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CTV News
4 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Riverside hockey head backs plans for move to Capri Complex
Curlers might be booted of their ice rink to make room for hockey teams. CTV's Robert Lothian reports. Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual Loading the player instance is taking more time than usual The head of a local minor hockey league is backing a controversial plan to remove curling from the Capri Recreational Sports Complex (CPRC) temporarily. Anne Marie Schofield told CTV News while the move would be unfortunate, it makes the most sense to prioritize the majority of ice users. 'It is a common-sense response to a catastrophic event,' said the president of the Riverside Minor Hockey Association. The proposal follows a fire at the WFCU Centre in April , which could displace users of the AM800 rink for a year. In response, the City of Windsor is proposing rink users move to Rink A at the CPRC and displace the curling community, which has been there for about a year. 060225 - Capri Complex Capri Pizzeria Recreation Complex, June 1, 2025. (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor) According to a city report, the association uses 56 hours per week on the AM800 rink as well as 22.5 hours per week on the Green Shield rink at the WFCU for a total of 78.5 hours per week. 'This is not just about RMHA or the Riverside Figure Skating Club, this is about every major user group having to sacrifice something,' Schofield said. Due to ice-sharing policies, Schofield said if they remain at the WFCU, all 11 major ice user groups will have to evenly split the time at the two community rinks. 'Every user group will have to sacrifice a percentage of their ice so that we can fairly and equitably redistribute that loss and mitigate some of that loss,' she said. Per the report, the AM800 Rink generated $441,000 in revenue for the 2024/2025 season, compared to $155,000 at the CPRC. 'So, a one-year pause is not going to be as catastrophic for them as it would be for every other major ice user in the city, not to mention the loss of revenue,' Schofield said. Schofield also warned without the move, they would have to decrease roster sports and additional programming. She adds a move to defer the matter could risk impacting planning for the upcoming season. Windsor City Council is expected to debate the matter at its next meeting on June 9.
CTV News
16 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Curling rink axed?
Windsor Watch Curlers might be booted of their ice rink to make room for hockey teams. CTV's Robert Lothian reports.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Concern over Cheltenham ice rink damaging Imperial Gardens grass
Concerns have been raised over the environmental impact that a temporary ice rink could be having on a popular winter attraction at Imperial Gardens in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, provides a huge boost to the local economy throughout the Christmas period. Speaking at a planning committee meeting, Cheltenham borough councillor Glenn Andrews raised fears that with each passing year that the rink is installed, soil compaction and sunlight deprivation are slowly killing the grass the committee voted to allow the installation and operation of the rink for up to 75 days a year, from November to January, for the next three years. During the meeting on 22 May, Andrews said he was worried that after another three winters, the council may have to completely redo the gardens."Every time I go into Imperial Gardens... the re-turfing isn't taking as well. That is fairly obvious," he said."I do worry about soil compaction. We've got three whole years, and winter is the time when traditionally those gardens would regenerate."I think on ecological grounds I'm against this." According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, head of planning Chris Gomm said he was not aware that soil compaction was an issue assessed by the case officer."The condition that requires the land to be reinstated to its former condition would also apply to the flowerbeds and the grass, to make sure they are healthy post deconstruction," he Frank Allen added the economic benefit it brings to the town outweighed any potential ecological issues."The ice rink is one of our best features in the winter. We would do well to keep on preserving that," he said.
CBC
06-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Windsor buys $285K worth of U.S. furniture for ice rink amid trade war
City staff approved spending hundreds of thousands on American-made outdoor furniture as part of the $15.4 million outdoor ice rink downtown days after being asked to prioritize Canadian-made goods during an ongoing trade war. The furniture will cost taxpayers up to $285,957.21 for 28 seasonal outdoor metal tables, 18 table-mounted metal umbrellas and 10 garbage receptacles.
