HCC Accessibility & Club House Renovation
Project Description
The Huntsville Curling Club (HCC) has embarked on a multi-phase renovation project to ensure continuity of curling, conform to Accessibility Legislation and improve the overall utilization of all curling club facilities.
Phase 1: roof replacement, lighting replacement, and leak mitigation will complete in 2019.
Phase 2: Energy efficiency: Mechanical, HVAC & Dehumidifier replacement is scheduled for 2020. HCC has partnered with local experts to scope the work effort & costs for Phases 3 & 4, which form the basis of this fundraising request:
Phase 3: Accessibility (take place between 2020-2024)
Change the main entrance into the Huntsville Curling Club, moving the entrance way to the south side of the building, adding accessible double doors and an entrance way roof.
Install the wheelchair lift/elevator.
Install accessible washrooms on both levels of the lounge.
Renovate the lower clubhouse level to make the change rooms fully accessible.
Phase 4: Clubhouse lounge level functional renovations (take place between 2022-2024)
Renovate the upstairs lounge, bar, office and storage areas
Complete exterior painting and new finishes.
The proceeds from this fundraising will be
used for the following cause(s):
In order of priority, proceeds from the fundraising campaign will be used to:
• HCC accessibility: entrance, washrooms, elevator, change rooms
• Clubhouse renovation
How this project will assist in promoting
or developing amateur sport on a national
level.
This project is essential for making the HCC a sustainable facility for future generations to be part of an active healthy living social network in Huntsville and Muskoka.
HCC membership over the past three seasons has experienced double digit growth, in large part due to the efforts to increase opportunities of all skills and ages to participate in curling. Learn to Curl, Youth programs, hosting more bonspiels has increased the usage of HCC and introduced over 100 net new Adult curlers to the sport since September 2016. In addition, the HCC is able to host local/regional and provincial levels of competition.