Kin 1 Soon Complete
Kin 1 construction nearing completion, but no word on when it will Officially open – photo 250news
Prince George, B.C. – Work on Kin 1 at the Exhibition Park, continues, but no one is certain on just when the public will be allowed inside the refurbished facility.
“We are working on trying to set a firm date for a ribbon cutting early in the New Year” says the City’s Manager of CN Centre and Community Arenas Andy Beesley.
Beesley says the construction schedule remains on time, “The ice plant is scheduled to be turned on in the next few days, that’s quit a slow motion process though to cool down the slab. As soon as we get the O.K. we will start building ice, and we are hopeful that early in the New Year we can start testing the building and getting some users on the ice.”
Beesley says while it would be nice to be able to feature the facility during the Hockey Day in Canada events on January 18th, but that is not the priority “We are really working with the Canada Winter Games to try and announce an official opening date, but we really aren’t able to set an opening date right now.”
Although Beesley isn’t saying so, the setting of the opening date may be tied to the current contract dispute between the City and its CUPE locals. The union has rejected the latest contract offer, and both sides have been working on essential service levels in the event of strike action.
Comments
Looks like they might as well have built a new arena.
Yeah I wonder what the total price tag will be on this. I agree they should have built a new one. But then again this is PG!
“Beesley says while it would be nice to be able to feature the facility during the Hockey Day in Canada events on January 18th, but that is not the priority.”
Unbelievable. That should be a priority! Just think of the exposure that event will generate! Does anyone at the city think?
axman…obviously the construction of this facility was set years ago, long before the “Hockey Day in Canada” was set for this year.
Doesn’t anyone think before making a stupid comment??!!
Not really a stupid comment. It was scheduled to be complete October 2013. And still no opening date scheduled. For months!!!!!!
Posted by: realitycheck on December 9 2013 10:29 AM
Doesn’t anyone think before making a stupid comment??!!
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Well it’s obvious that you don’t. There is absolutely no reason they can’t say, “Opening for Hockey Day in Canada is now our priority.” If they do, they do. If they don’t well then they don’t.
Maybe this is why they need a new communications department.
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