Joseph ulsat.qc.ca Arena School Sullivan TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Corner of 7e Rue Corner of Allard Ronald Brisson Michel Plante Michel Landry T-Ball Location and 6e Avenue and boul. Dennison Rue Hôtel de ville Natural grass Natural grass Natural grass Natural grass Natural grass Natural grass Coating type and sand and sand and sand and sand Coating type and sand Sand and sand Dangerous holes or bumps - - - - Dangerous holes and bumps - - - Field Field Length (from home plate) left field 82 m 60 m 36 m 27 m Length (from home plate) left field 72 m 61 m 73 m Length (from home plate) right field 82 m 60 m 36 m 27 m Length (from home plate) right field 72 m 61 m 73 m Length (from home plate) center field 93 m 60 m 42 m 33 m Length (from home plate) center field 83 m 61 m 85 m Lineage X X X X Lineage X X X Height of backstop 25 feet 20 feet 15 feet 15 feet Height of backstop 20 feet 15 feet 25 feet Distance between backstop and home plate 30 feet 25 feet 15 feet 10 feet Distance between backstop and home plate 15 feet 20 feet 20 feet Foul lines X X X X Foul lines X X X Home plate at ground’s level X X X X Home plate at ground’s level X X X Pitcher mound well defined X X X - Pitcher’s mound weel defined - - - Fences X X X X Fences X X X Minimum height of fences 1,83 m 1,8 m 1,21 m 1,21 m minimum height of fences 4 feet 4 feet 4 feet Benches and dugout Benches and dougout Benches X X X X Benches X X X Dugout X X X - Dougout X X X Coach’s box X X X X Coach’s box X X X Equipement Equipement stand 90 persons 50 persons 50 persons 20 persons Stands 315 persons 55 persons 75 persons Scoreboard X X X - Scoreboard - - - Facilites Facilites Trashes, water fountains, parking lot, bike racks, lights Trashes and parking lot 14 15 SOCCER FIELDS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS High school St-Joseph High school Le Carrefour School Le Transit Corner rue Allard Location 125, rue Self and boul.