New recreation centre expected to bring year-round ice to North Bay

It looks like North Bay will be able to offer ice on a year-round basis once the new twin-pad arena officially opens next month.Steve Langlois, vice president, principal planner for Monteith Brown Planning Consultants Ltd. told council Tuesday evening the new recreation centre has the ability to accommodate summer ice.It’s been a long-standing request from ice users to have ice available in the city on a year-round basis.Many players and teams leave the city and travel to Sudbury or to so