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Arena Rentals

Ice, Dry Floor and Meeting room rentals are available at the Kin and Memorial arenas. Review the Arena User Guide and Ice Allocation Policy for information on general guidelines, rental requests, rules of conduct and more.  

Booking

For all booking inquiries, email Community Services or call 250-784-3604.

Steps to Book:

  1. Make payment at time of booking
  2. Submit a copy of your insurance. If you don't have any, ask about buying it through us. Our insurance requirements are:
    • 5 Million Commercial General Liability
    • City of Dawson Creek added as "Additional Insured", as well as the facility name
    • 30 days written notice of insurance cancellation
    • Insurance must be valid
  3. License to Use and Occupy contract must be signed

Cost

Our Fees and Charges Bylaw is updated each year through Council. It lists the cost of every City fee. On May 1st of each year costs increase.

Meetings

Dry floor season
Dry floor season is from approximately April to September when the ice is removed from the arenas. There is a two hour minimum requirement to rent a meeting room during dry floor season. Dry Floor Season rates are the same as Ice Season rates, plus additional staff costs if the meeting is outside of operational hours.
Ice season

There is a one hour minimum requirement to rent a meeting room during ice season. 

 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - per hour $32.60
Adult Non-Profit - per hour $48.90
Private Org/Individual - per hour $81.50
Commercial Org - per hour $103.23
Birthday Party - per hour $34.21

Rentals

Dry Floor
 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - per hour $65.20
Adult Non-Profit - per hour $97.80
Events
 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - 18 hour day $1,820.18
Adult Non-Profit - 18 hour day $2,390.69
Private Org/Individual - 18 hour day $3,586.03
Hourly Event Rate $226.29
Prime Time Ice

Prime time is from 3 PM to 10 PM weekdays, and 8 AM to 10 PM weekends. A last minute booking is any booking of open ice that falls within seven days of the booking.

 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - per hour $108.67
Adult Non-Profit - per hour $217.34
Private Org/Individual - per hour $407.50
Commercial Org - per hour $510.74
Last Minute Booking - per hour $108.67
Non-Prime Time Ice

Non-prime time is from 5 AM to 3 PM weekdays, and 10 PM to 12 midnight on weekends. A last minute booking is any booking of open ice that falls within seven days of the booking.

 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - per hour $80.15
Adult Non-Profit - per hour $168.74
Private Org/Individual - per hour $377.91
Commercial Org - per hour $472.34
Games - three hours $543.34

Last Minute Booking - per hour

$108.67
Summer Ice
 Group Type Cost
Youth Non-Profit - per hour $408.59
Adult Non-Profit - per hour $408.59
Private Org/Individual - per hour $408.59
Commercial Org - per hour $510.74  

Other items and services

Equipment

Additional items or services are available at our arenas. Storage rooms are available for user groups with 75 or more hours of ice booked in a season.

 Item Cost
Chairs - each per day $1.74
Helmet rental $2.39
Stage with set-up - per day $631.42
Storage rooms $103.23
Skate and helmet rental $4.35
Tables - each per day $4.02
Services
Service Cost
Raising of hockey nets $217.34
Removing of plexiglass  $108.67

Arena features and amenities

Floor seating

Kin Arena: 600 people

Memorial Arena: 600 people

Pad size

85' x 200' (both arenas)

Ice capacity

Kin Arena 250 people

Memorial Arena: 250 people

Bleacher seating

Kin Arena: 343 people

Memorial Arena: 1,547 people

Meeting rooms

Kin Arena: 1 Meeting Room (100 people)

Memorial Arena 1 Meeting Room (20 people), 1 Mezzanine: (47 people)

Total building capacity

Kin Arena: 1,000 people

Memorial Arena: 2,147 people*

*During the ice season, restrictions apply to total building capacity

Advertising

Advertising space is available at both the Kin and Memorial arenas. Contact Community Services to learn more about placing your ad in our space.

 

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1107 106 Avenue
Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3V7
Telephone (Memorial): 250-782-2229
Telephone (Kin Arena): 250-784-6441
Fax: 250-782-2923
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