Provincial funding approved for upgrades to local arenas, rinks

HALIFAX: Rinks and arenas in the Strait area were recently approved for provincial funding. In a press release issued on Jan. 11, the province announced that 33 facilities across Nova Scotia are receiving $978,483 through the Province’s Rink Revitalization Fund. “Rinks are critical pieces of community infrastructure,” spokesperson Mikaela Etchegary wrote The Reporter via email….