Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 12, 1975, R4

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Wed March 12 THIS SIGN at the south end of the Georgetown Memorial Arena remains as a lasting tribute to Gordon who first organized Little NHL hockey there Georgetowns new arena on Guelpn St is to be named in memory of Mr Al cott MILTON HOCKEY get view activities in the old Fred Armstrong Arena on St from the glassed in coffee shop high above the ice surface serious home of one look at North Haltons arenas WELLKNOWN in North as the bond box because of its diminutive ice face Georgetown Memorial Arena has never helped develop many professional en and still serves the community well for re creational itics like mother and tots skating By Denis Gibbons When Georgetowns new Gordon Memorial Arena opens this spring the North area will boast flu- covered artificial ice arenas Memorial Arena and Milton Memorial have been constructed to help alleviate the pressure of heavy bookings in the old Memorial Arena and Fred Armstrong Arena formerly known as the Brown SI Arena in Milton Those buildings together with the Acton Communil Centre have served their com well both as he sight of many fiercely contested junior and intermediate games and various recreational activities It is a fitting tribute to Gordon who initiated the Little NHL program in and Fred Armstrong the man responsible for the installation of artificial ice in Milton that their names will remain on the they did so much to promote recreation buffs vital statistics on the five buildings are Fred Armstrong Arena Built in renovated following a fire in 19S5 Ice surface dimension Georgetown Memorial Arena Built in 1922 unproved with new folddown seats in 1965 ana renovated lobby and dressing rooms in Ice suifia dimensions 17 Seating capacity Acton Community Centre Built In 1929 improved with addition of auditorium ana installation of artificial ice in 1960 presently going five reconstruction program Ice surface dimensions x 75 Seating capiat Milton Memorial Arena Built in officially opened with exhibition hockey game IkIwccmi Milton midgets and a learn from Finland Monday January Ice face dimensions Seating capacity Gordon Memorial Arena Built in expected to be open in spring of same year Ice surface dimensions Seating capacity AN AUDITORIUM was added to the front of the Acton Community Centre in I960 and during the last five years the home of Acton hockey teams has been undergoing a reconstruction program Which has unproved Its appearance ACTON COMMUNITY Centre s ice face has always been known for its quality Visit ing hockey teams have used the term as soft as a baby bottom to compliment the Acton bailli- wick THE SHINY new Miltl the town has ice surface high cam

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