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Centre Gervais Auto
Multi-purpose Amphitheatre
In 2008, Shawinigan acquired major and innovative equipment for ice sport activities. This new 4,000-seat multi-purpose amphitheatre houses an ice rink with retractable boards that allow the rink to be resized to meet North American or Olympic standards. The facility, constructed at a cost of more than 20 million dollars, is also equipped with pioneering energy recovery technology. It is also home to the Shawinigan Cataracts, a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The amphitheatre, which is located in downtown Shawinigan along the shores of the Saint-Maurice River, is also designed to host large shows, thus accommodating up to 4,500 spectators at a time. Close to restaurants and hotels as well as to all major tourist attractions such as the Cité de l'énergie, to name only one, the Shawinigan amphitheatre is the choice location to hold all your events.
Contact :
1, rue Jacques-Plante
Shawinigan (Québec) G9N 0B7
Area
20,000 square feet (olympic ice rink) | 17,000 square feet (North American ice rink)
Capacity
4,000 persons (5,600 spectators with floor area)
Services and facilities
- Avant-garde and ecological
- Curling
- Refrigerant with no greenhouse gas emissions
- Ice hockey
- Figure skating
- Speed skating
- Synchronized skating
- It is also able to host trade shows and fairs and primarily stands out for being one of the greenest and most energy-efficient facilities of its kind
- Ringuette
- The only amphitheatre equipped with retractable boards and bleachers, enabling the playing surface to be resized according to North American or Olympic standards.
- Ultramodern heating system that stores excess energy on a daily basis
