David Braley Athletic Centre, is a new sports venue at McMaster University

McMaster University

McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...

 in Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

, which opened up in 2007. All McMaster students pay for year-round membership as part of their mandatory student union fees. The facility features an indoor rock climbing wall, Olympic weightlifting equipment and 200 meter indoor track. The facility is named after Senator David Braley

David Braley

David Braley is the owner of the B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts teams of the Canadian Football League. On May 20, 2010, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate where he sits as a Conservative.-Early life:...

.

By the numbers:

• Cost of construction: $31-million.
• Amount from students: $20-million.
• Square footage: 132,000
• Classes in fitness studio: about 65 a week.
• Classes in cycling studio: about 20 a week.
• Equipment in cardio area: More than 80 pieces.
• Jogging Track: 4 lanes, 200 metres, non competitive venue.
• Internationally sized squash courts: 4
• Size of the rock climbing wall: 36' by 30'

External links

• Vancouver Sun: Off the grid (iron) with David Braley.
• McMaster University: David Braley Athletic Centre

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