Outdoor rinks have long been a staple of Canadian winters, but the seasons are getting shorter and less predictable with more warm spells making it difficult to maintain the ice and keep it open.

Thanks to the unusually warm winter and snowfall, outdoor rinks in Portage are only just getting flooded this month. Director of Operations for the City of Portage la Prairie, Jocelyn Lequier-Jobin ...

the idea for the outdoor rink was born. The rink is planned to measure 50 feet by 66 feet and include boards, glass, netting, mats and benches, all under cover at the two-year-old Tim Hortons pavilion ...

The weather is getting colder, but not yet cold enough to start working on the Town of New Tecumseth’s outdoor rink. Outdoor rinks can be difficult to maintain as they are totally dependent on ...

Families flood to rink at Quaker Foods City Square.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (CITY OF EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - Three warming shelters and outdoor skating rinks will be open starting Friday, January 3. According to the press release, Roosevelt ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (CITY OF EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - Eau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry is announcing an update to the Outdoor Rink Schedule as we approach the originally scheduled opening ...

Last winter, the outdoor ice rinks around the Twin Cities were mostly cold mud with occasional puddles. This winter, skating is on. In St. Paul, all but two of the parks and recreation rinks are open ...

Eau Claire Parks, Recreation & Forestry has announced that the Roosevelt, Boyd, and Putnam Heights warming shelters and outdoor skating rinks are open effective Friday, Jan. 3. The warming shelter ...

Skaters rejoice; more outdoor rinks are open in Okotoks. As of January 2, 2025, nine of Okotoks' 13 outdoor rinks, including the Skating Trail at Lion's Campground, are listed as open. The rinks ...