Olympian - Bolton Pole Vault facility

Peel District School Board (PDSB) and Bolton Pole Vault have entered into a partnership for the construction and operation of a new indoor track and field facility at Humberview Secondary School. 

PDSB is providing the land for the facility at Humberview Secondary School, and Bolton Pole Vault is funding both construction and ongoing maintenance, with no fees charged to students during the school’s use of the facility.

The facility is planned to include indoor training and competition facilities for track and field events such as pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump, shot put, and a 60-metre sprint straightaway. 

The Centre will also feature an Olympic-grade weight room and support spaces for athletes, including therapy rooms, classrooms, and an athlete’s lounge.

During school hours, PDSB will have access to the facility, and students will be able to use all amenities as part of their physical education classes and extracurricular programs. 

Outside of school hours, Bolton Pole Vault will use the facility to train track and field athletes.

The facility will also be open to the public for track and field through programming and

rentals.

This project is staying close to home, as Bolton Pole Vault has been using the existing track and field facility at Humberview for the past 12 years.

Bolton Pole Vault plans to host open houses, workshops, and youth outreach programs to encourage community engagement and introduce track and field to new athletes. 

In the future, the facility is designed to accommodate regional, provincial, and national competitions.

Doug Wood, who not only competed for Canada at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the pole vault but also coaches and launched Bolton Pole Vault, is spearheading this project.

He shares that they have been talking about this project for a long time.

Initially, he says they were considering building the facility on the current outdoor training facility they use now. It wasn’t until he discussed the plans with Stan Cameron, Trustee for Caledon Peel District School Board, and other PDSB staff that they presented the partnership opportunity to build it on school property.