Rink Diary 2009 - 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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