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i n I i ? l Waterloo Arena was ordered closed in June by the provinicial Ministry of Labor. Council was told it would not be reâ€"opened until it complied with the Occupational Health & Safety Act section dealing with overstressing and structural members. In a related matter, council all but abandoned plans to locate a community arena at the corner of Fischer The dome will be used for a threeâ€"toâ€"five year period until a replacement site can be found for the uptown rink. If needed, the dome could be used as long as 15 years, a staff report says. This type of structure has been used in arenas in Europe, the United States and northern Quebec, but not in Ontario. A fiveâ€"year warrantly on labor and material will be included with ‘The Barn‘ to become ‘The Dome‘ Waterioo Memorial Arena is to become the city‘s first domed stadium by October. Facing the pressure of providing immediate relief to organizations counting on the city‘s major ice surface this winter, city council gave the goâ€"ahead Monday to a $708,000 temporary solution. Most of the arena as it stands now will be demolished and in its place an airmpzrted plastic dome will be erected. The domeâ€"which will stand 36 ft. high and measure 240 ft. long by 118 ft. wideâ€"is expected to be functional by late October. Chief administrative officer Don Roughley said the dome will be significantly smaller than the dome at Kitchener‘s Pioneer Sportsworld. Chronicle Staff 132nd Year No. 30 Wednesday, July 29, 1987 C It provides a covered ice surface/arena in the uptown for the estimated three year period while a replacement arena is being planned and built, regardiless of its locaâ€" Back to the dome, the report labels it a "realistic‘ option on three basic counts: C It can be implemented in time to salvage almost all of the 1987 ice.season; O It retains almost all of the â€"existing 2,700 seats, thus allowing the arena to continue being the city‘s only Roughiey toid council he expects negotiations for the industrial land currently known as the "Canbar" land, Successful negotiations could lead to a 1990 compleâ€" tion date for the westside rink. However, should the site not be built within the 1989â€"89 time frame, the reports suggests council should consider a site on the city‘s east side, specifically at Bechtel Park. Residents opposed to the Fischerâ€"Hallman and Roxton location were understandably thrilled with council‘s new direction, as they waited well into Tuesday morning for the decision. s *‘We‘re not out of the woods yet, but this is certainly good news," said Dave Schaub of 453 Regency Cr. Roughley was given the nod to commence negotiations with Trillium Estates Ltd. for land at the corner of Fischerâ€"Hallman Road and Columbia Street, the new "preferred site." Hallman Road and Roxton Drive. "Public opposition" made the site undesirable, the report says. Waterioo expects the province will kick in $100,000 towards the project if the city lobbies with "strong direct political representation." Mayor Marjorie Carroll hinted during the meetingâ€" with a :urpmny straight faceâ€"the next step could be a Name the Dome contest. said. ‘‘The league is still waiting for Waterloo so it can put a schedule together. And even with the dome, we still don‘t know when we can get into it," said Brill, noting \ the Junior B season begins Sept. 18. Brill is optimistic the Siskins can use Albert McCormick Arena during the interim, but he realizes the rink is usually fully booked. The league may be forced to have Waterloo play all its games for the first six weeks on the road, assuming the bubble is ready to go by late October. ‘""‘And that‘ll mean we‘re going to have to persuade people to come out to the barn (Waterioo Arena) two times a week for a long period of time. And you know how likely that is with today‘s entertainment dollar,"" he Waterioo Siskin general manager Pete Brill is disappointed council took so long to make a decision on the fate of the arena, leaving his Siskins in bad books with those responsible for drawing the Midwestern Junior B schedule. to be complete by year‘s end. This site concurs with Waterloo‘s uptown development strategy. And while the news is good for the major tenants of the arena, not everyoné is happy with the way Waterioo has handled the situation.