Quebec Golf Course And Ski Hill Can Be Purchased For $1, With A Catch

<div>Corine Gatti – AHN Sports Contributor</div>
<p>Quebec City, Canada (AHN) – Got a buck? A dollar could get you a ski hill and a golf course that the provincial government of Quebec owns.</p>
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The catch is simple- a buyer would need to put a nice security deposit and a five-year commitment to own the money-strapped facility.</p>
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The Mont Orford facility of eastern Quebec, an hour from Montreal, has cost the government about $2 million a year, since 2007, Environment Minister Line Beauchamp told the Montreal Gazette Wednesday.</p>
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The sale requires the highest bidder to put a $4 million deposit down along with a guarantee that the facilities will operate for five years."</p>
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"The 1,100 acres of land would also remain the property of the Quebec government," Beauchamp said.</p>
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Reports said that the province was unable to legally advertise the facility with public monies in order to compete with competitors.</p>
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There have been numerous environmental groups opposed to private owners buying the property, because the facilities rest on Mont Orford National Park.</p>

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