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Article: New rink would cost $8m
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- The Press
- Article date:
- July 4, 2003
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Christchurch could support a second ice rink but the $8 million
cost of building one is more than originally estimated, an economic
feasibility study shows.
The Queen Elizabeth II Park Ice Stadium Trust has been pushing
since 1998 for a new Olympic-sized ice arena with seating for up to
1000 spectators to be built on land next to QEII.
The trust, which includes representatives from all the major ice
sports, is concerned about the inability of Christchurch's existing
ice rink to accommodate greater numbers and believes a second rink is
warranted.
That belief now appears to be backed by a feasibility study which
it commissioned with financial assistance from the Christchurch City
Council. ...