Ice Surface

• Families left scrambling by closure of 2 Cranbrook arenas as hockey season begins

  Structural safety issues have forced the closure of one of Cranbrook's key arenas, and have prevented icemaking for a second, just as hockey season was set to begin.

  Sports

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• Fredericton to reopen city ice skating rinks in July

  The Grant-Harvey Centre Olympic ice surface will be the first to reopen, starting July 13.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2020
  
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• Skaters rejoice: Halifax Emera Oval to open on Saturday

  The Emera Oval will open to the public on Saturday for the 2018-19 winter season, if the weather holds up.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2018
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• Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted: study

  A new study suggests long-held estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and the rate at which it’s declining have been off significantly. 

  Environment

  Oct 24, 2017
• Hockey Canada to make smaller ice surfaces mandatory for youngest kids’ games

  Hockey Canada says it will make it mandatory that children getting their first introduction to the game play on reduced-size ice surfaces instead of full-sized rinks.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2017
• Council votes to slash price of Saskatoon leisure centre passes

  Falling attendance and sliding revenues has the City of Saskatoon rethinking its leisure centre plan with prices set to drop.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2015