Poplar Point and District Memorial Rink

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The Poplar Point and District Memorial Rink, a gigantic cylindrical building, is an ambitious example of a mid-twentieth-century community arena in rural Manitoba. Built as a World War II memorial, the high-arched recreational facility features an impressive superstructure of laminated wooden arches bound to a skin of aluminum-covered wooden boards. The building is an elegant expression of strength and grace that creates an open, airy space used primarily for hockey, skating and indoor summer events. Erected and later restored mainly by volunteer labour, the arena continues to serve the Poplar Point area as a central meeting place.

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