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TORONTO STAR, JANUARY 3 1958: "It is true that the parks department operates 58 natural ice rinks for skating and 23 for hockey - or will do so, if and when there is enough frost. For all the freezing weather we get here most winters, the department might as well spare the trouble and expense, and get on with the job of multiplying the number of artificial ice rinks."

(And they did!)

 

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wood stove at Dufferin
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A Manual for Running Compressor-Cooled Outdoor Rinks Really Well. Read more>>
 
 
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City of Toronto Outdoor Skating Rink list

City Skating Brochures

posted September 29, 2007

Note: These are brochures for 2009-2010.

Do you have Rink Diary material to share?

If you have stories, pictures, rink condition updates, a family or community event, etc. to share about your local outdoor rink, send us the material at rinkstories@cityrinks.ca, and we'll post it in the rink diaries (subject to editing of course).

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The Unofficial Website of Toronto's Outdoor Skating Rinks

There's nothing like outdoor skating

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Monday Outdoor Rink Reports: read more>>

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All outdoor compressor-cooled ice rinks are now closed for the season. The spring sun is too high in the sky to keep the ice in.

Comments, questions? Write to us at mail@cityrinks.ca

Find your local rink - City Rinks Details

Find your outdoor rink


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See the list of rinks.

Toronto has 50 outdoor Artificial Ice Rinks - unique in the world (49 operated by the City, plus Harbourfront). See the list of rinks (and the map on that page) to find locations and other important details about each rink, including satellite maps.

 

What is shinny hockey? A little film clip from Campbell Rink.


Lillian Michiko Blakey: Dufferin Rink, 1960

Citywide women's shinny hockey times: Click here

Citywide parent-child shinny hockey times: Click here

Beginners' shinny: Are you a wannabe shinny hockey player (male or female), but just starting to get the hang of it? Click here

Natural Ice Rinks click here


Pond hockey as it's always been played: no helmets, no body armour, no checking, no slapshots - just the joy of the game

More information about Toronto's Outdoor Rinks

Climate and Outdoor Rinks

The rumour that climate change leads to bad ice at compressor-cooled outdoor rinks is just plain wrong. Changes in temperature matter much less than the angle of the sun. Our weather researcher shows why: get the facts

To get your own copy of our research presentation, download the pdf version (2.7MB), or the powerpoint version (4.4MB).

Rinks By The Numbers

posted December 2008

Rinks By The Numbers is a Library section which is a start at extending our investigation of city rinks budgets. Right now it's a "public filing cabinet" where we link any material we can find that can help us figure out rink costs, including staff allocations.

 
News

Generally, our reporting of news about city rinks. Read more >>.

News 2008-2009 - Extending Artificial Ice Skating Season 2008-2009; Injury Risk at Ice Rinks investigated.

Outdoor Rinks in March 2008
How was the ice quality?
How well were they used?
How much did they cost the budget?
- Read the March Break Information Bulletin >> (pdf)
- Read the technical background >>

250,000 more to zamboni the ice: why? See Outdoor ice maintenance costs.

cost of JJP

 
 
Freedom of Information

City's rink hotline and 311 rink information monitor

 

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