sentences:  It was the second City of Ottawa owned arena after the Elmgrove Park Arena in the west end.City council debated on whether to build two arenas but ultimately decided to start with the one on Walkley first and then build their third arena on a lot they owned at the intersections of Chamberlain and Lyon.Initial costs for the new arena were to be $170,000 but increased by $30,000 by November 1962 when work began.