As part of our final assignment in our Sport Tourism course, our group along with 11 others from the class presented a mock bid presentation to win the rights to host the 2019 Ontario ParaSport Games for the municipality of our choice. Our group chose to represent the Kitchener - Waterloo region. Our presentation was very successful and received high praise from our professor and the two guest panelists who attended our presentations to assist our professor in the critiquing of our bids. These guest panelist had real world experience and insight into bid presentations and offered us great advice to improve upon future bids in the chance that any student in the class wishes to pursue a career in event hosting.

1. KITCHENER WATERLOO 2019 ONTARIO
GAMES BID PRESENTATION
B Y : H I L L A R Y M C G R E G O R , J O S H H O V I U S ,
N I C H O L A S M O H A B I R , R A M I N K H A I R K H W A ,
T Y R E L S T E WA R T

2. COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
History – a number of cultures rich in history have existed in the
region for many years
- German
- First Nations
- British
Event Resume – the Kitchener and Waterloo Region has hosted a
wide-range of sporting events in past years
- Manulife LPGA Classic
- Ontario Volleyball Provincials
Population – 233 700
Transportation – efficient public transit, limited driving required

3. SPORT PROGRAM
Proposed Dates: March 1-4, 2019
Sports: minimum requirements met for all 10
sports
Facilities:
1. Chicopee Ski Club
2. Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
3. Manulife Financial SportsPlex
4. Kitchener Waterloo Granite Club
5. Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute

4. IMPACTS
Greening the Games
1. Campus Compost
2. Blue Box/Bin Recycling Programs
3. Air Quality Initiative
Legacy
1. Create a Parasport Council for the Kitchener and Waterloo
region
2. Improve accessibility for sport in Kitchener and Waterloo
3. Develop a sport hosting strategy for Kitchener and Waterloo
region

5. WHY KITCHENER AND WATERLOO?
1. Kitchener and Waterloo offers significant sport hosting
experience
2. Premier facility access
• 29 indoor ice pads (1st amongst 2nd tier cities in Ontario)
• Major venue capacity – 7 100
3. Opportunity to grow Parasport in the Kitchener and Waterloo
Region
4. The Cultural/Social Experience of hosting in the Kitchener and
Waterloo Region
• Down With Webster
• MAGIC!

6. REFERENCE
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/visitingkitchener/ExploreWater
looRegion.asp
http://kwsportcouncil.ca/
http://www.wrdsb.ca/our-schools/schools/
http://sporttourismoffice.com/
https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/projects-and-
initiatives/waste
http://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/aboutTheEnvironment/B
lue_Box_Recycling.asp