Outdoor rinks returning for another season in Red Deer

Just in time for the holidays, 17 outdoor rinks across Red Deer are opening. After weeks of work flooding and prepping the ice, the recent cold snap helped ensure some of our outdoor surfaces were ready to welcome skaters for the season.

This weekend, the following 17 outdoor rink locations will open:

Bower (85 Boyce St)
Clearview Meadows (93 Cornett Dr)
Deer Park Estates (Holy Family School)
Eastview (Joseph Welsh Elementary School)
Grandview (Escuela Vista Grande School)
Highland Green (65 Halladay Ave)
Lancaster (St. Francis of Assisi School)
Lonsdale (Mattie McCullough School)
McLean Park (91 McLean St)
Morrisroe West (Annie L. Gaetz School)
Mountview (Mountview Elementary School)
Normandeau (Normandeau School)
Oriole Park (Oriole Park School)
Pines 141 (Pamely Ave)
Riverside Meadows (6021 57 Ave)
Rosedale Estates (2 Roland St)
West Park (West Park Elementary School)

Red Deer has 77 outdoor skating rinks for public use including three ponds, and an outdoor speed skating oval.

Hockey nets will be delivered and lighting systems activated at all locations listed above as of Friday, December 12. The City would like to remind skaters that the use of helmets is recommended at all times. Although these rinks will be open, skaters should use caution as some of the edges remain thin and rough due to the warm temperatures we’ve had this season.

Meanwhile, Parks crews continue to prepare the remaining outdoor rinks and plan to add more opened rinks to the list next week, weather permitting. The natural ice surface at Bower Ponds and the Ice Oval at Setters Place remain closed at this time, but are anticipated to open in the coming days.

To see the full list of outdoor rinks and their status, visit www.reddeer.ca/outdoorskating.