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4 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, March 11, 2010 Could non-conventional arena solve ice shortage problem? By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer Town staff will begin investigating a new option that could see a twin-pad arena attached to Mold-Masters SportsPlex sooner than expected. Halton Hills council gave staff the goahead at Monday's council meeting to consider the potential for a non-conventional arena offered by Sprung Instant Structure Ltd. of Alberta. The building would have an aluminum I-beam construction, covered with a five-layer architectural membrane, which includes a maintenance free telflon-like film, white exterior and interior PVC layers, a polyester basic fabric and a black opaque layer. The structure is quickly erected, has a 30-year guarantee, manufactured to meet all climatic conditions, has R28 insulation and is readily LEEDcertified, and can be relocated to another site easily. While these types of buildings can come in all sizes and configurations, the Town has received preliminary figures for a double pad arena, 130x580 ft. with bleachers for 1,066, changerooms, and a six to seven-month completion date once all approvals are given. If approved, staff say the best location would be on the Mold-Masters SportsPlex site-- turning the two-pad arena complex into a four-plex. Staff selected Mold-Masters because the structure's exterior would blend best with the current facility. Total (preliminary) cost is $16.2 million, including construction, site development, and the cost of relocating the senior lit soccer field and tennis courts. This is $6 million less than the cost of a more conventionally built twin-pad. The twin-pad would serve to replace The Town is looking into a non-conventional arena (like the one above), made by an Memorial Arena, and provide a second Alberta firm, as a way to provide a twin-pad at Mold-Masters SportsPlex. pad to help alleviate ice user groups' pent· A conventional twin-pad arena on was it could be done much cheaper, but it up demand for additional ice pads. Councillor Bryan Lewis, chair of the could also be done much faster," he said. a greenfield site. Preliminary cost: $22.3 Lewis reported the groups at the Feb- million including land acquisition. Georgetown Arenas Task Force, met last · A non-conventional twin-pad arena month with ice user groups to get their ruary meeting were initially supportive input on this option. He will chair anoth- and were prepared to consider financing at the Mold-Masters SportsPlex site. er meeting March 31 when Sprung will options such as a surcharge on ice rental The cost to triple (add a single pad) the SportsPlex with a conventional building make a presentation to a number of the hours and fundraising. Town staff will work on some budget structure would cost $9.9 million. arena users. · A non-conventional construction In an interview with The Independent scenarios for these groups, before getting costs for twinning of the Acton Arena. & Free Press Tuesday, Lewis said, "then their full commitment. A staff report also noted with the $6 This last one will be done at the request we will measure the interest by arena users. Our idea is there is no point in go- million savings from a non-conventional of Acton ice users. Sprung's preliminary ing ahead with a something that no one twin-pad, it could provide an opportunity estimates to the Town for a single pad liked. It is a little bit different, but yet to the Town to address the needs of all ice 130x300 ft. structure with room for 533 by the same token under the arena task users by applying the savings to an un- spectators was $6.6 million plus taxes. force, people were just asking for ice to conventional single pad twinned to Acton (The cost for a conventional building has been estimated at $9.9 million.) Arena. play hockey on, skate on and so on. For more information on these nonStaff will come back to council at a fu"This is an exploratory process just to see if the users would be comfortable ture meeting to outline the financing op- conventional buildings go to Sprung's website, www.sprung.com using a building of this nature. Part of it tions for: Georgetown Volkswagen Pure PST $17,245 + &GST 203 Guelph St. 905.877.5285 45 2 , 7 1 $ T +PS T &GS Pick of the Week 45 2 , 8 1 $ T +PS T &GS Stk 42001 Stk 6589 2004 Audi A4 Quattro Wagon 1.8T 6-Spd Efficient family hauler with a wild side. 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