Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 1 Jan 2015, p. 10

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E constructed facility â€" the Cisco Milton g-‘Velodrome â€" one of three Olympic-stan- 3 dard cycling tracks in North America. 5 According to Heather Irwin, spokesperson is for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Orga- â€"niging Committee, there are still a lot of open § seats, but they’re selling fast. _ There are 2,500 seats available at the venue 420 Steels Avenue E. Milton, ON L9T 1Y4 Monday-Friday: 7:30-am-6pm Saturday: 7:30am-4pm www.meinake.ca 905-876-4664 Milton to be hub of activity during Games: committee spokesperson per event. "There's still time to get your tickets to be part of the Pan Am Games action and join in on the largest international multi-sport event ever hosted in Canada," she said. “De- spite strong demand, there are still great seats available for those who act soon." lrwin also said the games will bring a lot of excitement to town, turning Milton into a hub of activity. "In addition to hosting an event at one of our 10 new venues, (Milton) will also be a major celebration community during the Pan Am Torch Relay, starting in Canada on May 30, 2015, to help share the'excltement and spirit of the Games in the community," she said. Members of the organizing committee have said they brought in transportation planners to help Milton handle the crowds and traffic. For Miltonians itching for a taste of track cy~ cling competition in their own backyard, the wait is over. The Cisco Milton Pan Am/Parapan Am Velo- drome will play host to two test events this month â€" beginning with the Canadian Track Championships that run from Saturday to Tuesday. Admission is free for the national showcase, WWOWMIhOWmUteOBflM Velodrome test events start Saturday They advise people attending the local events to carpool, take public transit, or walk tothe velodrome if possible to reduce congestion and keep the flow of traffic running smoothly. To purchase tickets online, visit www.tick- etmaster.c'a/MlVCisco-MiIton-Pan~AmPara- pan-Am-Velodrome-tickets-Milton/ven- ue/132142. For more information on Milton’s cycling events or the other events of the Pan Am Games, visit www.toront02015.org/. while there will be a cost for the Milton Inter- national Challenge, running from Friday, Jan. 9 to Sunday, Jan. 11. Schedules for the test events had yet to be made public at press time Tuesday afternoon. For more information, visit cyclingcanada.ca. The official community opening for the velo- drome will be held on Family Day â€" Monday, Feb. 16.

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