Host Your Event at Memorial Gardens
About North Bay
North Bay is a vibrant city of 54,000 people and has a regional population of 109,000.
It is a beautiful and welcoming community that offers a variety of amenities including fabulous restaurants, attractions and a waterfront park. It is a refreshing location to host your next concert or event.
North Bay is home to the award winning Nipissing University and to Canadore College, one of the fastest growing colleges in Ontario. Together, the two institutions boast more than 10,000 part-time and full-time students.
It really is "Just North Enough to be Perfect", located just 3.5 hours north of Toronto, 4 hours west of Ottawa and only a short distance from other major Ontario centres such as Huntsville and Sudbury.
Our convenient, centralized location coupled with modern facilities ensures that we maintain cost effective land, rail and air services for both business and leisure travellers.
North Bay is within a day's drive to more than 100 million consumers. To reach our destination, you have the choice of six border crossings such as New York City, Detroit, Boston and Chicago.
Comprehensive medical services in North Bay are provided by the new $550 million dollar North Bay Regional Health Centre.
Why Memorial Gardens
- Winner of Hockeyville 2007 where we saw the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and New York Islanders battle it out on the rink.
- Proud host of the 2014 World Ringette Championships.
- Became home to the North Bay Battalion in the fall of 2013, an OHL team that drew approximately 160,000 fans in its 2013-2014 season.
- Host to great figure skating events such as Celebration on Ice and Skate the Nation where Brian Orser, Kurt Browning and Elvis Stojko made their sport come alive.
- Rafters have resonated with the melodic tunes of George Jones and Charlie Pride and to the hell raising banter of Alice Cooper and the Tragically Hip.
- Provider of fun for the whole family with the likes of the Garden Brothers Circus and Dora the Explorer.
This facility can be transformed to suit any event. Our dedicated staff will do their best to help your event be a success!
Getting to North Bay
Easily accessible by land or air, North Bay's location provides convenient links for transportation and communication-related activities. It is situated at the crossroads of the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 11 corridor and is on the national high-speed fibre optic network.
Just minutes from the downtown core, North Bay's Jack Garland Airport is the largest airport north of Toronto and accommodates all types of aircraft and special guests.
Technical Specifications
Building
- Ceiling Height: 34' low steel, 49' high steel
- Floor Area: 200' x 85'
- Ice Surface: 200' x 85' (North American NHL standards)
- Floor Size: 17,000 square feet
- Floor Type: IceCap Pro 1" thick solid sheets
- Loading Doors: Single
- Zamboni Garage Door for Load In and Out: 14' x 14'
- Portable Stage: 48' x 40' (50 piece, adjustable legs)
- Lighting: Dimmable Programmable LED Lighting
- Entrance Way to Ice Surface: 9'2"
- Distance from bottom of the video board to the floor is 20' 2" without the ice in or 20' with the ice and floor in.
Arena Rigging Weight
2,500 pounds per truss maximum.
Structural engineer may be required.
Seating
Tiered Seating - Holds 4,235 people
Tiered Seating & Floor Seats - Holds 5,258 people
Seating plans can be designed to accommodate a wide variety of events.
Internet Access & Wireless Capabilities
Memorial Gardens has internet access and wireless capabilities throughout the building.
Rooms
Hall of Fame Lounge - Holds 60 people
Club Lounge - Holds 60 people
Scout Room - Holds 16 people
10 Suites - Hold 200 people (20 per suite)
Media Box - Holds 45 people
Available Electrical
Located in the Near East end of the Arena:
1 x 400 Amp
2 x 200 Amp
2 x 100 Amp
Exterior Power Available:
2 x 50 Amp
2 x 20 Amp in two locations (south east side and north east side of the building)
Floor Layout - Concert Layout
SEATING CAPACITY TOTAL = 5,349
Floor = 1,678
Rinkside = 201
Tiers = 3,290
Suites = 180
Floor Layout - Concert Layout with Mixer
SEATING CAPACITY TOTAL = 5,258
Floor = 1,587
Rinkside = 201
Tiers = 3,290
Suites = 180
Memorial Gardens Facility
Other Amenities
Ten corporate suites available for purchase. Each suite includes 14 permanent exterior seat locations plus 6 additional interior stool/standing positions.
Box office services include ticket production, ticket sellers, online ticketing and credit card services.
A 4 sided state-of-the-art centre hung video board which is not removable or retractable.
New sound and lighting systems.
HVAC system and A/C to allow for year-round spectator events.
On-site ATM
Arena security
Police services (upon request)
Stage
Transport Entrance/Drive in
Forklift and Genie Lift
Towels
Glass in/out
Battalion Retail Outlet Store
Media Box
Scout Room
On-site Parking
Exterior Marquee 160" x 32"
Food & Beverage
3 Modern Concessions
2 On-site Bars (Hall of Fame Lounge and Club Lounge)
On-site Catering
Portable Concession Stands
Remote Bar Locations
Fully Licensed Arena
State-of-the-art Kitchen Facilities
Contact Us Today to Start Planning Your Event
MEMORIAL GARDENS SPORTS ARENA
100 Chippewa Street West
North Bay ON P1B 6G2
Melinda Fry, Manager of Sports and Events
Email: events@cityofnorthbay.ca
Phone: 1-800-465-1882 Ext. 2662
