Lions outdoor rink breaks ground

Justin Seward
Times Reporter

 

The Lions outdoor rink officially broke ground on April 16 and is on schedule to be open in time for the Strathmore 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games.
“After a lot of hard work and fantastic community support, the Lions Regional Outdoor Rink Committee is pleased to announce that construction will begin,” said Lisa Sader, rink committee member.
The rink’s location is just inside the main gates at the Ag society grounds, north of the Strathmore High School football field, and is designed to be a multiuse rink.
“The plan is to get the site prepared the next few days, and then we’re finalizing our quotes for concrete,” said Dawn Shave, chairperson of the outdoor rink committee.
“We’re hoping to have it poured by middle to late June so it has time to be ready for the 55 plus Games. Our only concern is the weather.”
Some of the donations granted to the rink are in-kind donations. Shave said once the concrete pad is complete in June the committee will take a bit of a break in the construction in order to make sure the rink remains aesthetically pleasing and doesn’t have the big construction equipment all over the site.
“Our boards will come in late August, early September and the project will be complete at that time,” said Shave.
She has been very impressed with the outpouring of community support.
“I’m so impressed with the generous donors, our committee members, people volunteering their time and services to be a part of this project, it’s just really exciting,” said Shave.