THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
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Hundreds gathered at Trinity St.Andrew’s Church on Feb. 13 to mark Shrove Tuesday, with a delicious pancake meal, including beans and sausages. Getting ready to bite into her pancake with her grandma Marilyn Eady and dad Tyler Eady is two-year-old Gemma Eady.
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They shoot, they score! A new ice pad and recreation centre are on the way. Renfrew council approved the next step for the Ma-TeWay Activity Centre expansion at a special council meeting on Feb. 15. Council authorized the preparation of construction documents at a cost of $163,990 and tender documents at $3,565. The total cost of the project (set to open in the summer of 2019) if it receives the final green light after a special council meeting on June 5, is $8,363,200. Mayor Don Eady was excited for the next step and hopeful the tenders will be within budget. “When you do something of this nature it’s a wee bit nervous in one sense but in the other sense I am very confident this is a huge step forward for the Town of Renfrew,” said Eady. The new facility will feature an NHL size ice surface (85x200 feet) and will be exactly where the outdoor arena currently is (there will be time allocated for shinny and free skating), six foot wide walking track, 54x84 foot gymnasium (10 feet longer and 10 feet wider than the current gym), offices, a sports museum, 46x49 foot fitness centre, three multipurpose rooms, retail/lease space and new change rooms and washrooms. (See design page 5) The mayor notes that council was unanimous in passing the motion to move forward (two councillors were absent from the meeting: Andrew Evans and Mike Coulas). “I think council has a pretty good feeling about it,” said Eady. “It’s a huge upgrade, the (Rec Centre) is getting tired, and a newer modern facility will be a benefit to all the people of Town of Renfrew and area.” As to the arena he said it will be very well used and points out a number of other towns have two or three ice surfaces. See MAC, page 3
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