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After 7 years with shuttered arena, Fort Good Hope to build outdoor rink – CBC

by ahnationtalk on October 11, 202430 Views

Oct 11, 2024

Leaders say arena has been closed due to fire code violation and they’re raising funds to renovate

The arena in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., should be filled with children this time of year, trying to imitate their favourite NHL stars, with parents watching their young ones fall over as they learn to skate, the smell of popcorn and hotdogs.

But instead, the blue building is empty and shuttered as it has been for about seven years, due to what leaders say is a fire code violation that requires a costly repair.

“The arena is a lifeline for our youth,” said Collin Pierrot, chief of Fort Good Hope.

“The youth are attracted to hockey, like any other young kids, and this is something our leadership has been focused on, how we can secure funding for this arena to get it up and going again?”

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/shuttered-arena-fort-good-hope-outdoor-rink-1.7349110

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