Town, curling club to enter negiotations following termination of lease

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“Part of the agreement we are looking at is to make it long-term and to have conditions in there. There’s going to be a threshold for the number of curlers. If the interest gets to the point where the numbers don’t make sense to make that kind of investment, we might look at alternatives [like] maybe sharing the usage of the ice rink. A lot of communities do that. It puts to onus on the club to continue to attract members and to keep the sport viable in the community.”

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Information released by administration states the town attempted to recoup money owed ($2,100) for eight months, but the club was unresponsive. Administration ultimately gave a final warning, noting if the money owed wasn’t paid by a deadline, any assets remaining in the facility would be retained by the town.

The curling club appeared as a delegation at a council meeting in September to apologize for their actions and asked for a new lease agreement. Council agreed to a new one-year lease and to install the ice and incur additional costs, subject to the town retaining ownership of the club’s assets.

larongeNOW reached out to curling club president Amber Merriman on the matter, but she declined to be interviewed. A statement released by the club, however, states that while they have paid the outstanding balance, their concern is with the town retaining ownership of the club assets. It adds that the lease agreement does not specifically state the town receives automatic ownership of assets if a lease is terminated.

“The curling club respectfully disputes that interpretation and believes the matter deserves independent legal consideration,” the statement reads.

“There is significant distinction between exercising contractual remedies concerning the property and automatically acquiring permanent ownership of that property.”

Following the release of both statements, town administration has since been in contact with the curling club, advising them they are willing to enter into negotiations for a new lease under mutually agreeable terms and to install the ice as soon as possible.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com