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“We need more ice in Toronto for minor hockey and figure skating. The Leaside Arena expansion project is ready to go. We just need to demonstrate that the community is behind it so we can get this rink approved and built” Brian Burke Toronto Maple Leafs President & General Manager and Leaside resident |
Welcome to the official website of the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens Arena Expansion Committee. Click here for a project summary. More detail may be found under the “About” tab. Be sure to visit this site regularly for the latest news and updates on the project.
Biggest Project in our History
by JOHN PARKER, COUNCILLOR, TORONTO WARD 26 on FEBRUARY 1, 2013
It’s the biggest community project currently under way in the city and – at a contract price in excess of $11 million – the biggest in Leaside’s history.
And now that the structural steel is going up, Leaside residents are beginning to see the results of years of dreaming and planning and local fundraising. We are on the verge of having an NHL-size rink added to the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens arena.
What is the project’s current status?
Last July the City of Toronto issued an $11,050,000 contract to Aquicon Construction for a new 3,200 square metre (34,432 square foot) addition to the existing arena, comprised of: new main entrance and lobby; new rink and spectator seating area; lobby and public washroom; six new dressing rooms; offices and meeting room; provisions for future pro shop and snack bar; mechanical and ancillary spaces; expanded parking for over 250 vehicles.
Arena Expansion Update - Construction is underway!
If you've driven by the arena you know that things are starting to happen! The perimeter fence is up, the site has been cleared and construction is underway. Thank you again to everyone who has helped get us to this point.
Click here to read the full update.
Click here to read the full update.
“As a hockey player, hockey and figure skating parent, management board member,
and city councillor, I have come to know how vital Leaside Gardens is to our community
– and how valuable a second ice pad will be right away and well into the future.”
John Parker
Toronto City Councillor, Ward 26
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