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Marking a milestone for LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Sportsplex, the same Bry Sand crew who created the slab for the Richmond Olympic oval, poured 200 cubic metres of concrete this month to create an NHL-size foundation for the cityB次元官网网址檚 new ice rink.
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The slab pour moved the Sportsplex into the home stretch of work, expected now to extend over the summer.
At the beginning of the year, Langford officials were aiming for a spring finish for the $14.1 million complex at City Centre Park, but the federal government extended the use of infrastructure grants from March to October.
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Bowling lane equipment is scheduled to arrive in late June, after most of the buildingB次元官网网址檚 internal ducting and structure is completed. Surrey-based Xcalibur Bowling, operating under the name Planex, will operate 20 lanes and a restaurant, heralding the return of 10-pin bowling to the region.
Seaton said he is eager to see the arenaB次元官网网址檚 heat recapture system in operation. A few feet under the slab is an eight-inch sand bed that will act as a sponge to absorb heat expelled from the ice plant.
That heat in turn will be directed into a heat pump system, designed by VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Accent Refrigeration, that can be used to warm the building in the winter and for cooling in the summer. It will also be linked into a heat exchange with Westhills geothermal system.
Accent plans to relocate itself into second floor offices in the Sportsplex.
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