http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/13251/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/community-urges-halifax-save-historic-forum/31080 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> &quot;It&#039;s more than a rink&quot; </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5857_resized.jpg" alt="" title="The Halifax Forum was home to first artificial ice surface east of Montreal, and home ice to Nova Scotia&#039;s first professional hockey team. City staff have recommended closing and tearing down the complex, to be replaced by a 4-pad ice arena at Windsor Park." width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <div>Sonny Wicks still hears the roar of the crowd every time he enters the Halifax forum. &nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&ldquo;As a youngster I always dreamed of fighting at the Halifax forum,&rsquo;&rdquo; the 52-year-old retired boxer says.&ldquo;The crowds here were great. Community was great. </div><p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/community-urges-halifax-save-historic-forum/31080" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/community-urges-halifax-save-historic-forum/31080#comments Stephanie Taylor arena community development Halifax forum hockey Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:11:51 +0000 Erica Butler 31080 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca