Kamloops Memorial Arena, Indoor sports arena in downtown Kamloops, Canada.
Kamloops Memorial Arena is an indoor sports facility in downtown Kamloops with a large concrete and steel structure topped by a high dual-pitched roof. The building displays a red brick exterior with clerestory windows and a horizontal entry pavilion that frames the main approach.
The building was constructed between 1948 and 1949 using funds raised by the community and officially opened on November 11, 1949. The dedication honored soldiers who served in World War I and World War II.
The arena's name and its fundraising history tie it to local war memorials: community groups backed raffles to build it as a memorial to both World Wars. Its teams included the Kamloops Chiefs (1973–1977), the Junior Oilers (1981–1984) and the Blazers, founded in 1984. Today it hosts the North Kamloops Midget AAA Lions and Thompson Rivers University hockey, which began play in 2009–2010.
The ice hockey surface measures about 80 by 190 feet with seating capacity for roughly 2,500 spectators and separate locker rooms for players and officials. The downtown location makes it accessible by foot or by car for visitors.
The structure incorporates timber from local forestry operations within its superstructure and red brick from regional kilns for the facade. This material choice reflects the economic importance of these industries to British Columbia.
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