tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758343892805191083.post8163249688163291057..comments2024-03-29T07:36:13.358-07:00Comments on vipersdiehardfan blog: Flattened But Not Forgotten:vipersdiehardfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17917214606291534493noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758343892805191083.post-81288453009320718442019-05-11T08:35:11.840-07:002019-05-11T08:35:11.840-07:00Mitchell complains about the Civic being demolishe...Mitchell complains about the Civic being demolished and that "somebody dropped the puck" by not maintaining it properly. And he points out that Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops have their "original" rinks still functioning. <br /><br />The fact is that the Vernon Civic was built in the 1930s, using small batch concrete mix and a lot of wood. The Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops rinks were all built after the war. Building technology had progressed a lot. Penticton Memorial's high arches and the steel in the trusses of Kelowna's demonstrate this. And larger batch concrete was available after the war. <br /><br />These old rinks weren't even the "original" rinks. Vernon rink before the Civic, for example, was in the area where Cenotaph Park is now. Buildings get old and need to be replaced. The new Kal Tire Place is great and will be the rink a new generation remembers fondly. And with the newer north rink for minor hockey, it's an even better place. <br /><br />Nobody "dropped the puck". Bob McInnesnoreply@blogger.com