REGINA Regina’s “Iceville” skating rink was a massive undertaking, however, the head of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) said the project will likely not create any extra costs for taxpayers. The skating area, that took 1.5 million litres of water to freeze, opens to the public on New Year s Eve. Here’s everything you need to know about how much it cost to turn Mosaic Stadium into the province’s, now, largest skating rink.
COST Through a mix of sponsorships and government grants, Tim Reid, the president and CEO of REAL, said the project will likely break even. “There’s a grant of about $34,000 that comes from the city, we’re in the process of a grant with the province of about the same, but otherwise it will cost about $200,000 from the development to the operations through the end of February,” Reid said.
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Dec 28, 2020 6:45 AM
Regina mayor Sandra Masters working in her office at City Hall on Dec. 21, 2020. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
As was the case for nearly everyone else, 2020 hardly went according to plan for Regina mayor Sandra Masters.
If you were to ask about her expectations for the year in January, she would have been looking forward to life as usual, including finishing her final year on the board of the Regina Exhibition Association Limited and quality time with her granddaughter.
“I didn’t really have grand plans beyond the Exhibition Association, work and family,” Masters said in a year-end interview last week.
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Riderville is soon becoming Iceville, Saskatchewan’s largest outdoor skating surface open to 30 guests at a time.
Starting Thursday, the field at Mosaic Stadium will be open for skating members of the public free of charge until Feb. 28, weather permitting.
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Guests, limited to groups of six, are asked to pre-register for a dedicated 45-minute time slot via online registration at evrazplace.com.
More than 2,600 people claimed their spots within a few hours of registration going live at noon Monday. All 87 availabilities were booked solid until Jan. 15. More time slots will be available starting at noon Jan. 4.
By Josh Sigurdson
Dec 27, 2020 1:22 PM
2020 was not the banner year that Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) was expecting, but like the rest of us, they made the best of it.
REAL CEO Tim Reid says the year started out with some great momentum.
“We had a great first quarter of the year with some real strong success in terms of our hockey tournament hosting, as well as a record number of concerts, so we actually started off the year with a real strong year,” said Reid. “Then unfortunately in March, we were all introduced to COVID-19. Our business probably turned off faster than most, and frankly it’s remained turned off ever since.”