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New sign lights up Trail Memorial Centre

Trail Memorial Centre has a new electronic sign advertising upcoming events.
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Brothers Kevin (left) and Barry Schmidt make final adjustments to the new marquee at the Trail Memorial Centre Wednesday. The new electronic sign is controlled by a computer and replaces the old but charming marquee that required each individual letter to be changed by hand.

Trail has put away its trusty ladder and gone high tech with a new electronic marque on the front of the Trail Memorial Centre.

Gone are the days of changing a community message by hand – letter by letter – with the installation the city’s new computerized system to better manage content.

“This update will allow information on the sign to be changed through a computer versus having two staff use ladders to change the content on the sign,” explained Trisha Davison director of Trail Parks and Recreation. “This will also be a much safer way for information to be changed.”

The $30,000 upgrade, part of a Trail Memorial Centre 2011 capital project, will advertise upcoming activities with priority given to events scheduled at city facilities.