The City of Toronto recently won its bid to host the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, with much of the action happening at the University of Toronto. The Games, to be held August 17-19, 2012, will brings hundreds of athletes and fans to St. George and Scarborough campuses to enjoy: Opening ceremonies at Varsity Centre Track and […]
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U of T to play big part in 2012 Ontario Summer Games (Aug 31/10)
Facility update (Jun 10/10)
The Varsity Centre track and field are closed this spring due to scheduled maintenance and repairs. Please check the recreation page for updates.The G20 summit will be held in Toronto June 26-27, 2010. Queen’s Park North, which is immediately adjacent to the St. George Campus, has been designated as the official protest site. To ensure […]
Pavilion gets design nod (Jan 18/10)
The University of Toronto’s Varsity Centre new entryway building, known as the pavilion, won the Structural Design Innovation award at the Ontario Concrete Awards (OCA) held December 2nd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Sponsored by the province’s concrete industry, the ninth annual event acknowledges some of the province’s most creative construction projects. The Varsity Centre pavilion […]
U OF T MAJOR PLAYER IN PAN AM (Nov 06/09)
Toronto’s successful bid for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games will bring several sporting competitions to the University of Toronto, translating into major new sport and recreation facilities, enhanced opportunities for U of T students and the community, and further momentum for the University’s high performance sport agenda. The University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) campus, set to […]
Varsity Centre hosting 2009 CIS soccer championship (Oct 26/09)
Come out and see the some of the country’s top varsity soccer players! For schedules and more info, see the official CIS Women’s Soccer Championship website. Go Blues Go!
Blues lineman grabs spotlight in and out of uniform (Oct 15/09)
Columnist David Grossman profiles Blues football rookie Corey Hafezi’s singing and academic talents in the Toronto Star.
Varsity Arena renovations get green light (Jul 27/09)
The University of Toronto took another step toward becoming a state-of-the-art centre for high performance sport thanks to a significant grant from the Recreational Infrastructure Canada program. The Faculty of Physical Education and Health’s application was approved July 8th. The grant will fund essential upgrades to the historical Varsity arena. The Government of Canada, the […]
More track stars to convene at Varsity Centre (Jun 16/09)
Momentum from the speeds ran and the heights jumped at the Festival of Excellence will continue June 25-28 when many of the country’s top athletes meet at Varsity Centre for the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Worlds Trials. The four-day championships, which haven’t come to Toronto in 40 years, will serve as the selection trials […]
Track is back with a splash - and a bolt (Jun 12/09)
The line-ups were long and the rain persistent, but the energy at the Festival of Excellence couldn’t have been more upbeat as Usain Bolt and 50 other Olympians wowed a crowd of nearly 6,000 yesterday at Varsity Centre. The most anticipated event was arguably the men’s 100-metre, featuring the world’s fastest man. Bolt sailed with ease […]