Community fights to save arena in Mindemoya as council reviews options – CBC

April 1, 2025

Engineers declared the 70-year-old arena unsafe for public use in March

The future of the J.H. Burt Memorial arena in Mindemoya on Manitoulin Island remains uncertain as the municipality evaluates repair options for the rink, which has served the community for over 70 years.

While the main building remains stable, Central Manitoulin Mayor Richard Stevens says the arena’s more recent extension is structurally compromised, with its outside wall failing.

“We ended up getting a couple of heavy snowfalls and staff noticed that the outside wall where the extension is, was buckling,” Stevens said.

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