Company behind Shoresy wants to extend its lease at Capreol Arena

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Sudbury extends arena lease for 'Shorsey' filming

Company behind Shoresy looks to extend arena lease

New Metric Media, the production company behind Letterkenny and Shoresy, is hoping to keep filming shows in Greater Sudbury for a few more years.

On Monday, the city’s planning committee will vote on a temporary rezoning that would extend New Metric’s lease at the Capreol Arena, which it uses for filming.

The rezoning would allow ,production to continue for another three years, said a report on the plan headed to the committee.

“The proposed temporary use in the arena will continue to foster the further development of the film industry in the city,” the report said.

“The application conforms to the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario by aligning with the provincial strategy of focusing on emerging sectors, including arts, culture and creative industries, and supporting efforts to grow and diversify the arts, culture and creative industries sector.”

While city staff recommends the lease be extended, minor hockey officials in Capreol said they are hoping that the city will commit to repairing the arena.

Upgrades and repairs

Jonathan Tulloch, president of the Capreol Minor Hockey Association, said he and others will be at Monday’s meeting to urge council to commit to arena upgrades and repairs so that eventually, both ice pads will be available for the next generation of hockey players.

Tulloch, a fan of Shoresy, said they aren’t opposed to the lease extension, but want to ensure the arena will be repaired.

“The long-term lease could offer an opportunity for Capreol Minor Hockey (and) the City of Sudbury to direct a portion of those proceeds back into the needed upgrades of the facility,” he said.

He said the Capreol Arena is a “distressed asset” that is relied on by people in the area, who otherwise would have to travel long distances to play hockey.

Tulloch said they want to ensure that they will have their double pad arena for the long term, and a way to do that is to dedicate some of the proceeds from the lease into upgrades.

“We are very proud that we share a facility with such an iconic Canadian show as Shoresy,” he said.

“We’re here to uplift them. We hope they’re here to uplift, us as well.”

Monday’s planning committee meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. at Tom Davies Square. The full agenda can be found here.