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Greenwood (Double Pad) Rink Profile
Compressors 200 hp plus two 25 hp brine recirculation pumps
Rink change area: Large rink house/ pool changehouse that needs more maintenance.
Staff:
Maintenance: Ice maintained by zamboni ice resurfacer.
Free shinny-hockey and pleasure-skating hours:
2011-2012
Free Pleasure-skating: Available a total of 45 hours a week (supervised), 10:30 hours (unsupervised) , during prime time.
Free Shinny hockey:Available a total of 36:30 hours a week , during prime time.
*prime time means after 4pm weekdays and all day on weekends
Opening and closing dates:
Closed for 2013 - under construction
Comments about this rink: e-mail us at rinkissues@cityrinks.ca.
Rink Diary 2012 - 2013
See also: Editor's and Rink Users' blog
Nov 16, 2012
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Greenwood construction
Dec 12, 2012
A Message from Paula Fletcher
Dear Friends,
I'm writing to share with you some disappointing news from the Parks Department about the skating rink and new skate track at Greenwood Park. It was due to open this winter, but because of an exceptionally rainy October and many surprises during the excavation of the current rink, construction of the rink has been delayed. The team found old pipes in the ground that needed to be decommissioned and properly removed, and because of the wet weather the construction took longer than expected. The concrete slab must be poured in one day, and requires there be no frost on the ground and above freezing temperatures, which is not possible now. The work on the roof will continue, and should be completed by mid-January.
This is very unfortunate. Like you, I was looking forward to skating in Greenwood Park this winter, but it looks like we will have to wait for next year. Because of this setback, I have asked City staff to extend skating hours at the nearby rinks in Monarch Park and Jimmie Simpson Park and will be posting those hours on my website as soon as they are finalized. You can see all of Toronto's outdoor skating locations and the schedules at http://www.toronto.ca.
Sincerely,
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Ward 30 - Toronto Danforth
Views of the rink
Greenwood Rink |
Rinkhouse entrance |
From The City of Toronto Website 2012-13
For the skating schedule, go to Greenwood Rink page on the City website, then click on Skating.
For up to date listings of open rinks (not the same as scheduled openings), see Current Conditions on the cityrinks.ca Home Page
If you notice a different schedule at your rink, please let us know mail@cityrinks.ca
See also the City of Toronto Outdoor Rinks web pages.
Rink Diary 2012 - 2013
See also: Editor's and Rink Users' blog
Nov 16, 2012
Click to enlarge.
Greenwood construction
Dec 12, 2012
A Message from Paula Fletcher
Dear Friends,
I'm writing to share with you some disappointing news from the Parks Department about the skating rink and new skate track at Greenwood Park. It was due to open this winter, but because of an exceptionally rainy October and many surprises during the excavation of the current rink, construction of the rink has been delayed. The team found old pipes in the ground that needed to be decommissioned and properly removed, and because of the wet weather the construction took longer than expected. The concrete slab must be poured in one day, and requires there be no frost on the ground and above freezing temperatures, which is not possible now. The work on the roof will continue, and should be completed by mid-January.
This is very unfortunate. Like you, I was looking forward to skating in Greenwood Park this winter, but it looks like we will have to wait for next year. Because of this setback, I have asked City staff to extend skating hours at the nearby rinks in Monarch Park and Jimmie Simpson Park and will be posting those hours on my website as soon as they are finalized. You can see all of Toronto's outdoor skating locations and the schedules at http://www.toronto.ca.
Sincerely,
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Ward 30 - Toronto Danforth
Rink Diary 2011 - 2012
Saturday Dec.3, 2011
From rink user Sally Bliss:
9.30 a.m. Greenwood is open. A few hockey players on the shinny side. There's a massive city sign announcing the change room closures and temporary change rooms in the field house, but the relocation hasn't happened yet. The building attendant had everything open as per usual and was busy wiping graffiti off the big sign.
From rink user Marty Climenhaga:
12:30pm: 22 shinny players, 2 pleasure skaters, 5 people inside and 1 staff person. The ice was open with a lively game of shinny going on. No sign of construction on the new changeroom, though the rec staff said he heard it might start soon. He also said that the gas line was broken and the zamboni was out of fuel, and wasn't sure when the ice would be done next. The ice was in decent shape, though frosty.
There were no opening signs, and last year's big metal schedule still posted outside, but the rink staff offered a south district brochure.
Sunday Dec.4, 2011
15 shinny players in the rain
5.40 p.m.: There are about 15 intrepid players of varying ages playing shinny in the rain, and one kid on the pleasure-skating side.
Monday Dec.26 2011 (Boxing Day)
From rink user Sally Bliss: Skated at Greenwood for a few hours this aft. Very busy. Nice in the sun. Still no sign of building renos starting.
From: "Michael Schreiner" <mschrein@toronto.ca> Project Manager for Greenwood construction: January 17, 2011
Greenwood AIR and Building Reno's
$1.6m rink $0.4m reno to the building $0.5m for the roof structure
these cost include professional fees
Mike
Diary 2010 - 2011, Rink Diary 2009 - 2010, Diary 2008-2009, Diary 2007 - 2008, Diary 2006 - 2007, Diary 2005 - 2006, Diary 2003 - 2004
Rink Capital Costs
Awarded at Bid Committee April 11, 2012
Contract awarded for rink reno was : $3,102,410.00. CAMP (SGR) $2,332,554.93 and AIR cover (roof) $1,119,653.07 '''
See here for contract award Capital cost for rink reno
'''From: "Michael Schreiner" <mschrein@toronto.ca> Date: January 17, 2011''' Subject: Re: display
Greenwood AIR and Building Reno's
$1.6m rink $0.4m reno to the building $0.5m for the roof structure
these cost include professional fees
Mike
CELOS Estimate of Rink Operating Costs (2009)
posted January 07, 2009
We have gone to several disparate sources to arrive at an estimate of annual (seasonal) operating costs of Toronto's 49 outdoor rinks ("AIR's" - Artificial Ice Rinks).
Our best estimate of direct costs from these approaches is
- maintenance staff $1.3M
- rink guards $0.5M
- energy $1.4M
Total direct cost estimate $3.2M (average about $65,000 per rink - 12 week season)
To see the (2007-2008) report card, click here
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