Article content With “heavy hearts,” Nanton Town council decided Feb. 1 to have the ice removed from the arena at the Tom Hornecker Recreation Centre. The Alberta government imposed new COVID-19 restrictions in late November that forced the Town to close the arena to public use. Meanwhile, administration estimates that it has cost the Town $1,445 per week to keep the ice in at the THRC arena. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Town council decides to remove ice from THRC arena Back to video Jennifer Handley, Nanton’s mayor, noted during the start of the discussion that Claresholm had already removed the ice from its arena.