By Jodie Easson, Marketing Chair, CAS
To The Haldimand Press
CALEDONIA—And so it begins – the demolition of the interior and annex of “The Old Arena” or Exhibition Hall at the Caledonia Fairgrounds has begun – making way for the Riverside Exhibition Centre.
Plans for the renovation were kick started in 2016 with the offer of $1.6 million in matching funding from Ron and Nancy Clark, meant to help complete phase one of the project; transforming the former ice surface to a climate-controlled facility with 14,000-square-feet of open floor space, a commercial grade kitchen, washrooms, meeting and storage rooms and a stage.
