Kinsmen Arena Ice Systems Upgrade

January 2023 - Consultants Engaged

The City is now proceeding with the Kinsmen Arena Upgrades Project, and has engaged Alton Tangedal Architect LTD from Regina to lead a team of consultants to design and coordinate the work required at the Kinsmen Arena, as approved by City Council:

Structural Engineering: Brownlee Beaton Kreke,

Mechanical Engineering: RJ England Consulting Ltd

Electrical Engineering: Rittenburg and Associates Ltd

Refrigeration Engineering: Accent Refrigeration Systems

Geotechnical Engineering: Clifton and Associates

February 2023 - Planning Discussion with Yorkton Minor Hockey

Members of the City’s project team met with representatives from Yorkton Minor Hockey to begin conversations on project implementation and timelines. The Kinsmen Arena is the primary home of Yorkton Minor Hockey programming, and as such there will be significant impact to hockey programming during project construction. It is anticipated that the Kinsmen Upgrades Project could take up to 10 months to complete, and it was important that Administration and Yorkton Minor Hockey take a proactive and collaborative approach to planning the project to minimize the impact to operations to the best ability. Preferred project timelines and implementation dates were provided by Yorkton Minor Hockey and will be shared with the project consultants and further planning and project design continue.

March/April 2023 - Geotechnical Study

A geotechnical survey of the ground conditions underneath the arena slab is planned for April 2023, once the ice has been taken out at the end of the season. This survey will further inform the project timeline planning, as it will assist with identifying how much excavation is required as part of the arena slab replacement.