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Cranbrook, BC (April 24, 2024) – A full community celebration and official grand reopening of the City’s Memorial Arena is planned for Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 3pm to 10pm – and we invite you to be a part of the festivities.

There will be a short, formal event with words from Cranbrook Mayor Wayne Price and RDEK Board Chair Rob Gay. Immediately following, there will be live music, food trucks and a beer garden.

The band - Pretty For The People - will play their first set at 4pm.

To ensure public safety, and not exceed building capacity, we do need to limit the number of people in the Memorial Arena to 1000 people.

The free event is to officially reopen the building to the public, while just as importantly recognize the contributions of all the dedicated contractors and commercial businesses that stepped up and supported the massive effort to save the Memorial Arena.

We are deeply grateful for the hard work and support of so many local businesses who are committed to helping bring the Memorial Arena back to life. 

A huge thank you to New Dawn Developments, Bolen Engineering, Fabrite, Spartan Scaffolding, BC Hydro, McElhanney Engineering, Turk Construction Services, Kimberley Electric, Englobe, Fortis Natural Gas, Christine Ross Architecture, GFL Waste Removal, Salvador Ready Mix, AJC Construction Services, Western Roofing, Artech Consulting, Home Hardware, Cascade Engineering, Jett Concrete Pumping, Edge Concrete Pumping, Economy Vacuum Tankers, and Mytan Vac Truck.

We are also grateful the many local staff, contractors and suppliers who were part of or contributed to this project.

The repairs made to the Memorial Arena were budgeted at $3-million and included a generous $500,000 contribution from the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). The City of Cranbrook also gratefully acknowledges the financial contributions of the Canada Community Building Fund (former Gas Tax Fund) toward this important infrastructure project.