‘It’s Heartbreaking’: StFX Rink Will Have No Ice for Foreseeable Future After Fire

‘It’s heartbreaking’: StFX rink will have no ice for foreseeable future after fire

A fire broke out on Monday at the Keating Centre, damaging the electrical box that powers the systems making and maintaining the ice, prompting rink services to be paused for the foreseeable future.

No ice at for foreseeable future at STFX rinks following fire

Antigonish Fire Department, RCMP, and Facilities management responded to a fire at STFX’s Charles V Keating Centre yesterday morning. An email from STFX communications states the fire was contained to the ice plant room, was electrical in nature, and there was no fire damage to the building. The Charles Keating Centre and Saputo Centre buildings were closed yesterday to ensure life safety equipment was all working, and the buildings had time to …