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CBC
07-03-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Summerside Dome ready for action again after technicians check it out
The Summerside Multipurpose Dome is now open for use by sports teams again after being closed since mid February to let out-of-province technicians inspect it for damage after issues related to generator use. "A full precautionary safety check and inspection of the entire facility were conducted, and the dome was deemed safe for use on Tuesday evening," the city said in a news release. "We sincerely appreciate the patience and understanding of our user groups and the community throughout this process," the city said. The $5 million dome with its indoor turf field was opened three years ago to serve as a Canada Winter Games venue and has since been heavily relied on by local athletes. The month of February was a turbulent one for the people of Summerside, who faced a series of power challenges because of a failure at Maritimes Electric's Sherbrooke substation. The warnings that power could be scarce caused major businesses and city facilities to rely on generators at times to let Summerside Electric continue to supply homes with power and avoid rotating blackouts. The dome also went to generator power to keeping pumping in the warm air that keeps the structure inflated. But on the morning of Feb. 19, "there were some concerning moments" after the inflation system experienced a connection disruption, deputy chief administrative officer J.P. Desrosiers told CBC News.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Summerside closes its sports dome after damage from generator use
Summerside's sports dome is going to be closed for the foreseeable future to let technicians assess its safety, city deputy CAO J.P. Desrosiers said Wednesday. The $5 million dome over a huge indoor turf field opened three years ago for the Canada Winter Games. Warm air is pumped continuously inside the dome to keep it inflated. But the dome, along with other large users in the P.E.I. municipality, has been using backup power from generators for over a week. That's because Maritime Electric is asking users to curtail power use during peak times — in the mornings and evenings — as it works to repair a transformer at the Sherbrooke substation that is a conduit for half of Summerside's power. "There were some concerning moments this morning," Desrosiers told CBC News, explaining that the dome was damaged after its inflation system experienced a connection disruption. The dome was "not designed to be run on generators, and the last eight days we have been doing that during peak times, to bring down the load requirements," he said. To be on the safe side, Desrosiers said, the dome now needs an assessment by specialized technicians, who must travel from out of province. Once that's done, the city will know whether repairs are needed and how soon the dome could reopen.
