Having mould removed from the Cambridge Bay arena in time to do some indoor skating this year is now essentially impossible.
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It has taken longer than expected to get the request for proposals (RFP) advertised, Marla Limousin, Cambridge Bay's senior administrative officer, acknowledged. When the RFP is posted there will be a two-week period for contractors to respond, so it now appears that work won't begin sooner than early April. The arena normally closes for the season by mid- to late-April.
Meanwhile, the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay has been maintaining three outdoor rinks for residents and a fourth will be added for the Omingmak Frolics spring carnival, May 3-6, Limousin said.
The Hamlet refused to open the arena this year due to the growing presence of mould, which it deemed to be a possible health hazard.