The province has come through with funding for the Town of Espanola to replace the refrigeration system at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex.
It’s part of the $200 million Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund.
Officials say the provincewide initiative helps communities revitalize local facilities, grow the economy and promote active, healthy living across Ontario.
Local MPP Bill Rosenberg was joined by Mayor Doug Gervais for the announcement of $1 million to replace the ice plant with a state-of-the-art CO2 system on Friday in Hanmer.
Gervais thanked the province for the funding to ensure long-term use and access to the ice facilities at the complex.
The Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund is an application-based program.
It supports municipalities, Indigenous communities and non-profit organizations through two streams: one for repairing and rehabilitating existing sport and recreation facilities and spaces and another for building new or transformative sport and recreation infrastructure.
