The Municipality of Wawa will run the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre canteen over the coming ice season.
While a request for proposals (RFP) process was launched, Community Services and Tourism Director Alex Patterson told Wawa Municipal Council last night that no proposals were received, so - per Council's direction back in June - municipal staff will run the canteen, to ensure it operates.
Council was also apprised of a recommendation to amend the Municipality's Ice Cancellation Policy, told there were "a lot of" short-notice cancellations last season - with Patterson noting that has an operational as well as financial impact, as short notice makes it hard to sell the ice time to another user group - with a staff memo recommending requiring at least 24 hours notice for cancellations - at least seven days to avoid a penalty - with more time needed for tournaments, though some exceptions would be built in to a revised policy, such as for major winter storms - while it did not come to a vote, Council was in favour of the change, with Councillor Joe Opato saying it "should've been done years ago" and Councillor Mitch Hatfield noting such requirements shouldn't be a problem, based on her time involved with hockey.
Ice preparation work's already underway for the coming season.