They celebrated half a century of skating fun at Whitney Pier’s community rink. Lots of families hit the ice on the weekend at Pierplex, but many are wondering how much longer they’ll be able to skate there.
The rink lost its major tenant, the Sydney Minor Hockey Association; which moved teams to the new rink in Membertou, but supporters of the Pierplex plan to fight to keep their rink open with different fundraisers.