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Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks Announces Upgrades
BURNABY, BC, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks will be undergoing a s...
About this update from Canlan Ice Sports Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nBURNABY, BC, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks\n will be undergoing a significant renovation of 2 of their Rinks from\n May to September.  Rinks 5 and 6 were a part of the original 4 Rinks\n built in 1972, and though the rest of the building received a major\n upgrade in 1995, these rinks were only partially upgraded.\n\n\nGreg Porcellato, VP of Western Operations, commented \"We have made\n investments in both other Canlan facilities over the years and now we\n are delighted to be in a position to commit to bringing this portion of\n our Burnaby facility to Canlan's New Standards.   As the industry\n leader in the area of Hockey and Skating Development Programs, we also\n have the largest Adult Hockey and Indoor Soccer leagues.  Our goal is\n to ensure we deliver the customer experience that everyone has come to\n expect when walking into a Canlan facility in all parts of the\n building.\"\n\n\nSome of the exciting, new renovations planned on Rinks 5 and 6 include:\n Structural repair of columns and subfloor; Full repairs and replacement\n of ice rink floors; Full repairs and replacement of these rinks\n refrigeration system; Refurbishment of rink boards and glass;\n Improvements to dressing rooms.\n\n\nGeneral Manager, Rob Stare, noted that though staff and users are very\n excited about the updates on these Rinks, \"This will obviously have an\n impact on what ice is available as it reduces the ice inventory by 1/3\n for this period.\"  Six out of the eight playing surfaces will remain in\n service during the renovation.\n\n\nThese projects will be occurring May 1 through September Labour day in\n 2013. Staff are currently working through the allocation of ice for\n Leagues, Programs and Contracts to try to accommodate as many ice\n requests as possible during this time.\n\n\nInformation, photos and updates will be available on the icesports.com website, posted within the facility, as well as Burnaby 8 Rinks\n Facebook and Twitter pages.\n\n\nAbout Canlan \nCanlan Ice Sports Corp. is the North American leader in the development,\n operations and ownership of multi-purpose recreation and entertainment\n facilities. We are the largest private sector owner and operator of\n recreational ice sports facilities in North America and currently own\n and/or manage 21 facilities in ...