CANADA

British Columbia

Whistler Indoor Adventure Centre

Market Research, Master Planning, Business Planning, Schematic Design, Detailed Design & Project Management

  • A fully integrated water adventure park and indoor entertainment centre for Whistler Blackcomb to assist the ski resort in bringing non-skier guests during the winter and also to fill the resort during the shoulder seasons and bad weather days. This water park is adventure-focussed and will be the first of its kind in the world. Project also included a 10-lane bowling facility, a family entertainment centre and restaurants.

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Blackcomb Base Attraction

Market Research, Master Planning & Business Planning

  • An outdoor adventure park at the base of Blackcomb mountain to house a mountain coaster, aerial ropes course, zip lines, night skiing and kids ski area.

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Whistler Olympic Park

Market Research, Block Planning & Business Planning

  • Concept design for new attractions at the Whistler Olympic Park, a 2010 Winter Olympic venue. Evaluated the market and determined what attractions could be built to increase visitation to the venue year-round. Components included a strong mix of anchor attractions with low-cost activities to increase visitation times for a wide demographic range and provide a seasonally sustainable offering.

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District 99 – Squamish

Market Research, Conceptual Design & Business Planning

  • Pre-development and detailed design of a 30,000ft2 indoor bike park and contracted for the project management, pre-opening management and ongoing operations.

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Squamish Canyon

Market Research, Master Planning & Business Planning

  • Pre-development planning for a canyon boardwalk and forest tour experience including an F&B outlet, children’s discovery play area with phased development options. This project has been approved by City Council and is in the investment phase.

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Broken Boundary Adventures

Ownership & Operations

  • A backcountry snowmobile tour and rental business located in the coastal BC mountains near Pemberton in winter and a guided mountain biking tour operation in summer. Broken Boundary creates personalized adventure-based tours and provides full-package adventure holidays, year-round.

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Revelstoke Mountain Resort

Market Research, Master Planning & Business Planning

  • As part of a process to update its long-term masterplan, RMR engaged Select Contracts in developing a specific strategic plan designed to grow its all-season business opportunities. Select Contracts informed this process by assessing current and future market conditions, analyzing the competitive environment and providing comparable examples of successful all-season operations. This information, along with site-specific considerations, has been used to recommend the optimal approach for growing RMR’s all-season business over the short, medium and long term. Based on the information gathered and Select Contracts’ extensive experience in the leisure, recreation and adventure sectors, our in-depth report provided a prioritized matrix of activities, attractions and programs intended to deliver the highest value investments for RMR over each of the time frames.

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Meadows at Pemberton Golf Course & Black Squirrel Restaurant

Operational Consulting, Attractions/Amenities Redevelopment Consulting, Marketing & Content Management

  • Since 2014, through a refresh in messaging and content creation across both digital and print, Select Contracts has helped shift the demographics of visitors to the golf course by attracting younger audiences and families. This was achieved by improved marketing for the restaurant, patio, entertainment and events along with unique and creative video and photo content working with local talent to help attract new players to the golf course. Redesign of the restaurant and consultation for new amenities and attractions on site were also developed to strengthen the long-term plan for the golf course.

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Cascade Skyline Mountain Park

Market Research, Business Planning & Attractions Consulting

  • The main feature of the Cascade Skyline Mountain Park Project is an eight-passenger sightseeing gondola that will provide easy access to an elevation of over 1,200m (~ 4,000 feet) above the Fraser Valley, from a base station adjacent the Trans Canada Highway 1. At the summit, passengers will be able to enjoy incredible views over the Coast Mountains, the Cascade Mountains, the Fraser River, Harrison Lake, Vancouver and beyond. Visitors will be able to access a wide array of active outdoor experiences and eco/cultural experiences, with terrain suited for possibilities including accessible alpine walking, hiking, snowshoeing, backcountry skiing, paragliding, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing.

Pemberton Adventure School

Market Research, Business Planning & Architectural Design

  • An adventure/sports-based boarding school in the mountains of British Columbia

Copper Cayuse

Operations Consulting

  • Operational consultancy for a leading backcountry equestrian expedition company in British Columbia.

Surf Pemberton

Market research, business planning, design and marketing

  • A community based river-surf development project on the Green River, British Columbia.

Kamloops

Design, Project Management, & Operational Consultancy

  • A new water park development on the city limits of Kamloops, BC.

Alberta

Urban Island Entertainment

Market Research, Concept Design, Master Planning & Business Planning

  • The Urban Island concept was developed by a client and elevated by Select Contracts to deliver the ultimate indoor-entertainment destination. Urban Island is activity-based indoor fun geared to adults with features including a deep-water surf simulator, a bouldering/rock climbing wall with plunge pool, a ninja-warrior-style obstacle course over water as well as spaces to hangout and relax such as cabanas, lounge pool with a swim-up bar and restaurant.

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Ontario

Lucid Nightclub

Design, Build & Operation

  • At the time of opening it was the largest nightclub in Canada based over 3 floors, utilizing 65,000ft2 of space. Select Contracts had three months to complete all design, fit out and pre open the venue. Total budget was US$8 million and we completed on time and on budget ready for a grand opening.

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Greater Toronto

Market Research &  Business Planning

  • Market study, business planning and design of a renovation to a 200-acre resort north of Toronto.

Toronto Indoor Entertainment

Schematic Design, Developed Design, Detailed Design & Operational Consulting

  • A 25,000sqft indoor entertainment centre with never-before designed attractions and experiences for active-participation in gymnastics, acting, dancing, climbing, balancing and arts

Quebec

Royalmount, Montreal

Market Research, Business Planning & Schematic Design

  • A never-before conceptualized adventure water park design for a 60,000 square foot space in the state-of-the-art Royalmount Shopping Complex including an in-depth market study, business planning and all master planning.

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Wonderbox – Moment Factory, Montreal

Market Potential Assessment

  • Select Contracts was engaged to produce a third-party concept review and market analysis for a 15,00sqft Wonderbox experience installation from Moment Factory in the Montreal market. The purpose of the study was primarily to identify the project’s feasibility from a financial and operational perspective, while estimating the potential attendance to the installation as planned. The experience includes 15-20 unique rooms/transitions throughout the experience, with a free-flow experience path allowing guests to choose their own route/exploratory adventure.