Hockey Academy still negotiating with Rockland

The Canadian International Hockey Academy is still negotiating with the municipality of Rockland, regarding its use of industrially-zoned land. 
Project representative Mathieu Mault said it’s still unclear whether the non-profit academy will rent or purchase land from the municipality.
Mault said the negotiations likely won’t slow down the construction, and a call for tenders should be issued before the holidays.
Funding for the sports complex and nearby facilities has been set at $21 million, which will be equally split between the municipal, provincial and federal government under Building Canada. Private founders of the CIHA will also invest at least $4 million for supplemental facilities on the site.
On August 6, Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman visited Rockland’s riverside to see a tentative plan of the facilities.
Mault said architectural plans should soon be released. Watch for them to appear in The Review.