Pinehouse Arena Project Officially Underway

Friday, June 08, 2007 at 12:58

 

 

The northern village of Pinehouse is turning the sod today on its long-awaited indoor arena.

 

Community members have been fundraising for the facility for the last decade, but Mayor Mike Natomagan says Cameco, and the federal and provincial governments are providing a large chunk of the funding.

 

Natomagan says an indoor arena is something his community desperately needs — noting 70 per cent of its population is under the age of 24.

 

The mayor says the $900,000 first phase, which will see the outside structure built, should be finished by Christmas.

 

However, he says it will be at least a year-and-a-half before the facility is operational.