Ground broken on MAP 59 project

May 9, 2024 @ 9:00 amListowel Banner, News

A group made up of representatives of the MAP 59 fundraising committee, Municipality of North Perth, Shift Landscaping Architecture, and Horst Excavating Inc. broke round on May 6 at the site of the tragic 1959 collapse of the arena which claimed the lives of eight, and injured 13. (Kelsey Bent photo)
LISTOWEL – At the May 6 ceremonial groundbreaking of the Memorial Arena Park ‘59 (MAP 59) project, all those in attendance shared the sentiment the event felt like a full-circle moment. Jerry Rozendal, chair of the MAP 59 fundraising committee said he was very excited to see this project come to fruition, and under budget.…
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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.