Hi everyone

Greetings from the Directors, Management and Staff of the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink.

This is the latest up-date of our post fire restoration process.

GENERAL: We are please to advise that things are moving ahead with regard to cleaning.

It's a big job, but we will get there. Contractors are working on removing smoke stain from the walls, floors, all surfaces that have been touched by smoke. We intend on giving the canteen and foyer a new coat of paint, and the whole venue a good tidy up.

All the skates in Skate Hire need a sharpen and a wipe (all 500 odd pairs have a layer of crusty smoke damage on their blades). The Mezzanine area clean up is also underway with the exercise equipment, weights and hard surfaces all receiving a good clean.

This is very labour intensive work, and so contractors have advised that this activity will take at least 2 weeks.

ICE SURFACE: The appropriate course of action for our ice floor is still being reviewed to ensure that it will receive the proper attention it needs for many years of high quality ice. This important aspect of the post fire renovation will not be rushed, and we need to ensure that we have the right contractors in place when we are good to go.

TIMEFRAME: The target we have set to re-open is still June 2013, however, we are still unable to guarantee that we will definitely be open by then. I would ask that you look at this timeframe as a guide only unless it is clearly stated otherwise.

Thank you all again for your support and please look out for our next up-date.

Regards

Wayne Disbery

Manager 7 May 2013