North Bay Memorial Gardens Arena to get a new name

The North Bay arena is being renamed after a local mining supply company Boart Longyear.

North Bay Memorial Gardens arena is getting a new name and will be named after a local mining supply company.

City council approved the change of the North Bay Battalion Hockey Club’s home ice to Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens on Monday, the company said in a news release.

“As a proud member of the North Bay community for almost 100 years, Boart Longyear is thrilled to become a visible part of the city skyline by naming the well-known arena,” CEO Denis Despres is quoted as saying in the news release.

“Our nearly 200 local employees look forward to joining other North Bay residents to enthusiastically support the Battalion and other events at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.”

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Mayor Peter Chirico said the sponsorship represents “an exciting partnership that helps support the arena’s operations,” while highlighting Boart Longyear’s deep roots in the community and ongoing support for North Bay.

“The building has a long and storied history in which the North Bay Battalion has been proud to have played a part,” Battalion owner Scott Abbott is quoted as saying in the news release.

“We look forward to many more years representing North Bay in the Ontario Hockey League and bringing the name Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens to ever more fans.”

The naming rights expire June 30, 2030.

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Boart Longyear’s headquarters is in Salt Lake City, Utah.