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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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Location

Around Chatsworth and Chudleigh, S side of Lawrence, East of Avenue Rd. Take Greer Road south from Lawrence (just east of Avenue Road), past Chudleigh to Chatsworth, and take the laneway west to the parking lot. See Satellite Map

Phone: 416-392-7717

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The City Councillor for this rink is Councillor Stintz

Otter Creek Rink Profile

Rink change area: Pop and coffee machines are in the well-used rink house. Clear signs. Pay phone (works). Parking available on the west side of the rink.

Staff:Staff are friendly and strict about the rules in the rink house. Phone: 416-392-7717

Maintenance: Zamboni on site and ice in excellent condition on the day of our visit. Ice is cleaned 2 or 3 times a day. Green shovels are used only by zamboni drivers, not building attendants or skaters. There are either 14 or 9 ice maintenance shifts a week.

Public Skating and open shinny hockey:

Free Pleasure-skating: Available a total of 79 hours and 30 minutes a week.

Free Shinny hockey: Available a total of 26 hours and 30 minutes a week.

This rink has a double pad so shinny is available when scheduled. Looks like a good scene especially busy at lunch time thanks to local highschools.

To inquire about permits for this rink, call Elvie at 416 395-6004.

Comments about this rink: e-mail us at rinkissues@cityrinks.ca.

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Rink Diary2 009 - 2010

Friday Dec. 4, 2009

From David MacDonald: Yesterday I biked over to check out Otter around 2:00 pm. To my dismay there was only concrete on the two rinks. ( it was supposed to open for skating on the following day, this Saturday, Dec 5). Everything was locked up as usual. I then talked to three city workers who seemed to be working on the amonia tank system inside the plant.

They said it was leaking and needed to be fixed and needed parts.

I asked them if there was a problem at the end of the skating season last Feb./ March.

They said no.

So, rinks need to prepare earlier than they do now, to open the rinks. Equipment should be checked much earlier and ice needs to be prepared better ( at Otter at least).

Tuesday December 22, 2009

At 12.30, there are two rinks guards on the pleasure-skating side but no other skaters there. On the shinny hockey side there are 9 kids and one adult. The kids are wearing helmets but the dad is not. he tells me that he was told he has to wear a helmet but he forgot his at home. However he's still skating with the kids.

I ask the rink guards for a schedule and they say there are none left. So I take a photo of the schedule on the wall, but this makes the rink guard very anxious. "Nobody is allowed to take pictures under any circumstances" he says.

Friday January 1, 2010


At 1 pm, the rink has the gates between the two rinks open, so it's pleasure-skating only. There are 18 pleasure-skaters on the ice. The rink house is open and there are 15 people inside changing into or outn of skates, No sign of any staff.


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From the 2000/2001 LeisurePlan International Outdoor Ice facilities Harmonization Study:

p.80 "The Toronto Board of Education conveyed lands in the proximity of Otter Creek...to the Municipality for the location of an outdoor AIR/tennis court facility and shared use of other recreational facilities on adjacent school property. IN return, the Municipality has exclusive use of of the AIR after 6 p.m."

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