Join the Glabar Park Community Alliance in Kingsmere Park on Saturday, January 31, from 11am to 1pm for the neighbourhood’s annual Winter Fun Day.
Hope to see you there!
The Kingsmere Park community ice rink needs for volunteers to assist with ice building, rink maintenance, and supervision once conditions permit. Please send an email to Sarah at kingsmererink@gmail.com and indicate which role(s) you’d like to volunteer for. Descriptions are below for reference.
The Glabar Park Community Alliance will also host a volunteer gathering on Sunday, November 30 at 4:30PM at Colonnade Pizza (2140 Carling Ave – Fairlawn Centre), before the season starts. It’ll be a chance for everyone to meet, go over responsibilities, and enjoy some pizza! RSVP at kingsmererink@gmail.com so we can plan for numbers.
ROLES:
Ice-building team
Volunteers are needed at the start of the season when the weather is favourable to building the rink’s base layer. The work involves packing down snow with shovels or other tools, then flooding regularly for 10–14 days.
Maintenance team
Volunteers work in the evenings after skating closes to smooth and flood the ice. This can also be done during the day, depending on snowfall or other weather events.
Supervision team
Supervisors keep the fieldhouse open so that skaters have a place to change and use the washroom. They also count the number of skaters they see during their shift. No need to skate if you don’t want to — bring a book and keep warm indoors. Supervisors are really needed on weekends, when many families use the rink.
The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Glabar Park Community Alliance takes place tonight (Tuesday, October 28) at 7:30pm at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church (971 Woodroffe Avenue). The future of the community rink at Kingsmere Park and an update to the Alliance’s community by-laws will top the agenda.
Following presentations by the Board of Directors, including reports on recent activities and the Alliance’s financial statements, Bay Ward City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh will give an update on municipal business and take questions.
There will also be an election of members to the Board of Directors for 2025-2026. As a volunteer-driven association, new board members are greatly needed to keep the work of the Alliance going. To learn more about the role of an Alliance director, please send an email to glabarparkca@gmail.com, or attend the AGM.
AGENDA
GLABAR PARK COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OCTOBER 28 AT 7:30PM (ET)
971 WOODROFFE AVENUE
FINANCIAL REPORTS
2450 GPCA invoice SEM Business Services
Due to the Canada Post strike, the Alliance is unable to mail out the fall edition of its newsletter, The Glabar Gazette. In addition to being available online, hard copies have been placed around the neighbourhood ahead of the Alliance’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, October 28. Please take a copy if you come across a pickup point, and consider grabbing a few to share with your neighbours so that everyone knows what is happening in our community.
Copies are available at:
The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Glabar Park Community Alliance will take place Tuesday, October 28 at 7:30pm at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church (971 Woodroffe Avenue). The future of the community rink at Kingsmere Park and an update to the Alliance’s community by-laws will top the agenda.
Following presentations by the Board of Directors, including reports on recent activities and the Alliance’s financial statements, Bay Ward City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh will give an update on municipal business and take questions.
There will also be an election of members to the Board of Directors for 2025-2026. As a volunteer-driven association, new board members are greatly needed to keep the work of the Alliance going. To learn more about the role of an Alliance director, please send an email to glabarparkca@gmail.com, or attend the AGM.
AGENDA
GLABAR PARK COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OCTOBER 28 AT 7:30PM (ET)
971 WOODROFFE AVENUE
FINANCIAL REPORTS
2450 GPCA invoice SEM Business Services