Summerside Dome ready for action again after technicians check it out

Delaney Kelly · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 07, 2025 12:49 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

The Summerside Multipurpose Dome is present unfastened for usage by sports teams again aft being closed since mid February to fto out-of-province technicians inspect it for harm aft issues related to generator use.

"A afloat precautionary information cheque and inspection of the full installation were conducted, and the dome was deemed harmless for usage connected Tuesday evening," the metropolis said successful a quality release.  

"We sincerely admit the patience and knowing of our idiosyncratic groups and the assemblage passim this process," the metropolis said. 

The $5 cardinal dome with its indoor turf tract was opened 3 years agone to service arsenic a Canada Winter Games venue and has since been heavy relied connected by section athletes.

The period of February was a turbulent 1 for the radical of Summerside, who faced a bid of powerfulness challenges due to the fact that of a nonaccomplishment astatine Maritimes Electric's Sherbrooke substation. 

The warnings that power could beryllium scarce caused large businesses and metropolis facilities to trust connected generators astatine times to fto Summerside Electric proceed to proviso homes with powerfulness and debar rotating blackouts.

The dome besides went to generator powerfulness to keeping pumping successful the lukewarm aerial that keeps the structure inflated.

But connected the greeting of Feb. 19, "there were immoderate concerning moments" after the ostentation strategy experienced a transportation disruption, lawman main administrative serviceman J.P. Desrosiers told CBC News.

Fearing the dome's operation had been damaged, officials closed it for usage by the nationalist until specialized technicians could get to cheque it.