The following video presents Colonel Sam Smith Outdoor Skating Trail:
“Colonel Sam Smith Skating Trail is Toronto’s first and only outdoor skating trail and it’s located right here in Etobicoke! The outdoor trail is 250 metres long and is formed into a unique figure-eight shape. There is an open area that is connected to the trail that provides a spot for those learning how to skate.“
The City of Toronto is opening 15 outdoor rinks today.
- Weather permitting, 15 outdoor rinks will open on Saturday, November 22 and operate until the season ends on March 22.
The 36 other outdoor rinks will open Saturday, November 29 and operate until February 22.
Public Skating is FREE and Shinny Hockey is FREE at all outdoor rinks.
More information about Toronto’s outdoor artificial ice rinks, including a map of rink locations, schedules for each location, closures, learn-to-skate programs and helmet/equipment requirements, is available at http://bit.ly/1gBZ6kX.
Enjoy! / Amusez-vous!
NEWS RELEASE
November 21, 2014
City of Toronto opening 15 outdoor rinks this weekend
The City of Toronto is opening 15 outdoor rinks tomorrow, including Nathan Phillips Square, the new, covered rink and skating path at Greenwood Park, and the ice-skating trail at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. It’s time for Torontonians to lace up their skates and enjoy a outdoor skating season.
Weather permitting, 15 outdoor rinks will open on Saturday, November 22 and operate until the season ends on March 22.
The 36 other outdoor rinks will open Saturday, November 29 and operate until February 22.
More information about Toronto’s outdoor artificial ice rinks, including a map of rink locations, schedules for each location, closures, learn-to-skate programs and helmet/equipment requirements, is available at http://bit.ly/1gBZ6kX.
City of Toronto skating programs include:
– hockey skills, power skate
– learn-to-skate for adults and children
– scheduled public skates and shinny, including adult, caregiver and child, child, women, and more.
All children under the age of six must wear a Canadian Standards Association/CSA-approved hockey helmet on the ice. Helmets are also mandatory for people of all ages participating in supervised shinny hockey and learn-to-skate programs.
The City’s outdoor rinks are compressor cooled, which makes it possible for them to operate in a range of weather conditions. However, closures during the skating season are sometimes necessary due to unseasonably warm temperatures or following a heavy snowfall. Rinks are maintained by staff teams that circulate through the city every day. The public can check on ice availability after a major weather event by calling 311.
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.
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