Key piece of machinery broke as ice was going in for new curling season
When Calvin Smith tried to put in the ice at the Crapaud Curling Club this year, a key piece of machinery broke. (CBC)
The Crapaud Curling Club faces closure because it has no money to repair a key piece of equipment.
The device helps keep the ice surface cold, and it broke as the club was putting in the ice for a new season this week. Fixing it will cost $3,000.
‘If we don’t get it going we’re just going to have to close.’ – Calvin Smith, Crapaud Curling Club
“We’re practically zero in our bank account right now and we have no way to recover,” said board member Calvin Smith.
The club is already $80,000 in debt from renovations that went over budget a few years ago, and it’s been unable to catch up financially.
The club has set up a gofundme campaign online, hoping enough donations will come in to save the rink. Link: http://www.gofundme.com/db2panm9