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Tom Bredin Athletic Centre Revitalization

Tom Bredin Athletic Centre Revitalization Progress Update

 

Dutton Memorial Arena

Tom Bredin Athletic Centre Revitalization
Investing in our cherished facilities
 
On October 3, 2023, the doors of Dutton Memorial Arena opened to a newly reconfigured NHL-sized rink, five new changing rooms, a new ice plant, significant structural upgrades and a new building envelope to ensure the future of the arena for another 50 years. A viewing area above the new changing rooms offer spectators a superb view of athletes. A newly expanded entrance to the building, including an elevator, provides upgraded access to the entire athletics complex.
 
At the end of the hockey season, artificial turf will replace the ice surface and serve as a multipurpose indoor facility for all students. As a result, students will be able to play soccer, rugby, and Ultimate, and enjoy a wide variety of track and field events as well as other sports. Hundreds of students, all playing different sports, will benefit.

The new arena has an expanded capacity that will enable us to host indoor events for up to 1,000 people during the spring and summer.

Another addition to the Athletic Centre are the new changing rooms at the opposite end of the Reimer Gymnasium for SJR’s basketball and volleyball teams. This allowed us to reconfigure and refurbish the existing changing rooms between the Reimer Gym and the Riley Fitness Centre. They have been redesigned to provide direct entry to the Fitness Centre, which means we can offer members of the wider SJR community access to this facility outside of school hours.

Project Details

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  • Dutton Memorial Arena

    • Reconfigured NHL-sized rink
    • Five new changing rooms
    • New ice plant
    • Significant structural upgrades to the building envelope
    • Spectator viewing area situated above the new changing rooms that will provide a superb view
    • New expanded entrance to the building that will replace the silo and provide upgraded access to the entire athletics complex, including an elevator, and new canteen and storage facilities
    • The new arena will have an expanded capacity that will enable us to host indoor events for up to 1,000 people during the spring and the summer
    • Year-round use: the Dutton Memorial Arena will continue to be used as a hockey rink from September to March.
    • From April to August it will be converted to a field house with artificial turf replacing the ice surface
    • Multi-purpose indoor facility for all SJR students to use for soccer, rugby and Ultimate, a wide variety of track and field events as well as other sports
    • Physical Education and Athletics program can continue when the weather is inclement, or if our fields are flooded

  • Reimer Gymnasium and Riley Fitness Centre


    Another addition to the Athletic Centre will be new changing rooms at the opposite end of the Reimer Gymnasium for SJR’s basketball and volleyball teams. This will allow us to reconfigure and refurbish the existing changing rooms between the gym and the Riley Fitness Centre. They will be redesigned to provide direct entry to the Fitness Centre, which means we can offer members of the wider SJR community access to the Fitness Centre outside of school hours.

Dutton 2.0 In Action

    • A new chapter begins. View of the ice from the spectator stands.

    • Testing out our new NHL sized rink

    • One of five new change rooms

    • Artificial turf coming April 2024

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