{"id":283,"date":"2018-01-05T11:31:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinkatlas.com\/blog\/?p=283"},"modified":"2018-01-05T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T19:42:35","slug":"vernon-civic-arena-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinkatlas.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/vernon-civic-arena-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Vernon Civic Arena Holding Final Vernon Vipers Game on January 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global News reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/3945996\/last-hurrah-at-vernons-civic-arena-sold-out-but-heres-how-to-score-tickets\/\">Vernon Civic Arena in Vernon, British Columbia will\u00a0hold an\u00a080th anniversary celebration<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, January 6, with a final scheduled BCHL (junior hockey) game\u00a0between the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings. \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/rinkatlas.com\/rinks\/4538\">Vernon Civic Arena<\/a> is considered the first indoor ice arena in the Okanagan.<\/p>\n<p>The game is sold out, but tickets may be available at the gate &#8220;if some season ticket holders {who received tickets as part of their ticket distribution} don\u2019t show up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rinkatlas.com\/rinks\/4537\">Kal Tire Place<\/a>, a nearby 3,003 seat arena, which is the current home of the Vernon Vipers is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernon.ca\/parks-recreation\/recreation-facilities\/arenas-rinks\/Kal-Tire-Place-TwinIce\">adding a second ice surface<\/a>. \u00a0When this new surface is completed later in 2018, it will allow the City of Vernon to close Vernon Civic Arena and continue to offer the same amount of ice time to community hockey and skating programs.<\/p>\n<h2>Vernon Civic Arena Time Line<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Later in 2018<\/strong>: Second ice surface at Kal Tire Place to be completed. \u00a0Vernon Civic Arena officially closed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 6, 2018<\/strong>: Scheduled game between Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings. \u00a0This is expected to be the last BCHL game at Vernon Civic Arena. \u00a0The game is sold out, but Global News says standby tickets may be available.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 24, 2017<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernon.ca\/activities-events\/news-events\/news-archive\/sod-turning-marks-beginning-kal-tire-place-twinning\">Ground broken on second ice surface at Kal Tire Place<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 28, 2015<\/strong>: Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/2368223\/north-okanagan-residents-vote-on-rink-referendum\/\">residents vote to replace Vernon Civic Arena with a second ice surface<\/a> at nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/rinkatlas.com\/rinks\/4537\">Kal Tire Place<\/a>. \u00a0This referendum authorized borrowing of C$ 13.25 million ($10.6 million) to pay for the expansion of Kal Tire Place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 18, 2014<\/strong>: The Corporation of the City of Vernon and MQN Architects publish a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rdno.ca\/agendas\/140618_RPT_CivicArenaRepl_FeasibilityStudy.pdf\">Civic Arena Replacement Feasibility Study<\/a>. \u00a0The study recommended adding a second ice surface to Kal Tire Place situated north of the main building, to be built in part of the current parking area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>April 3, 2014<\/strong>: Structural deficiencies were identified in the Vernon Civic Arena. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/1249741\/vernon-looks-at-three-options-to-replace-aging-arena\/\">Vernon Recreation Services said that replacing the current ice surface<\/a> in the event of a catastrophic failure would cost C$ 5.6 million ($4.5 million). \u00a0The other options that were explored were twinning (building a second indoor ice surface) at Priest Valley Arena or Kal Tire Place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>January 6, 1938<\/strong>: Vernon Civic Arena opened. \u00a0This was the first indoor ice arena in the Okanagan area of British Columbia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global News reports that Vernon Civic Arena in Vernon, British Columbia will\u00a0hold an\u00a080th anniversary celebration\u00a0on Saturday, January 6, with a final scheduled BCHL (junior hockey) game\u00a0between the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings. \u00a0The Vernon Civic Arena is considered the first indoor ice arena in the Okanagan. 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