Recreation Newsletter - February 2025

It might be the thick of winter but we are hard at work on spring and summer programs and camps. Learn more below!

Dates to Circle on your Calendar

• February 3 – Monday Movement with Ro Nwosu
• February 5 – The Lunch Brunch by Seniors at Home
• February 7 – Junior & Youth Night
• February 8 – Family Games Day
• February 10 – Monday Movement with Denise Wiese
• February 17 – FamFest
• February 25 – Craft Program
• February 28 – Youth Night
• February 28 – Crafts & Craft

Learn more about these events and submit your own at calendar.arnprior.ca

Events!

Family Games Day is Youth Club’s first event of 2025! Open to all youth and free for Youth Club members, the Community Hall will be full of inflatable, board, video and giant games. Be there on Saturday February 8!

FamFest is our annual Family Day event of FREE skating, swimming, pancakes, kids entertainment and more! This year features an exciting lineup that can be found at Arnprior.ca/FamFest. Don’t miss the action on Monday February 17!

St. Paddy’s Party is nearly sold out! This popular St. Patrick’s event features live music, green beer, dancing, and costumes. It’s a time you don’t want to miss. Purchase your ticket at Arnprior.ca/StPaddys

Easter has a new look with The Bunny Run. This 2k or 5k run or walk is set for Easter Saturday, April 19, along Arnprior’s beautiful waterfront. Register and learn more at Arnprior.ca/BunnyRun

Wintermission and Monday Movement

Wintermission returned with a strong line-up of free holiday skating and many toonie swims. Wintermission features a new program, Monday Movement, with only 2 weeks left!

Monday Movement is a 6 weeks of free fitness programs led by local instructors with ranging classes for all levels of experience. 

Learn more and join in at Arnprior.ca/Wintermission

Arena Revitalization Project & Fan for Life

The Town of Arnprior is excited to kick off the Nick Smith Centre Arena Revitalization Project that will see a complete rehabilitation of both the Bert Hall Arena and the Glenn Arthur Arena. Starting February 17 and set to re-open in October of 2025, this project has been designed to minimize the impact on our users where possible

This revitalization project achieves several goals to meet outstanding community needs including replacing aging infrastructure, accessible upgrades, additional community meeting spaces, a heated mezzanine viewing area and equitable storage space.

Increasing spectator comfort is also a large part of this project as seen in the expanded bleacher seating on the west side of Bert Hall Arena and the transformation to individual and customizable bench seating and you could be part of this project. Your name, logo, message or artwork could become permanently printed onto a seat on the arena spectator stands for a one-time fee. Text and images are limited to white printed on the new green seats.

Want to make your mark permanently in the Nick Smith Centre? Sponsor a seat with your name or artwork and have your stamp on this new facility. Become a Fan for Life.

Want to learn more about the NSC Arena Revitalization Project? Visit arnprior.ca/engage to learn more.

Aquatics Updates and Reminders

The pool will be closed for scheduled maintenance starting at 1pm on Saturday, February 15, and will remain closed all day on Sunday, February 16.

We will be offering multiple FREE drop-in public swim on Monday, February 17, for families. This event is capped at 80 people, and there is no preregistration required. Please note that all swim times have changed, so be sure to check the live swim schedule at Arnprior.ca for the most up-to-date information.

Visit Arnprior.ca/Swimming to learn more about the Aquatics programs offered at the Nick Smith Centre.

Outdoor Rinks and Trails

Did you know Arnprior has three outdoor rinks? All of which are at the mercy of Mother Nature and in progress of being ready for the season.

Visit Arnprior.ca/Rinks to check their status all winter.

Stay in the Know!

Things can change quick so stay tuned to our social media channels to catch all of the updates!

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