Tundra Oil & Gas Place

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Tundra Oil & Gas Place
Tundra Oil & Gas Place
Former namesVirden Regional Multi-purpose Recreation Facility
Location900-5th Avenue
Virden, Manitoba, Canada
OperatorTown of Virden
Capacity arena - 1,200
Construction
Broke groundMarch 2010 [1]
OpenedJune 2011 [1]
Construction cost CA$18 million
($21.3 million in 2021 dollars [2] [1] )
Tenants
Virden Oil Kings (NCHL) 2011-present
Virden Golden Bears (MHSHL) 2011-present
Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL) 2012-present
Website
Tundra Oil & Gas Place

Tundra Oil & Gas Place is a multi-purpose recreation complex located in the town of Virden, Manitoba, Canada. The venue includes a 1,200-seat ice hockey arena, community hall, and recreational facilities. The naming rights to the complex were acquired by Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership in August 2012. [3]

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Construction

With Virden's aging recreational facilities reaching the end of their useful lives, the Town of Virden held public consultations to assess the needs of the community and region. The result of this was the idea to build a large multi-use facility that would replace older facilities and provide recreational options not available to residents in the area. [4] Construction on the new complex began in March 2010 and was completed in June 2011. The total cost of the facility was $18 million, with the federal and provincial governments contributing $5 million in public funding. [1]

Arena

The 1,204-seat arena at Tundra Oil & Gas Place is home to the Virden Oil Capitals of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Virden Oil Kings of the North Central Hockey League, Virden Golden Bears of the Manitoba High School Hockey League, local minor hockey, and local figure skating programs. The first major event hosted by the arena was the 2012 Telus Cup regional championship, which was hosted by the Manitoba Midget 'AAA' Hockey League's Southwest Cougars. [5]

Other facilities

The complex also features a 500-seat community hall, retail space, fitness centre, running/walking track, and an outdoor swimming pool. These public facilities, along with the arena, are managed by the Town of Virden's Parks and Recreation department.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Virden's Rink Set To Open". DiscoverWestman.com. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Virden unveils name for recreation centre". Brandon Sun. August 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ "New Recreation Facility". Virden.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ "2012 TELUS Cup West Regional qualifier to be hosted by Virden". Hockey Manitoba. June 4, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.

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