Community comes together to build rink after devastating fire
It’s something standard in Saskatchewan for many small towns.
The local hockey rink is synonymous with the culture of many in the province, but for the people of Perdue, it’s something they’ve been missing for almost four years.
Their rink burnt down on May 23, 2015, which devastated the community, and was a loss in not only the town’s history, but the history of hockey in the province.
Don Clark, Vice-Chair of the fundraising committee for the arena rebuild group, was away at a spring hockey tournament in Regina when the fire destroyed their old arena in the community that is 60 kilometres west of Saskatoon. He remembers the day vividly, as he got back to the hotel; his phone started ringing non-stop from those sharing the news. It was immediate disbelief on his end until the pictures started to come in.