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Port Perry's second arena, above, built in 1921 was officially opened in ) January 1922. It had ice pads for curling along each side of the arena. elaborate decorations in the arena for the official opening of the facility. NAS for skating and curling were two of the main centres for winter activities throughout the past century, providing a gathering place for carnivals, skating, hockey and curling during the long, cold days of winter. Skating on Lake Scugog and smaller ponds were the norm until the the early 1900s, when Port Perry constructed its first of three large indoor arenas. These early arenas were also used by local curling enthusiasts. The first covered arena, which was called the Olympia Skating Rink, was located on the northwest corner of Simcoe and MacDonald St. and began operation in the early 1900s. The ‘Olympia’ was owned privately by local businessman Dorman Corbman. By the fall of 1913, the old Olympia Skating rink was considered unsafe, and because the curling rink was too small for pleasure skating, an open air skating rink called the Central Skating Rink, was opened behind the present day Post Office. In the fall of 1919 a public meeting was held to discuss the building of a new arena. Work finally got underway in October 1921 on a large, new skating rink for the town, which was built at a cost of $8,350. it OF not, three Nae The building was 105’ x 180’ with aeulve Ct a metal roof. It had a skating/hockey aan ronen man for a three surface of 60’ x 160’ and two curling Jian @iliaed ult uring the Ss. Girls from Port Perry High School are seen here on the outdoor slabs of regulation size on either side Family Affair STRANGE, BUT TRUE ft arena on the school property during the 1940s and 1950s. of the main building. George Jackson Jackson - 1924 officially opened the new arena on ackson - 1950 January 2, 1922 and it was described as one of the finest arenas outside the big cities with its large ice pad, seating for 400, dressing rooms with a gallery above. By 1933 work began on - extensive repairs and remodelling of the aging rink, extending its life, but in the fall of 1947 Stir ‘Son, and H it was condemned and closed. Ne son-in- ckson, law of Ted Work on the next arena, on what is now the Water St. parking lot behind the CIBC, got underway in July 1950 under the leadership of building chairman Ted Jackson. The new $75,000 facility was officially opened January 12, 1951 by Premier Leslie Frost. After only 28 years, it was torn down in 1979. Scugog Township council approved the building of a new single-pad arena on Durham Rd. 8, at the north end of town with construction getting underway in the spring of 1976. This despite appeals from local groups for a twin-pad arena. The new $750,000 Scugog Arena was officially opened on January 16, 1977 by chairman Howard Hall and other dignitaries. By J. Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog the second in 1 baer 00 3 amine third in id ie pad Bauge ‘Arena complex cost more than five pl - six times the other arenas eombined. Construction was Port and Recreation Centre when this photo was taken in the pi of ToD 20 ¥FOCUS- MARCH 2008 focus@observerpub.ca