City gauges interest in reopening arena

Recreation Services is looking into the possibility of reopening the Kal Tire Place North Arena for user groups beginning July 6.

Recreation staff are canvassing arena users to determine the level of interest for booking ice times, and if you are interested, you should contact the City of Vernon.

If the arena did reopen, user groups would be restricted on the number of participants they can have on the ice and would have to follow provincial safety guidelines.

“By canvassing the user groups, we can assess the level of demand as well as determine the financial viability of re-opening the arena,” Leah Walker, manager of customer service, recreation, said.