Penticton’s iconic but aging Memorial Arena would be demolished and replaced with a modern twin-pad facility near the South Okanagan Events Centre, under a proposal that is moving forward in the planning stages following a presentation to city council on Tuesday.

Council voted unanimously (6-0) to proceed to the next phase, which includes preliminary design and site analysis, after hearing from a team of experts advocating for the new facility.

As part of the proposal, it was also recommended that council consider decommissioning the aging McLaren Arena and investing nearly $7 million to convert it into a modern six-sheet curling facility. The existing Penticton Curling Club would then be sold to Cascades Casino to allow for an expansion of that facility next door.

The estimated cost fo

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