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Construction Cost:

The cost of the Meridian Credit Union Arena was $3,820,300 and the contract was awarded to Brouwer Construction from St. Catharines. The ground breaking ceremony was held Saturday, January 4, 2003 and was officially opened Saturday, September 27, 2003. The cost of the architectural and engineering services was approximately $240,000. This service was provided by the Quartek Group from Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Building Areas:

Rink Enclosure: 21,910 ft²

Bleacher/Change Rooms: 5,213

Lobby/Gallery Link: 6,095

Refrigeration Building: 1,373

Entry Feature: 1,087

TOTAL: 35,678 ft²

Ice Surface:

The surface is 200 ft. x 85 ft.. The protective glass behind the nets is 6 ft. high and 5/8" think and 4 ft. high and 1/2" thick at the middle sections. Shock absorbent padding has been placed at all posts near the benches. Safety netting has been installed at both ends of the ice surface.

Change Rooms:

Five spacious rooms (net floor area of 3,125 ft²) can accommodate 20 players comfortably with individual washrooms and shower area in each room. Two of the five rooms are handicapped accessible.

Referees Room:

A large change room for the referees can easily accommodate six individuals and provides space for filing and report preparation.

Refrigeration Plant:

The plant houses a state of the art energy efficient system that uses two fifty horse power compressors. The system has been designed to be able to accommodate another 50 h.p. at a later date. The refrigeration plant is totally independent from the refrigeration plant in the Centennial Arena. The cooling medium for the under floor piping system is propylene glycol.

Sound System:

The arena has been equipped with a digital sound system offering microphone and music capabilities in the staff room, timekeepers box and music room. Speakers have been installed above the side board glass for both ice and seating sound coverage and in the lobby area.

Spectator Seating:

The bleacher area can accommodate approximately 500 people plus a substantial area for standing room. There is also a warm viewing area that provides eight windows overlooking the ice surface. Spectator seating is heated with six gas fired infra red radiant independently controlled heaters.

Mechanical:

The lobby and dressing room areas are equipped with air conditioning. An HRV system was installed to provide excellent ventilation.

Lighting:

The lighting system for the ice surface has a high and low feature. This low feature reduces lighting by 35% providing energy savings and is ideal for use during public skating and ice maintenance. The dressing rooms, washrooms and a number of other rooms within the building are equipped with occupancy sensors.

Resurfacer:

The arena has its own resurfacer room and resurfacer. Having a separate vehicle at both surfaces allows greater flexibility for scheduling and provides a back up if a mechanical problem occurs.

Accessibility:

The arena is equipped with an elevator for access to the top viewing area.

Skate Changing:

Benches for skate changing have been provided both in the warm viewing area and below the bleachers area along the length of the ice surface.

Storage:

Storage rooms have been provided for Minor Lacrosse and Figure Skating.

Other Features:

The facility contains 11,000 ft² of protective rubber flooring

The arena provides a very spacious lobby area with a concession area.

The concession is equipped with two fryers and a grill, and provides ample storage and preparation space

Minor Hockey has an office area with viewing onto the ice

The top floor offers access to the music room. This room can also be used for small meetings (8-10 people).

A handicapped/family washroom with diaper changing station has been included at the top of the viewing area.

Parking:

145 new parking spaces have been created. These spaces coupled with the existing spaces in the front and side of the Centennial Arena offer a total of 252 spaces for the overall complex.

Courtyard:

A new courtyard provides a nicely landscaped area and includes a water feature. This courtyard can act as an extension of the meeting room for special events.