Volunteers cleared the ice surfaces yesterday, flooded the ice last night, and are flooding it again as I write this at 9:20am.
We are preparing to open for skating this afternoon.
The fieldhouse will be open and supervised from 1pm to 7pm today.
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to get us to this point!
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.
We have 1 person volunteering to supervise from 5-7pm on Sunday, and we still need volunteers to supervise the following upcoming shifts:
(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.
[This post was drafted in August, but not posted until now – Oct. 16]
You may have noticed that most of the stores at Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre
closed in August. Several weeks ago, representatives from owner RioCan and
Metro met with representatives of six community associations, including our own,
to provide an update on their plans for the site.
The plan presented was a high-level concept for the 14-acre site at this point and
focused primarily on Phase 1, with a second Phase taking account of the longer
term. After much consultation with Metro (the anchor tenant), the plan for Phase
1 is to demolish the east portion (two-thirds) of the existing mall and construct a
new Metro on the east side of the property. They would also build a new Rexall
pharmacy building at the south end of the parking lot near the existing traffic
lights (at Connaught). They would then proceed to demolish the rest of the
existing mall, and develop a “Main Street” next to the Metro running north-south
from Carling to Richmond Road.
The property was originally built up to construct the existing mall, creating a rise
from Carling Avenue. RioCan propose to return it to its natural grade. Parking
for the Metro and Rexall would be south of the Metro building, to Carling.
Wendy’s still has a lease for 8 years or so for the area where their building
burned down and they are proposing to re-build soon.
Demolition is expected to commence this fall.
Riocan has resubmitted their site plan for Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre (2525 Carling Avenue).
Details and support material can be found on Service Ottawa.
This plan includes variances that were submitted for approval at the next Committee of Adjustment hearing on August 7th 2019.
Councillor Kavanagh’s office contacted the General Manager of Recreation, Cultural & Facility Services on our behalf, and he reconfirmed that this wading pool would be open July 2nd. He added that they planned to paint the wading pool June 27th, and water will be activated and tested June 28. Barring any unforeseen issues, it should be ready for the planned opening of July 2.
Update – 2019-07-02 @ 2:40pm:
I was notified by a community member that the wading pool at Kingsmere park has not been filled with water, and, there are 3 lifeguards on duty. The lifeguards said the wading pool cannot be filled with water right now because they are waiting for a plumber to look at it.
I notified Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office and hope for a response today.
Update – 2019-07-02 @ 3:25pm:
I received a call from Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office. I was told that the plumber was called away and would not be available today. They will let me know what day/date the wading pool will open.
In lieu of today, they will open it on Monday, July 8th (when it is normally closed).
FYI – The City of Ottawa posts information about city wading pools here: https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/recreation-and-parks/swimming#wading-pools-summer-only
Update – 2019-07-03 @ 9:55am:
I received a call from Councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s office. I was told that the pool would open today per the daily schedule after missing the original planned opening date yesterday.