This one-storey heavy wood timber and metal paneled building on South Avenue in Roland, in the Rural Municipality of Roland, was designed by Winnipeg architect Edgar Prain and built in 1939 at a cost of about $11,800 as a dual skating and curling rink. It replaced a rink destroyed by fire earlier that year.
The building consisted of a skating rink with an ice surface of 75 feet by 175 feet, and a curling rink with an ice surface of 32 feet by 160 feet. It opened officially on 30 December 1939 at a ceremony attended by MP William Gilbert Weir with 500 people in attendance.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.36587, W97.94153
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
“Tenders,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 August 1939, page 19.
“Rink at Roland,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 August 1939, page 28.
“C.U.A.C. wins as Roland opens new rink,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 January 1940, page 12.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 16 March 2025
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