The Rivière Qui Barre Arena is an indoor arena in Riviere Qui Barre, Alberta.
The arena was built in 1974 by three seperate societies (Riviere Qui Barre, Mearns and Alcomdale) in the area. The arena originally had natural ice which was converted to artificial ice in 1991 along with the replacement of the original wooden seating area with a concrete and aluminum area with an enlarged capacity of 350. Despite the community having a population of under 100; the arena provides an indoor ice hockey venue for the surrounding Sturgeon County area.[1] In January 2017, the Government of Canada announced that the arena's operator, the Rivière Qui Barre Agricultural Society, would receive a $200,000 grant for upgrades as part of a series of infrastructure projects celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canada becoming a nation.[2] In March 2017, Sturgeon County added a further $100,000 grant for the renovations.[3]
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- ↑ https://www.rqbalberta.com/about-us
- ↑ Stolte, Elise. "Parks, arenas and spray decks get funding for Canada 150", Edmonton Sun, 2017-01-17.
- ↑ RQBAS President Ben Van de Vliert (2017-03-06). Important Announcement from RQB Agricultural Society. Facebook.