Committee hopes to save the Medicine Hat Arena
MEDICINE HAT, AB — A new community group has emerged with the goal to help ensure the Medicine Hat Arena remains available for hockey teams and other groups in the community.
Last December, the Save the Arena Committee, consisting of several prominent community members, formed after city council voted to close the 46 year old facility. Bill Yuill, CEO of the Monarch Corporation, serves as the current chairman of the community.
“The committee was formed because we were under the understanding that the city had plans to take the Arena out of operation, to close the Arena, and we thought there may be an opportunity to see if we could save it, particularly for the benefit of minor hockey and the user groups,” said Yuill.