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wood stove at Dufferinposted January 07, 2009
Here's our preliminary estimate of Toronto Outdoor Rinks operating costs:
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
Total direct cost estimate $3.2M (average about $65,000 per rink - 12 week season)