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Outdoor Rinks Closed - February 8th, 2023

Due to the mild weather, all Outdoor Rinks are closed. Please remain off these surfaces until they re-open. Your cooperation is appreciated. 

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Nick Smith Centre Power Outage

Update for Sunday, February 5th, 2023

The Nick Smith Centre Pool will be closed Sunday, February 5 while further repairs are completed following Sunday's power outage. All lessons, programs and drop-in swims are cancelled. Further updates will follow. We apologize for the inconvenience.

A power outage is impacting sections of the Nick Smith Centre. Both public skating and public swimming for the remainer of today, Saturday, February 4th, has been...

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Outdoor Rink Update - February 2nd, 2023

Outdoor Rinks at the Sullivan Rink of Dreams (Legion Park) and Sergeant Howard Slate Park (Village Creek) are open. Work on the outdoor rink at Caruso Park is underway. Thanks to the Fire Department and Recreation Staff for their continued efforts on these spaces.

With milder temperatures set to arrive on Sunday through Tuesday, please watch for updates on the status of all rinks.

Please remember to share the rink space with all users to ensure everyone can have a safe and enjoyable time.

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Outdoor Rink Update - January 31st, 2023

The Arnprior Fire Department will be flooding the outdoor rinks at Sergeant Howard Slater Park (Village Creek) and the Sullivan Rink of Dreams (Legion Park) beginning at 8:30pm this evening. Both rinks will be closed effective 8:30pm and are expected to re-open by Wednesday morning at 8:00am. We ask the public to remain off the ice surfaces during this period of time.

Work on the outdoor rink at Caruso Street Park will commence later this week. 

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Arenas to Re-open Ahead of Schedule on January 25

The Nick Smith Centre will reopen both its arenas January 25th after repairs to its refrigeration systems were completed ahead of schedule.

“Both ice surfaces remained intact and the repairs went smoothly which has helped significantly reduce our downtime,” said Graeme Ivory, Director of Recreation. “We are grateful to our partners at CIMCO for their extraordinary efforts and to recreation and public works staff for their swift action.”

User groups are being updated of the favourable news that...

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