Memorial Arena Park plans taking shape

Fundraising committee targeting $1.4 million for Listowel project development

October 12, 2022 @ 2:13 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News

Jerry Rozendal, chair of the recently-formed Memorial Arena Park ‘59 (MAP 59) fundraising committee, displays a conceptual drawing outlining the memorial wall plan to honour the victims of the arena collapse of Feb. 28, 1959 overlooking a new park located at the site of the former Listowel Memorial Arena. Fundraising for the $1.4 million project is now officially underway, with committee members hopeful to have shovels in the ground by 2023. (Dan McNee photo)
LISTOWEL – Jerry Rozendal knows that the decision to remove Listowel Memorial Arena was not a popular one for many local residents. The iconic building had stood in Listowel’s east end for nearly six decades, serving as a recreational hub for the community but perhaps more importantly, existed as a standing memorial for the eight…
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