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==Sport== Arnprior has a reputation for hosting large-scale regional and national events including the [[2008 Telus Cup]] β [[Telus Cup|National Midget 'AAA' Hockey Championship]], the 2010 [[Canadian Broomball Championship]], the 2012 [[World Broomball Championships]] and the [[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship]].<ref>[https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2013-nr-015-en Hockey Women's World Championship]</ref> In 2014, Arnprior hosted the Association of Ontario Road Supervisors Annual Trade Show, and furthermore, Arnprior was the second last stop on Clara's Big Ride<ref>{{cite web|url=http://letstalk.bell.ca/en/|title=Bell Let's Talk|website=Letstalk.bell.ca|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> which featured six time Olympic Medalist [[Clara Hughes]] on her {{convert|12,000|km|abbr=on}} cross country bike journey to raise awareness and end the stigma of mental health. Arnprior also hosted the [[North American Orienteering Championships]] in fall 2014. [[Ice hockey]] is the only municipally sponsored sport in Arnprior. The [[Arnprior Packers]] represent the town in the [[Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2]], which is the town's highest level of competition in this sport. The games are played at the Nick Smith Centre<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arnprior.ca/nsc.htm |title=Nick Smith Centre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609205613/http://www.arnprior.ca/nsc.htm |archive-date=2008-06-09 }}</ref> which features two year round ice rinks, a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and a community hall with kitchen. The two ice rinks each have ice surface measuring {{convert|200|x|85|ft|abbr=on}}. Arena 'A' [[seating capacity]] of over 2,000; standing and seated 4,000 capacity. [[Curling]] was established as an open-air sport in the Arnprior area, around 1865. The [[Arnprior Curling Club]] now occupies a 4-[[Curling#Curling sheet|sheet]] building on Galvin Street (est. 1970).<ref name="arnprior">{{cite web|url=http://www.arnprior.ovca.com/history.html |title=Arnprior Curling Club History |access-date=2008-06-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119033703/http://www.arnprior.ovca.com/history.html |archive-date=2008-11-19 }} Arnprior Curling Club history site at the OVCA</ref> The highest level of competition hosted by the club are the [[Valley League]] and the [[Low Cup]].
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