By Angela Brown

Local students help upgrade outdoor rink

Oct 3, 2017 | 11:50 AM

The town of Battleford is getting ready for another season of outdoor skating with help from local high school students.

There are plans to upgrade and increase the size of the existing rink, located at ACT Park, commonly known as 35th Street Park.

“I’m excited; I grew up not far from 35th Street Park and I still live close to it,” Mayor Ames Leslie said. “I grew up skating on that rink.”

Leslie said Coun. Judy Pruden proposed putting up new boards and making the rink bigger this year by turning the rink at a 180 degree angle, to provide more space for increase. 

Some Comprehensive High School students and their teacher volunteered to build the boards and the town delivered wood for the job.

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Leslie said the rink should be built before the snow falls. 

“It’s definitely something that’s well used. It’s nice to add an upgraded addition to it,” Leslie added. 

The mayor added the town acquired $2,000 in funding to help with the upgrade project through a Saskatchewan Lotteries grant program.

angela.brown@jpbg.ca

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