With hockey season fast approaching, Battleford town council gave its approval to a couple of agreements related to Battleford Arena at their meeting on Monday evening.
One was an arena canteen lease agreement with canteen provider Wayne Warren.
According to administration, the agreement is much the same as before, however the monthly rate has gone up by $25 a month (not including GST) and there are provisions built in in case they have to close due to COVID-19 or new restrictions are brought in. The lease agreement was approved unanimously.
As well, council has authorized the mayor and the town administrator to enter into an agreement with Battlefords AAA Sharks for an advertising agreement for the 2021-22 season.
This is for arena board advertising at the arena with the Sharks splitting the revenues 50-50 with the town. According to councillor Kevin Russell, this is considered a major fundraiser for the AAA Sharks female hockey team to help with their expenses. Councillor Doug Laing also said it was good to see some planning to get all the hockey back on the ice this season.
Administration is reporting no changes in the agreement from last year, and it was approved by council unanimously.
