Outdoor Skating Rinks In North Bay
Outdoor rinks provide a valuable leisure experience in your own neighbourhood. The City of North Bay operates a total of thirteen rinks in the City. Some are supervised by caretakers hired by the City. Others are dependant on volunteers to operate.
Refer to our Rink Condition Summary for the condition of our outdoor rinks.
Supervised Rinks
Rink caretakers are hired at seven locations and are on duty for approximately 8 -10 weeks (weather dependant) beginning in the first week of January after New Years. (Call Parks and Recreation Department for start date) The caretakers at these locations open the building for pubic use on a regular weekly schedule during the season. At these locations, a schedule will be posted showing public skating and hockey shinny times. You can find a copy of the caretaker and shinny/skating schedule here.
| The following rink locations have caretakers on duty for the 2011 season. | |
| Greenhill Playground | Pearce Street |
| Circle Lake Playground | Lakeheights |
| Kinette Playground | Rock Street |
| Police Playground | Stone Street |
| Kerr Park | Riverbend Road |
| Laurentian Park | Montrose Avenue |
| Bourke | Beattie Street |
Volunteers may also assist at these rink locations. With volunteers and proper weather conditions, a rink could be operating in your neighbourhood before Christmas.
Volunteer Based Rinks
A number of the City's outdoor rinks require the support of volunteers for rink start up, maintenance, building supervision and programming. If there are no volunteers, there will be no rink in the neighbourhood.
| The following rinks need volunteers: | |
| Graniteville Playground | Carlo Crescent |
| West Ferris Lions Park | Massey Drive |
| Veronica | Alexander Road |
| Feronia | Feronia |
| Birchaven | Sage Road |
| Lee Park | Memorial Drive |
How to volunteer at an Outdoor Rink location
For those who are interested in volunteering, an information package is available at the Parks and Recreation Department. This package outlines how the volunteer based program works, fundraising options, City support services, volunteer training and responsibilities. Each person who volunteers must complete a volunteer form and are also required to provide a criminal reference check. Please contact the Department at 474-0400 ext 2329 for more information.
With volunteers and proper weather conditions, a rink could be operating in your neighbourhood before Christmas.
For more information call 474-0400 ext 2335.
Outdoor Ice Permit Program
Attention Hockey and Ringette Coaches - Outdoor Ice available for practice!
The City of North Bay, Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services Department have committed rink caretakers to the Caldwell / Ellam Park, Greenhill, Police Playground, Kinette Playground, Circle Lake and Kerr Park rinks. The caretaker will assist in the provision of regular ice maintenance (flooding and shovelling) and facilitate the building doors being open consistent hours during the rink season.
As a result designated times will be available to teams for booking practice permits. The ice time will be rented to local hockey and ringette teams at a rate of $21.22 / hour plus HST at Kerr Park, Caldwell / Ellam Parks and Police Playground only.
Program Schedule at outdoor rinks available online here
This program is in response to a recommendation of the North Bay Partners in Hockey.
Contacts
Parks, Recreation and Leisure, General Inquiries(705) 474-0400, ext. 2329