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A $20-million sports centre to help train some of Canada’s most promising athletes will be built in Orléans by 2019.

The 65,000-square-foot, multi-staged development — headed by architect Douglas Cardinal, Ottawa developer and former Ottawa Senators owner Bruce Firestone, and Black Sheep Developments — will be built on an empty lot on Mer Bleue Road. It will feature a large building, with Tumblers Gymnastics as the anchor tenant, and host international gymnastics competitions.

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The facility will also eventually house coaches that will train some of Canada’s top gymnasts, and accommodate other sports including basketball, floor hockey and military-style obstacle courses.

“The economic impact for our community will be substantial,” Brian Dagenais, Black Sheep’s president, said in an announcement Thursday. “The building will be a celebration of achievement and a hub for families and businesses, and for us it’s just the first phase.”