Common Council has been told by the Leisure Services Advisory Board the L-B-R has great potential as an Olympic ice surface which could be used for speed skating as well as hockey.
The Recreation Board also claims the Olympic ice surface would be safer and rejuvenating the L-B-R could also be a catalyst for economic development in that part of the north end.
To further bolster its argument, Council has been told Moncton, Campbellton and Fredericton can now attract sporting events, Saint John can't. There is no indication about how much this would cost.
