Draft:Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre

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{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre

| image_size = 300

| address = 71 Cornelia Street West

| location = Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada

| owner = Town of Smiths Falls

| operator = Glenview Sports Entertainment Inc.

| capacity = Ice hockey: 1,500 (3,000 with standing room)
Concerts: 4,200

| record_attendance = 1,787 (April 18, 2014)

| dimensions = {{convert|74000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| broke_ground = {{Start date|2008|09|05}}

| opened = {{Start date|2010|06|04}}

| cost = C$10.5 million

| tenants = Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) (2010–present)

}}

Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre is a multi-purpose arena in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=Recreation and Sporting Facilities |url=https://www.smithsfalls.ca/en/our-community/recreation-and-sporting-facilities.aspx |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.smithsfalls.ca |language=en}} It is located 1 km east of the Smiths Falls VIA Rail station, and replaced the original Smiths Falls Memorial Centre upon opening in 2010. It is the most visited facility in Lanark County, with nearly 140,000 people visiting the arena each year.

Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre is the home arena for the Smiths Falls Bears of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). It is owned by the Town of Smiths Falls, as well as the Glenview Sports Entertainment Inc, who also owns the Bears. Besides sporting events, the Memorial Community Centre also serves as a concert venue for numerous nationally touring acts in music and comedy.{{Cite web |title=Hockey Community - Making hockey happen |url=https://hockeycommunity.com/explore/indoor_rinks/smiths-falls-community-memorial-centre |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=hockeycommunity.com}}

The arena has hosted its largest crowd in history on April 18, 2014 when 1,787 people saw the Bears winning the Bogart Cup in Game 4 against their fierce rivals Carleton Place Canadians.{{Cite web |title=CCHL- Central Canada Hockey League |url=https://www.thecchl.ca/stats/schedule/8/9/all-months/homeaway?league=1 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.thecchl.ca |language=en-US}}