Councillor Dave Mahar
Arena treasurer Fred Maker and Mike MacQuarrie crunch numbers
Arena President Mike MacQuarrieBlacks Harbour, NB - Where was TSN when Mark Taylor was delivering the Bod on the Wad? Where was Sportsnet when Mark Taylor was scoring his 800th goal? Where was ESPN the Kingfishers captured 3 out of a possible 4 FIHL titles? Where was CBC when the Timberwolves said "enough is enough?"
The Hockey Voice covered all these historic events and with absolutely no bullshit. Monday night the Hockey Voice attended a meeting on the future of the Fundy Arena. The rink is being funded primarily by the village with some assistance from the Town of St. George and of course, from the various user groups like the FIHL, Brunswick Curling Club, Figure Skating Club and Fundy Minor Hockey. The meeting was called to bring in all the groups to address the shortfalls and to determine what the financial standing is of each group.
A follow up meeting will be held in December to assess what role the village should play based upon sheer numbers of their residents who actually use the facility versus "outsiders." It was discussed at the meeting and a conclusion was drawn that most of the users are from outside the village limits and yet, the the municipality is the one shouldering most of the costs. A plan will be formulated to perhaps even up the financial involvement of the village based up the numbers.
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