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Don Beer Arena, named after Donald A. Beer (1907 - 1969) for his work on the Pickering Township Council, was built in 1969 as a single rink community facility. The arena was expanded to a twin rink facility in 1973. In 2002, with the creation of a partnership between the City of Pickering, the Pickering Hockey Association, the Durham West Girls Hockey Association and the Federal and Provincial governments the current arena expansion began. In February 2003, the official ribbon cutting took place for the expanded three rink facility. A 2,829 square meter addition has been added to create a new 7,984 square meter facility housing a new 190 foot by 85 foot rink surface. In addition to the creation of the new rink surface and modern building system, a large part of the existing building was renovated to address accessibility issues. The "new" Don Beer Arena has ground level access, automatic doors, ramps, expanded and upgraded public washrooms, and a new fully accessible concession area. New heating and ventilation systems, fire alarm and fire suppression systems replaced the older systems in current use in parts of the existing building. images - click to enlarge
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