Apr 2010

The Portage Terriers and the Portage Regional Recreation Authority have come to terms on a two-year agreement for the junior hockey club’s tenancy at the PCU Centre.

The deal comes after a lengthy bargaining process, and ends with both sides coming away satisfied with the terms outlined.

“It’s been a long negotiation,” Terriers’ president Dale Deschouwer said Tuesday. “It’s nice to get it over with. Now we can get back to doing business, start selling season tickets, and start getting ready for next year.”

PRRA executive director Jennifer Sarna said she felt the deal kept the best interests of both sides in mind.

“We worked back-and-forth between our negotiating committees, and came to what I would consider a good starting ground — that is a point for them to recognize that we’re a willing partner at the table to make them successful, as well as still make sure that we’re responsible for our operating cost,” she said.

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