Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre

The Northern Sport Centre is situated at the entrance of the UNBC campus. From general memberships to rental space for minor groups, to training opportunities for high-performance athletes, the Northern Sport Centre brings together fitness and sport development.

Features of the sport centre include; a multi-purpose field house that can accommodate two soccer pitches on a Polytan turf system which has been installed on an earth base rather than concrete, a three lane, 280 metre track overlooks the gymnasium and fields house below with a five lane, 80 metre straightaway for sprints on a quality Polytan surface. The 22,000 square foot gymnasium contains three basketball courts and can accommodate seating for up to 2,000 spectators. The courts are also designed to accommodate volleyball, badminton and gymnastics equipment.

The sport centre also includes offices, meeting space, officials rooms, concession, storage areas, fitness studio, weight rooms, squash courts and on site services such as physiotherapy, sports medicine and message therapy.

Pacific Sport Northern BC is also located on site and provides various services including athletes testing, performance analysis, strength conditioning, as well as training and development programs for coaches and athletes.

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Fast Facts

The multi-purpose field house can accommodate 2 soccer pitches of up to 90 x 190 feet each. The ceiling is 40 feet high and the field features professional-quality artificial turf.

The three lane, 280m track overlooks the gymnasium and field house below. The track includes a five-lane, 80m straightaway for sprints and features a professional-qulaity Polytan surface. Athletes will be able to wear indoor spikes while training.

The 22,000 square foot gymnasium contains 3 basketball courts and can accommodate seating for up to 2,000 spectators. The courts are also designed to accommodate volleyball, badminton, and gymnastics.

Facility Specs

Year completed 2007 Seating capacity 2000 Parking capacity 2000 Medical room Yes Warm up area Yes Licensed for alcohol No Official rooms Food services Yes Dressing rooms 5

Scoreboard Electronic Sound system Yes Owner PPP Office space Yes Weight room / fitness facility Yes Equipment storage Yes Ticket box No Media room No Internet capability Wireless Hospitality room Yes

Sport Hosting Services

Whether you are hosting a sporting event or a community event we are ready to assist you. No matter what the size, time of year, or number of participants we are thinking of everything, we are innovative, we are experienced and we are here for you. Prince George sport, arts and culture organizations, and the entire community are known to host events that exceed expectations and we look forward to working with you to host the next best event! For more information on event hosting in Prince George please visit the City of Prince George at www.princegeorge.ca

Hosting Portfolio

Prince George has hosted many events ranging from International to Regional and in various sports. The following is the hositng experience for the Northern Sport Centre.

2009 CCAA Men's Basketball Championships
2008 BCCAA Basketball Provincials
2008 Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships and Training Camp

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Facility Contact

Virginia Sprangers
Bookings Officer
Northern Sport Centre
250-960-5883
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Visit the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre website

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