The Memorial Civic Center is a multi-sport recreation and conference facility in

Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially ...

. The Memorial Civic Centre opened in downtown Campbellton on the bank of the

Restigouche River The Restigouche River (french: Rivière Ristigouche) is a river that flows across the northwestern part of the province of New Brunswick and the southeastern part of Quebec. The river flows in a northeasterly direction from its source in the App ...

in 1992. It was built to replace the Memorial Gardens which was destroyed by a fire in 1990. The Memorial Gardens was located on Arran St. The complex is equipped to accommodate sporting events, entertainment, commercial functions and trade shows on a local, regional, provincial or national basis. The Memorial Civic Center is designed to host Olympic competitions, provide training facilities for Canada's national teams and promote recreational and sporting opportunities for all age groups. It is home to the

Campbellton Tigers The Campbellton Tigers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Campbellton, New Brunswick. They play in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. The team plays their home games at the Memorial Civic Center. Originally founded in 1996 as the Rest ...

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team.

Facilities

* a 3,500-seat multi-purpose

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, containing an

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size ice surface * another Olympic-size ice surface for practice * a removable indoor soccer turf * a 25-metre, 8-lane, semi-Olympic swimming pool * a wading pool * a water slide * 250-seat lounge overlooking the main arena and an outdoor rooftop patio * 400-seat conference room for conventions and receptions * several meeting rooms, 2 multi-purpose rooms, 8 changing rooms * weight training, aerobics and fitness centre * racquet ball and squash courts * 2 canteens

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