The Terrace Curling Association (TCA) built the Terrace Curling Rink back in 1972/73 and in 2022, the original roof was well past its prime.
Thanks in part to a $70,455 Recreation Infrastructure grant, the TCA was able to construct a new roof to overlay the older metal roofing.
The TCA was advised in 2006 that the roof had several leaks and was exhibiting severe rusting over the entire roof deck and condensation was an issue on the interior surface of the roof.
The leaks drip onto the ice sheet surface and in the lobby and lounge/serving areas, which limits use of the facility and can reduce the number of curling ice sheets, impacting league and bonspiel play. Various methods by volunteers to patch and address continued leaking enabled this roof to last as long as it did.
The new roof eliminates leaks and condensation and the overall improvements will reduce heating and cooling costs to the TCA over the renewed life of the building.
“The Terrace Curling Association is appreciative of the recent grant which funded critical roof repairs this summer. Along with a new ice plant and other improvements over the last several years, the new roof has brought the 1970’s era facility into the 2020s,” said Roger L’Heureux, president, Terrace Curling Club. “The upgraded building allows us to continue to offer league curling, bonspiels, high school and youth and special needs curling, and public learn-to-curl events, as well as non-curling events like catering, community and family events, dryland training, and even a summertime film festival. Without the generosity of the Northern Development Initiative Trust, our service to the community might come to an end.”
