BLACKS HARBOUR – 2025 will mark the final year of the multi-year upgrade project for the Blacks Harbour Arena, now officially called the Eastern Charlotte Recreation Complex. First signed in 2022, the project received $380,000 in funding from the Gas Tax Fund. The funding was seeded by just over $91,500 from local fundraising efforts ($88,000 Chase the Ace, and $3,500 Jersey Girls/U15).
Ongoing work for 2025 includes upgrades/repairs to ice surface doors, rubber flooring and climate control for the former curling area. In addition, the municipality will be taking internal ice surface camera feeds and making it viewable to the public. Final work and the bulk of funds remaining will be utilized for the completion of the outdoor ball court; the old court was removed in the fall of 2024.