The Wellesley Arena will remain open for the 2019-2020 season, as council voted on a short-term solution to extend the arena's life.
A rubber membrane will be installed on the roof of the aging building later this summer.
It is a recommendation that came from maintenance personnel from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
The membrane will help the roof that is under pressure from leaking.
It will cost $245,512 to install, coming out of the recreation facilities reserve and municipal facilities reserve.
"It could not handle another heavy snow load. You add the snow load and the weight of the saturation and it was just not going to be safe," says Wellesley Township Mayor Joe Nowak.
It was a unanimous vote to buy time to look into funding for a new facility.
"We have three kids in hockey and a husband that likes to play hockey here in town too so it's very convenient having it open for another year," says Wellesley resident Amy Janzen.
In June council decided to close down Wellesley Arena, but was open to short-term solutions.
The mayor says this short-term solution buys the township time to get government funding and properly plan out building new facility with more amenities.
But it would take at least two years for a new arena to be built.
