From left, Saugeen Shores Councillor Cheryl Grace, Harold “Hardy” Henry, Mayor Luke Charbonneau, Ted Quennell, Robert “Butch” Johnson, and Vice-Deputy Mayor Mike Myatt took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Southampton Coliseum October 20 to celebrate the ongoing success of the rink.

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Southampton Coliseum veterans took centre ice on October 20 to commemorate the completed renovations to the arena. Harold “Hardy” Henry, Robert “Butch” Johnson and former Recreation Director Ted Quennell admired the floor replacement and updated side boards surrounding the rink.

Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau, Councillor Cheryl Grace and Vice Deputy Mayor Mike Myatt were there to partake in a ribbon cutting ceremony, preceded by words from Mayor Charbonneau and Quennell. Charbonneau expressed his delight in the Coliseum celebrations coinciding with the Kraft Heinz Project Play weekend, both of which he described as accomplishments resulting from the community rallying together.

“This building has never looked so good as staff keep pace with changing trends and needed upgrades,” declared Quennell. “It’s very clear to me that members of council very much recognize the Coliseum as the hub of community activity and are prepared to invest in it,” he said.

Quennell finished by acknowledging the strong community spirit in Saugeen Shores that was proven once again with over 110,000 votes cast from the Plex alone for the Kraft Heinz Project Play contest, which landed Saugeen Shores and the future Lamont Sports Park development as the $250,000 grand prize winner.

At a ribbon cutting ceremony October 20, Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau talked about the outcome of the newly renovated Southampton Coliseum and former Recreation Director Ted Quennell looked back to 1977 when the then new Southampton Coliseum opened its doors to the community.