The door from the Belleville Bulls dressing room sits in a heap of items being thrown out in preparation for the AHL (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Workers are doing what they can to prepare for major renovations to Belleville’s Yardmen Arena at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre.
Dressing room stalls from the Belleville Bulls room get ready to be thrown out (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
$16 million on construction work is being done, to prepare the facility for the arrival of the American Hockey League next fall.
Facilities Manager Peter Lyng walks along the home bench in the Yardmen Arena (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
City workers and engineers have been on site tearing down items, including the boards, dressing rooms, glass, seats and more.
Facilities Manager Peter Lyng stands where the new boards will be installed, once the upgrades are almost complete. (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Facilities Manager for the City of Belleville Peter Lyng says some interior walls, plumbing and electrical work is being done.
The former dressing room of the Belleville Bulls is gutted and ready for its new team, the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Lyng says the demo work is keeping crews busy.
Boards and glass are no more, as the tear out continues at the Yardmen Arena (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Electrical wiring that is no longer needed has been removed (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
This will be how far the north end of the Yardmen Arena will be expanded (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
The front of the Yardmen Arena will be expanded to the yellow line on the west side of the rink (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
A look at the bottom of the score clock, which will soon be removed (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
This stick rack has held many weapons of Belleville Bulls grads over the years. It is among the causalities of change (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
City staff and engineers on site of the Yardmen Arena renovations and upgrades (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
Not much left in the hallways or rooms on the west side of the Yardmen Arena. The Belleville Senators will call this room home very soon (Photo: Tim Durkin/ Quinte News)
