By Sheldon Spackman
There was supposed to be just one game in the Heritage Junior Hockey League on Wednesday night but it never took place, as smoke at the Didsbury Aquatic Centre forced the evacuation of the entire Memorial Complex, forcing the postponement of the Mountainview Colts game against Three Hills.
Jeff Dyck is an On-Air host from CKFM 96.5 FM All Hit Country in Olds, the Colour Commentator for the AJHL’s Olds Grizzlys and the Play By Play voice of the Mountainview Colts. He tweeted that the Didsbury Memorial Complex was evacuated once alarm bells started ringing at the facility. Dyck reported that four fire trucks and one ambulance responded to the scene and were checking the facility’s pool area.
The Town of Didsbury later posted this message on their facebook page regarding the incident:
“Earlier this evening the Didsbury Fire Department responded to smoke at the Didsbury Aquatic Centre. The source of the smoke could not be immediately determined and as a result, the entire building had to be evacuated and unfortunately the Colts game had to be postponed.
A furnace in the pool area was found to be the source of smoke and was dealt with by the fire department. There is no damage to the facility, everyone was evacuated safely and the Aquatic Centre will be open for business tomorrow morning (December 15th).
We apologize for the inconvenience of the evacuation, and thank the Didsbury Fire Department for their thorough and swift response.”
There is no word yet on when the Colts and Three Hills Thrashers game will take place.
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Dyck)
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