Gun range renovations ongoing at AGT Centre

By Ian MacKay

Renovations continued at the gun range in the swimming pool basement, where water leaking in caused the destruction of walls and ceiling tiles.

Staff aim to have the ceiling spray-foamed, likely in the fall, recreation director Kelli Emmons said during the Jan. 19 council meeting.

Work still must be completed to repair the ceiling of the Rosetown Handgun Club’s range in the swimming pool basement, but club members may now use the shooting range, councillors learned during their Jan. 19 meeting. Photo by Ian MacKay

Air quality was rated good in a recent test, Emmons said, and one more test still needs to be completed, according to her report. Damaged insulation, ceiling tiles and drywall were removed late in 2025.

“If we spray-foam, it changes what we do in the meantime to make it useable,” she said.

Staff still have to determine where water leaks “every spring” from the pool deck into the basement, Emmons said. “We need to look into getting the deck resealed,” she added. “The gun range can be used right now.”

Emmons said she applied for grants, including one for rinks, which the province recently doubled to $5,000 per indoor surface. As the owner of the AGT Centre, the town also applies for the grant on behalf of the curling rink and passes the money to the club, she said.

“It’s nice to see (the grant) increased because (the arena) does cost a lot to operate,” Mayor Trevor Hay said.

Emmons also applied for a Sask Lotteries grant that should provide about $30,000, she said.

New capital projects would qualify for a grant for the walking trail, she told questioner John Kadler. The trail section adjacent to Marshall Avenue is intended to flood when water levels rise, acting chief administrator Amanda Bors said.

Kadler also questioned why scheduled hockey games couldn’t appear on the sign outside the arena. He was told the time required and logistics currently prevent it.

The sign is changed by arena staff, and a program Emmons previously used to update messages from the town office was deemed too expensive, she said.

“Nobody’s ever approached me about it,” Emmons said.

Kadler said he had been approached by people who didn’t know when all of their grandchildren’s games were scheduled.

The town has also begun selling plots in the new section of the cemetery, Emmons said.