Moose Jaw Times-Herald: An investment into arenas

Federal gov’t provides funding to Pla-Mor Palace, Pense Memorial Rink

 Mayor Deb Higgins talks with Ray Boughen, MP for
Palliser, after the funding announcement from the
federal government to support upgrades to the
Pla-Mor Palace in the City of Moose Jaw and the Pense
Memorial Rink in the Town of Pense on July 27, 2015.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

By Lisa Goudy

Users of the Pla-Mor Palace Arena and the Pense Memorial Rink will be noticing some improvements soon.

On Monday, the federal government announced the funding of $482,547 for upgrades to the Pla-Mor Palace Arena and the funding of $123,500 for renovations to the Pense Memorial Rink.

"We here in Moose Jaw are going to have some rink projects that are in need of repair, so we're tickled about that," said Ray Boughen, MP for Palliser, after the funding announcement was made. "Buildings don't fix themselves."

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