Government Invests in New Bedford Arena

Halifax Regional Municipality residents are closer to enjoying a new four-rink arena in their community.

The province confirmed today, Nov. 17, a $2-million commitment to fund the four-pad arena in Bedford, on the Hammonds Plains road. It is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

"I am pleased the province is able to contribute to this new facility," said Maureen MacDonald, Minister of Health Promotion and Protection. "The arena will provide more opportunities for local residents to live healthier and more active lives."

Halifax Regional Municipality requested funding from the province to help pay for the $42-million complex.

The Department of Health Promotion and Protection will provide the funding from its Building Facilities Infrastructure Together (B-FIT) program. The program, launched in 2007, provides funds to replace, and upgrade recreation facilities in Nova Scotia. Under B-FIT, the province has committed more than $63 million to 36 major infrastructure projects, generating more than $200 million worth of construction.