Category: Rinks
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The Rinks Are Open (or will be once the snow has been cleared)!
Good news everyone! The BCA is happy to announce the opening of the outdoor rinks at Bearbrook, Norman Johnston and Michael Budd Park! Our volunteers have been battling difficult conditions, we want to thank each of them for their time and effort to get the rinks operational. While we do have skateable ice, many of…
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Call for Outdoor Rink Attendants
The BCA is looking to hire outdoor rink attendants for the 2023 season for the Bearbrook Park and Norman Johnston School outdoor rinks. Duties include opening and closing of ice huts, clearing the rink and working with rink maintenance volunteers. We operate the rinks 7 days a week, from 4pm to 10pm weekdays and noon…
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Another great season for our outdoor rinks thanks to our volunteers
Brent Lawrie, VP of the BCA Blackburn Hamlet has three excellent outdoor skating rinks that were opened this year on December 27, one of our earliest openings in recent years. There are three locations — Bearbrook Pool and Norman Johnston School, each of which hosts a large hockey rink and a puddle rink, and a…
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Outdoor rinks open!
Outdoor skating rinks in Blackburn Hamlet are now open the community! For those of you looking to get outside this holiday season consider checking out our rinks at Norman Johnston School, Bearbrook park or Micohael Budd Park. This year, with the recent spike in COVID case counts due to Omicron, we will again keep our…
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Extra long season enjoyed on outdoor rinks
Published in The BANAR April 2001 by Paul Graham A very successful outdoor ice rink season has come to an end. The volunteers of the local Parks and Recreation Board selected the City of Gloucester to make the ice and provide snow clearing. The City staff provided an excellent service to our community. The ice…