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Rink Update – 2020-02-14

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I hope everyone has been enjoying the rink this season. We flooded last night, and the surface is perfect for skating! Please enjoy it today even though it’s a cold day.

For the latest status of the rink, check https://www.ottawarinks.ca/en/rink/kingsmere

We are in need of volunteers to open the fieldhouse for skaters on the following dates and times:
– Fri. Feb. 14 – 6pm-9pm
– Sat. Feb. 15 – 2pm-5pm
– Sat. Feb. 15 – 5pm-8pm
– Sun. Feb. 16 – 1pm-3pm
– Sun. Feb. 16 – 3pm-5pm
– Sun. Feb. 16 – 5pm-7pm

If you can take any of the above shifts, please email kingsmererink@gmail.com or call/text Adam at 613-552-5615.

Rink Update – 2020-01-18

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Both rink surfaces were scraped and shoveled over the last couple of days so we could get them in shape for flooding. Even though the ice was good for skating, there has been build-up on the ice surface that prevents us from flooding before we can scrape off that build-up. We were finally able to flood this morning. Thank you to the volunteers who contributed!

To the person who used the plow on his truck to clear the puddle rink on Thursday night: thank you very much! At the same time, I ask that no-one use this method in the future, because it compresses snow onto the ice surface and creates more work for us later.

Supervision
There is 1 person signed up to supervise from 11am-2pm today. We have no supervisors for the rest of the day and are in need of someone to supervisor for the following shifts:
– Sat. Jan. 18 – 2pm-5pm
– Sat. Jan. 18 – 5pm-8pm
– Sun. Jan. 19 – 1pm-3pm
– Sun. Jan. 19 – 3pm-5pm
– Sun. Jan. 19 – 5pm-7pm

If you can take any of the above shifts, please email kingsmererink@gmail.com

Rink Update – 2020-01-13

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The rink is open again today after some very hard work and long hours by our volunteers yesterday. Thank you to those who helped complete some very exhausting scraping!

The puddle rink was flooded 3 times in the last 36 hours and is in great shape. The hockey rink was scraped and not flooded (yet) – it will be flooded after the fieldhouse supervision hours end at 9pm today.

Rink Update – 2020-01-09

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The rink has been very successful so far this year. Thank you to all the volunteers for your efforts!

We flooded the rink every night this week, and it is in great shape. There has been a high volume of skaters every day, which is wonderful.

Upcoming weather/closures:
– the rink will be open today and tonight
– the temperature is forecast to go above freezing tomorrow (Friday Jan. 10), and we will likely close the rink on Friday and Saturday
– we will take a look at conditions on Sunday morning to determine if we can open it on Sunday, or if we need to wait for better weather and/or complete repair work

We are looking for fieldhouse supervisors and maintenance/flooding volunteers on Sunday Jan. 12 and on Wednesday Jan. 15. Please contact kingsmererink@gmail.com or Adam at 613-552-5615 if you want to volunteer.