Team representatives were told last week during the final meeting of the current recreation commission that it's too late to make changes to the agreement, which is for one year with the option of two one-year renewals.
The Castlegar Rebels opened the Western International Junior Hockey League regular season with a weekend split, earning an overtime win before falling by a goal Saturday.
The team would like a three-to-five year deal to use the Castlegar and District Recreation Complex, rather than the current proposal, which calls for one year with two options for one-year renewals.
The Castlegar Rebels will begin a new era of junior hockey when they open the inaugural Western International Junior Hockey League regular season on Friday, Sept. 18.
Ravnoor Randhawa of the Castlegar Rebels has committed to play collegiate hockey for the Portage College Voyageurs in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference this fall.