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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.

Rink Update – 2020-01-03

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Thanks to everyone for your patience with the rink as we wait for better weather before skating can begin.  We created base ice between Dec. 17 and Dec. 21.  Then everything had to be put on hold with the warmer outdoor temperature.

After the freezing rain and snowfall earlier this week, both rink surfaces were cleared.  Thank you to the individuals that powered through the difficult snow and ice!

The weather is forecasted to get colder on Sunday (Jan. 5).  We are going to flood both ice surfaces on Sunday morning – provided the temperature is below -3C to -4C – and I am hopeful we can open for skating in the afternoon.

Reminders to anyone using the rink:
– always close both gates to the hockey rink when you are the last to leave
– always shovel the rink surface before and after using it (skaters and hockey players must shovel if they want to use it)
– remove the hockey nets from the ice surface if you are the last to leave
– stay off the ice when the temperature is above freezing
– stay off the ice when the “Rink Closed” signs are out

All of the items above help expedite flooding to create a better ice surface.

Volunteers Needed

We have 1 person volunteering to supervise from 5-7pm on Sunday, and we still need volunteers to supervise the following upcoming shifts:

  • 2 of 3 shifts on Sunday Jan. 5
    • 1pm-3pm
    • 3pm-5pm
  • 6pm-9pm Thursday Jan. 9
  • 6pm-9pm Friday Jan. 10

(we already have volunteers for Monday through Wednesday)

The fieldhouse cannot be opened for skaters to warm up or change unless we have a supervision volunteer.

Please sign up at https://signup.com/go/YZfwwOi and/or notify Adam.

Rink Update – 2019-03-10

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While it is below freezing when I write this (@9am), I expect the warmer temperatures being forecast for this afternoon will require us to close the rink. The forecast for the rest of the week and beyond is even warmer, so yesterday was likely the last day of the 2018-2019 rink season.

Thank you to all the volunteers that made this season possible. Some of you know that – before the season started – we had a contractor lined up to build and maintain the ice in order to lighten the burden on volunteers. When the contractor declined last-minute, I was not sure how we could build the ice with the small number of volunteers we had or if we were even going to have a rink in our community this year. Then, a core group of volunteers stepped up to help with the ice build and maintenance. At that point, it was no longer a question of what we were going to do, but how quickly we could organize.

The following people deserve a special thank you for volunteering a lot of their time to make sure we had 2 great ice surfaces all season: Andy, Curtis, Ted, Jeff, and Stephanie. Without these individuals (and their families), there would not have been a rink this year.

Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time to shovel, snow blow, scrape, chip, pack, flood, fix, supervise, clean, and do all the other miscellaneous (and sometimes thankless) tasks that make our community rink possible!

Rink Update – 2019-02-27

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The hockey rink was flooded several times yesterday and again around noon today.  It is ready for skaters!

The puddle rink was in worse condition than the hockey rink and still needs work. The following things caused significant damage that will take longer to repair:

  • foot traffic during above-freezing temperatures this weekend, and
  • skaters leaving piles of snow on the ice, especially when above-freezing temperatures are expected

Please stay off the ice when the temperature is above freezing.
Please stay off the ice when the “Rink Closed” signs are out.

We need supervisors for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and beyond.  Please sign up at http://signup.com/go/AYVqZth and/or notify Adam.