Ontario Speed Skating Oval

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Darryl Rowsell, Leslie Blotnicky-Kuhar and 2 others like this

Saturday, March 4th, 2017.
The cold weather has returned but unfortunately the warm temperatures over the past couple of weeks has completely melted the ice base - there is now a gravel track with a couple of frozen puddles. It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm that the Oval is officially closed for the season. Thanks to the crew of ice volunteers for all their hard work and to those who came and enjoyed skating at the Oval this winter. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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Debbie KentThank you for providing wonderful skating and all your dedication through the season. We will see you next year 😊4 months ago · 1

Sarah Emily DesjardinsThanks for all your hard work. Winter weather is so hard to predict!4 months ago

Elizabeth BroomfieldThank you for keeping the oval open another season.4 months ago

Jack LapumThanks for all your work4 months ago

Humman SunsonThank you very much for this season4 months ago

Sabine OverinkThank you for all your work4 months ago

Saturday, Feb 18th, 2017
The Oval is now closed and will remain closed until the cold weather returns. Please - please stay off the ice - you can not imagine how discouraging it is to find boot marks or paw prints or worse frozen into the ice when the cold weather returns - it takes hours to scrape the surface smooth for skating again!
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4 months ago

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Andrea Yurick, Sara Veenstra and 2 others like this

Thursday, Feb 16th, 2017
Yesterday the Oval hosted two school groups and conditions look good for more school groups this week. The public is welcome to skate every afternoon for the rest of this week.
If the warmer temperatures and sun start to melt the ice on the weekend we may have to close for a few days until the cold weather returns - we will try and post the Oval's status every morning from now until the end of the season. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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Melissa Packman, Wayne Bulman and 6 others like this

Saturday, Feb 11, 2017
The snow has been cleared at the Oval and the ice is in good condition for skating. Everyone is welcome to enjoy unsupervised public skating all day today. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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Sally Moore, Jackie Donaldson and 13 others like this

Thursday, Feb 9th, 2017
The ice has been flooded again this morning and is back in good condition.
The Oval is open for skating until further notice/. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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Angela Bulman, Sara Veenstra and 2 others like this

Humman SunsonThank you4 months ago

Rhonda Surch DeJordyDuring what times can we skate4 months ago

Vanessa HubersYes are there specific times? or is just come and skate?4 months ago

Jack LapumFriday morning just had a great skate, feet cold, cheeks are red. Thanks to the ice men who look after the ice at the lakefield oval!4 months ago

Monday, Feb 6th, 2017
Ice was cleared, scraped and flooded before public skating yesterday and it will be flooded again this morning.
The Oval is open for public skating. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

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5 months ago

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Roberta HubbleBeautiful photos. Maybe next year I will learn to speed skate :)5 months ago · 1

Erica JooreBeautiful night, ice was fantastic!5 months ago

Joan FanningGoodtimes!5 months ago

Sarah Emily DesjardinsWe had a great time. Thanks to all the volunteers! You should do these more often!!5 months ago

LouAnn CurtisIs that near Peterborough, Tara Truscott?4 months ago

Debbie KentBeautiful night indeed! Thanks to Graham and all the amazing volunteers. Always one of my favourite nights of the year ❤️️4 months ago

Laurie ColletteSooooo great last night! Glad to see so many people out enjoying the beautiful ice conditons, gorgeous evening and setting your hard-working volunteers created with the candles all around the oval - thank you!!!!4 months ago

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CANDLELIGHT SKATE - SATURDAY, FEB 4th, 2017 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. This Saturday, the Oval will host a day of Nordic activities. Everyone is welcome to come and try speed sk...

5 months ago

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5 months ago

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Roberta HubbleThe ice looks soooooo great!5 months ago

Linda DesjardinsAre you going to take the kids?5 months ago

Colin ConroyOnly in CANADA5 months ago

Jen RossHi! What's the cost?5 months ago

Crystal Cowen Sarah Duffy5 months ago

Tammy McCauley ScottDo kids just bring their hockey skates or can they rent speed skates?5 months ago

Ontario Speed Skating OvalThey can use their skates or rent a pair of speed skates for $5.5 months ago · 1

Sarah DiGregorio Stacey Silver might be fun with the kiddies?5 months ago

Cally Langridge Emma Leighton5 months ago

Margaret WoodWill there be another candelight skate this winter. I missed it!!!4 months ago

Monday, January 30, 2017
The ice at the Oval is once again ready for skating as result of the tremendous effort of the Ice Crew - special thanks to Wayne Bulman and John Dunford who spent the extra time over the weekend to build up the ice thickness.
This afternoon we had a chance to scrape the ice smooth with the Zamboni and if the weather stays cold at night we will be able to make the ice smoother every day this week! ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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Ontario Speed Skating OvalA photo of the ice after the Zamboni scrape on Monday!5 months ago

Jenn Borgman-McKerrAwesome! So we can skate this afternoon?5 months ago

Paddy MottYou guys are awesome!5 months ago

Ontario Speed Skating OvalYes - the Oval is open5 months ago

Crystal Cowen Sarah Duffy5 months ago

Humman SunsonAwesome work! Thank you5 months ago

Jenn Borgman-McKerrAwesome time skating today....thanks for all your hard work5 months ago · 1

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5 months ago

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Jack LapumThank you to the ice crew5 months ago · 1

Humman SunsonThank you. Hopefully we can skate again soon :-)5 months ago

Melissa Johnston Laura Johnston5 months ago

Tuesday, Jan 17th, 2017 - The Oval will be closed until the cold weather returns. Please stay off the ice. Thanks ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago

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Paul StefanchukIs the oval open this weekend? (Jan 27 to Jan 29)5 months ago

Graham WilkinsHi Paul; We were able to run the equipment on the ice this morning for the first time in two weeks. It is still too warm to flood today so we will start flooding in the early hours of Saturday morning and we will post on Facebook when the ice is getting close to being ready for skating. At the moment the ice is very porous and has a very rough surface so I expect it is going to take a couple of days of cold weather and almost round the clock flooding to get it back into skating condition. I predict that the ice will not be ready for skating until early next week but again please check our Facebook postings for the latest report.5 months ago

David GildayFantastic perseverance. You folks are amazing.5 months ago

Monday, Jan 15, 2017 Unfortunately the forecast calls for another January thaw. The temperatures should be cold enough for good skating so the Oval will be open for skating again today. ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago