Grand celebrations to mark the reopening of the Aréna Raymond-Bourque

Grand celebrations to mark the reopening of the Aréna Raymond-Bourque
1200 People Celebrate the Renovated Arena and the Return of Raymond Bourque in Saint-Laurent

Saint-Laurent, September 7, 2022 – More than 1200 people passed through the doors of the Aréna Raymond-Bourque on September 3 for its grand reopening celebrations. Alan DeSousa, Mayor of the borough of Saint-Laurent; Caroline Bourgeois, Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee, responsible for major parks, Mount Royal and sports; Raymond Bourque, former hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame; Marwah Rizqy, Deputy for Saint-Laurent; Danièle Sauvageau, President, Chief Executive Officer and Coach of Centre 21.02 and Kim St-Pierre, former goaltender of the women’s National Hockey team, took part in the puck drop officially marking the reopening of the facilities in the presence of the main partners of the project and the members of Saint-Laurent’s borough council.

The former goaltender of the women’s National Hockey team, Kim St-Pierre; The President, Chief Executive Officer and Coach of Centre 21.02, Danièle Sauvageau; the Borough councillor for the Norman-McLaren district, Annie Gagnier; the City Councillor for the Norman-McLaren District and Head of the official opposition, Aref Salem; the Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee, responsible for major parks, Mount Royal and sports, Caroline Bourgeois; the former hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Raymond Bourque; the Deputy for Saint-Laurent, Marwah Rizqy; the Mayor of Saint-Laurent, Alan DeSousa; the City Councillor for the Côte-de-Liesse district, Vana Nazarian and the Borough Councillor for the Côte-de-Liesse district, Jacques Cohen took part in the puck drop officially marking the reopening of the Arena Raymond-Bourque in the presence of the representatives of the Club de patinage artistique de Saint-Laurent, Hockey Saint-Laurent and of Ringuette Saint-Laurent, on September 3. The presence of Raymond Bourque, hockey legend who made his debut in Saint-Laurent, attracted many young fans and the attention of multiple media.

Public skating and a variety of activities and entertainment were on the agenda for this event. Starting at 12:30 p.m., youngsters and adults alike therefore had the chance to attend shows and demonstrations by the Club de patinage artistique (CPA Saint-Laurent), Hockey Saint-Laurent and Ringuette Saint-Laurent—the three Saint-Laurent clubs that use the Aréna Raymond-Bourque. The celebration continued with an amusing presentation of the role of a resurfacer and ended with a show by The 7 Fingers collective.

Funding
As it may be recalled, the renovations were made possible through Ville de Montréal’s program to support the upgrading of municipal arenas, which targets the city’s 34 arenas. The project represents an investment of $28.8 million. It was financed 65.23% by Ville de Montréal’s Service des grands parcs, du mont Royal et des sports and 34.77% by Saint-Laurent. Financial assistance of $7,500,000 was also granted in the same percentages by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.

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