The Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre is a multi-purpose arena located in

Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. History ...

, Nova Scotia. In 2007, Business Week Online named the Civic Centre as one of the top ten most impressive sports arenas in the world.

Design

The Port Hawksbury Civic Centre was designed by architect Bob Ojolick of Ojolick Associates Architects/Planners. The arena was built with being green and effort in mind, as it is one of the few ice hockey rinks in the world that allows for natural light from the outside.

Notable events

*2005 -

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*2005 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2007 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2009 -

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training camp *2010 - Montreal Canadiens alumni game *2013 - The National - Grand Slam of Curling *2014 -

*2014 - The Stanfields *2014 - World U-17 Hockey Challenge *2015 -

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& Sam Moon *2017 -

2017 Elite 10 The 2017 Princess Auto Elite 10 was held from March 16 to 20 at Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. It was the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event held in the 2016–17 curling season. The tournament was held between ten ...

- Grand Slam of Curling

References

External links

Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre
Sports venues in Nova Scotia Music venues in Nova Scotia Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada Indoor arenas in Nova Scotia Curling in Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-struct-stub