HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-01, Page 43THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 ,1992. PAGE A11.
East Wawanosh Township 125th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Published by North Huron Citizen
Belgrave arena gets facelift in 1991
Humphrey south of the former ball park and
developed into the Belgrave Kinsmen Ball
Park. A pavilion, booth, roofed picnic area
and playground were built by the Kinsmen.
Ball park lights were installed for $19,000.
Through fundraising efforts the Kinsmen
reimbursed the township for the land
purchased for the ball park and the park
lights. Both are officially owned by East
Wawanosh township now.
The official opening of the Kinsmen Ball
Park was June 15, 1984. Kinsmen president
Lloyd Michie acted as master of ceremonies.
A ball game was followed by a dance in the
arena.
For the first 20 years of the existence of
the arena, the Arena Board governed it, then
in 1978, the East Wawanosh Recreation
Committee took over. Since 1979, the arena
has been governed by the Belgrave
Community Board which is made up of two
representatives from Morris Twp, two from
East Wawanosh Twp, and one from each of
the Belgrave’s Women's Institute, Belgrave
Kinsmen, the Winter Sports Committee and
the Summer Sports Committee.
It was goodbye to the old Belgrave arena front in the spring of 1991, which
was being demolished to make way for a community hall, a project
spearheaded by the local Kinsmen. From left: Kevin Pletch, arena board
chairman, George Michie, on of the volunteers who originally built the
arena, East Wawanosh Reeve Ernie Snell, Clarence Hanna, another
volunteer builder, Morris Reeve Doug Fraser and Gord Bosman, another
volunteer.
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and the side walls were strengthened in
1976. A new roof was put on in 1986.
The Belgrave arena received a new
addition late in 1991. The front of the
building was demolished by a team of
volunteers to make way for a new
conveniences and room for activities was put
on with entry doors on the south side.
The Belgrave Community Athletic
Association formed in April 1946. Land for
a ball park was donated by George Jordan to
the south of the arena site. The ball park and
the playground measured about three acres
all together.
In 1980 land was from Lome
community hall built by the Belgrave
Kinsmen. A larger front with modern
Members of the Belgrave and District Kinsmen were on hand to help pour
the footings when work began on the new arena construction. From left:
Arne Spivey, Mike Malhiot, Ken Hopper, Niel Edgar, and Kevin Pletch.
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