The Western Park Ice Rink is getting a major facelift and upgrade to its facility. Western Park’s Melanie Silcox presented the latest with the project during the Vernal Chamber luncheon on Tuesday. “Most know that the east side is our main entrance and it’s not very friendly as far as entering in,” shared Silcox. In fact, many visitors have to call and ask where the entrance even is! The remodel will fix that as there will be a nice new front entrance added on and the parking lot will be repaired and updated as well. The major addition will be added on the west side of the building, extending the building by 35 feet towards the amphitheater. This space will add multiple locker rooms, with showers that the facility currently has none of, storage rooms, and some multi-use rooms primarily for Outlaw Trail Theatre. Silcox explains that there has been tremendous growth in the local hockey programs and there was a huge need for this upgrade. Ventilation will be added to the building which opens up possibilities for building use during the summer off-season. Silcox said the addition will not be ready in time for hockey season but possibly by sometime in December.
