Sackville rallies in bid for Hockeyville upgrades to 50-year-old rink – Halifax [Video]

People in Lower Sackville, N.S., rallied together on Saturday in hopes of upgrading the community’s 50-year-old hockey rink.

A group of volunteers recently nominated the Sackville Arena for this year’s Kraft Hockeyville competition, in hopes of securing a $250,000 prize to expand the facility and better serve a growing population.

Chris Fraser, board member of the Lake District Regional Association, says his group hopes to add to the rink to provide kids with more opportunities to play.

“It’s an old facility, it was built in the 70s. It’s original everything, pretty much. There are upkeeps we need to keep,” he said, adding there’s also plans to install a female-inclusive dressing room and multi-seasonal practice centre.

“However, because (of) the infrastructure in our community and how everything keeps expanding, we do need extra ice for our kids.”