▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁ice ▁hockey ▁ar ena , ▁considered ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Canada , ▁having ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁store ▁l umber ▁after ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁W inds or ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire . ▁Every ▁winter , ▁a ▁natural ▁ice ▁r ink ▁was ▁made ▁inside . ▁The ▁ar ena ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁W inds or ▁Map le ▁Le af s ▁an ▁amateur ▁senior ▁men ' s ▁hockey ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Senior ▁Hockey ▁League ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁the ▁W inds or ▁Sw ast ik as ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁facility ▁stopped ▁playing ▁host ▁to ▁hockey ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁H ants ▁Ex hib ition ▁Arena . ▁An ▁out door ▁r ink ▁is ▁used ▁next ▁door ▁at ▁H ants ▁Aqu at ics ▁Centre ▁during ▁the ▁winter . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁winter ▁storage ▁facility ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁car ▁deal ership , ▁but ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁considering ▁purch asing ▁the ▁building ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁currently ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁on ▁sale ▁by ▁the ▁current ▁owner . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Long ▁P ond ▁- ▁local ▁p ond ▁in ▁W inds or ▁used ▁for ▁hockey ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ▁ ▁Hockey ▁Heritage ▁Centre ▁ ▁References