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The Niagara IceDogs could use a few IceCats Thursday night.

Upon inspection of the regional Ministry of health of the Garden City arena concession stands, found evidence to suggest the presence of the mouse. Ontario Hockey League club has been necessary to prepare all the food for a game at home Thursday against the Erie otters off site and dispose of all food supplies in the concession areas.

Anytime you mouse in an area where you food preparation, we are always concerned about the possibility of contamination of food. It was a potential, and for this reason, food concessions at the time was available to and this is why preparation should take place offsite yesterday evening. With total disinfection from top to bottom, we are comfortable that will protect the public safely and we will continue to monitor long-term, “stated Bill Hunter, Director of environmental health.”

Concessions were last inspected Dec. 9 and it was feared at that time.

“I have not in front of me, but I think that we have noted the potential of the mouse on the previous inspection infestation.” Unfortunately this inspection has conducted indicated the problem had deteriorated and we found evidence that the mouse had been in concessions. For this reason, we asked that major changes be made, “said Hunter.

These changes hit Pocket IceDogs hard.

“It was a lost huge last night because we couldn’t sell the biggest sellers, which was a drag” owner IceDogs said Bill Burke.

He believes that team has lost approximately $5,000 sales last night and it has yet to calculate the cost to throw any food concessions and cooking the food offsite. Burke was Home Depot Friday afternoon buying large plastic bins to store edible inventory team as a whole.

“The problem of concessions, is that most of them is open once a week.” We always clean them but the problem is when we’re not around, the mice run. When we’re around, mice not around. »

Burke has agreed that the infestation of mice is that a fall play an old arena.

“He took, but the problem came the winter months there more mouse autour.” “There is a company that has been chasing the and now they picked up their pace to really chase the”.

The problem lies in the arena.

“There are mouse in the locker room coaches, there are just mouse around the world, and we try to control it,” he said.

Hunter said that these controls are underway.

“We had meetings with the city and the IceDogs of people and we allowed to implement certain measures that will allow two concessions to operate (Friday) tonight and all three work by tomorrow (Saturday) night.”

The Falcons junior B St. Catharines were programmed for host Stoney Creek Friday night and the IceDogs to entertain Saturday, Peterborough Petes

Among the measures taken have been pest control and a complete remediation of concession areas from top to bottom.

“We had really good cooperation team and the city and we are comfortable that the problem has been supported and as an additional measure, we have a staff member it today and tomorrow just to oversee the activities and make sure you all what is being done in an appropriate manner.” We are very at ease that this will be the case, said Hunter.

In Dec. 9 inspection of the arena, the Ministry of health also noted that the North and South of the concessions were not in compliance with do not; thermometer probe, and thermometers used for checking temperature preparation and storage of food and the southernmost concession was also not consistent with what food contamination risk protection. Arena Falcon nest was found to be non-compliant by not having a probe thermometer with no does not basins for hand washing separated in each zone of preparation with supplies.

“Any time that identify us something, we are waiting to be rectified,” said Hunter.

Health problems limit not only at the arena of Garden City. 6 October Bill Burgoyne Arena refresh position inspection noted that it is not in accordance with the need for thermometers and separate hand wash basins. Inspection Nov.1 Merritton Arena has lacked thermometers. An inspection on 6 December The Lookout Sports lounge complex Seymour-Hannah said that is not in compliance for adequate protection against the entry of insects, vermin, rodents, dust and fumes. Thorold and Ridley arenas found in compliance as well as arenas in Port Colborne, Pelham, Chippawa, Beamsville, Jordan and Wainfleet. The main arena of Welland was compliance Welland youth arena Express Cafe, inspected on December 20, was not in accordance with the manual washing / rinsing dishes disinfect technique, floors, walls and ceilings are clean and in good condition and general housekeeping as satisfactory.

In inspection on October 28, Meridian Credit Union Arena to the Virgil was not in compliance with the requirement of thermometer and West Lincoln Arena, inspected on December 9, was found is not in accordance with the floors, walls and ceiling clean and serviceable and adequate protection against the entry of insects, vermin, rodents, dust and fumes. There is no recent inspection reports for arenas of Grimsby and Gale Centre in Niagara Falls.

Hunter, explains some of the problems with infestations arise from experienced some facilities longer in ancient arenas and winter at Niagara. He says that people should not be fearful to eat at the arena concession stands. If they are open, Ministry of health has inspected the deemed to be safe.

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