Damage is seen at the Goodsoil Curling Rink after a partial roof collapse. (Image Credit: Goodsoil Parks and Recreation Association)

By Kenneth Cheung

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Roof collapse leaves future of Goodsoil curling rink uncertain

Mar 31, 2026 | 2:02 PM

Local curlers in Goodsoil will need to look elsewhere for ice.

A partial roof collapse at the local curling rink has left the future of the facility uncertain, as the village waits for engineers and insurance assessments before deciding what comes next.

Mayor Don Eckel said a large section of the roof has fallen onto the ice surface, while other parts remain unstable.

“The roof from the mezzanine to about halfway down the ice surface is on the ground,” Eckel said.

“Whatever’s left, there’s probably a quarter of it’s got a big bow in it, like it’s almost on the ground, but it’s still standing.”

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The collapse was discovered on the morning of March 19, and the condition of the building has not changed since.

No repairs have started, with the village waiting on further direction after insurance adjusters visited the following day. 

“I haven’t heard nothing back from them, and they said they were going to send an engineer out, so we’re waiting for an engineer to come out to tell us what we can do,” Eckel said.

Damage is seen at the Goodsoil Curling Rink after a partial roof collapse. (Image Credit: Goodsoil Parks and Recreation Association)

That assessment will determine whether the structure can be repaired or needs to be torn down. 

Eckel said he does not know what caused the collapse and will not speculate. No injuries were reported.

The rink, believed to have been built in the early 1990s, has long served as a gathering place in the community, even as usage has declined over time.

“People need things to do and it gets them out of the house,” Eckel said.

“Like every community, you have your diehard curlers, you got your diehard hockey players, people love to curl.”

There is no estimate yet on repair costs, and the village is relying on insurance to cover expenses.

“It puts it in a tough situation because you never know what they’re going to cover and what you have to pay out of pocket,” he said.

In the Prince Albert area, a community hub in Smeaton suffered a large-scale roof collapse overnight March 30. The building housed both skating and curling rinks, as well as a community hall.

The community hub in Smeaton is shown after a large-scale roof collapse the night of March 30. (Image Credit: Facebook/ Smeaton Rec Centre)

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Kenneth.Cheung@pattisonmedia.com