The David Braley Athletic Centre, is an athletics facility located at the campus of McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Named after former Canadian senator David Braley, the facility was opened in 2007,[1] with McMaster students paying a year-round membership fee to support the facility as part of their mandatory student union fees.
The 12,300 square metres (132,000 sq ft) athletic facility features a 11.0 by 9.1 metres (36 by 30 ft) indoor rock climbing wall, Olympic weightlifting equipment, four internationally-sized squash courts, and a four-lane 200 metres (660 ft) indoor track.[1]
History
editThe athletic centre was opened by McMaster University in 2007. The cost to build the facility was approximately C$31 million, with C$20 million originating from the university's student unions.[1]
In 2018 the athletic centre was involved in an unsuccessful litigation filed by a former student for an alleged injury from using the facility.[2][3] In May 2018, a jury panel of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice found the university not liable for any claims,[4] with the decision later upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal.[5]
The indoor track was closed for construction in 2018 and scheduled to be reopened in 2020.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Brown, Dana (8 January 2007). "Fitnes buffs pumped up by new Mac centre". The Hamilton Spectator. Metroland Media Group. pp. A10.
- ^ Pazzano, Sam (6 September 2018). "Math prof took a risk with jogging track crash lawsuit and failed". Toronto Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Mandel, Michele (3 January 2020). "MANDEL: Court judgment doesn't add up in math professor's favour". Toronto Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "CanLII: Bukshtynov v. McMaster University, 2018 ONSC 4819". www.canlii.org. Canadian Legal Information Institute. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "CanLII: Bukshtynov v. McMaster University, 2019 ONCA 1027". www.canlii.org. Canadian Legal Information Institute. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Indoor Track (CLOSED)". rec.mcmaster.ca. McMaster University. Retrieved 8 February 2020.