Churchill Park Skating Rinks
167 Cline Ave. N. L8S 4C1 Hamilton, ON, Canada

RINKS CLOSED - (Jan 1 - 6:00pm) Hello all, we've roped off all the rinks and ask that you please stay off the rinks today AND tomorrow Saturday January 2nd. We NEED the snow that is there to stay and use it to add depth to the ice. There are way too many bad spots and we'll be fixing them on Saturday to get them ready for Sunday. If you see anyone on them, please let them know. Thanks!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! All rinks are open today. Be gentle, they are getting very thin. If a section is blocked off, please stay off that section and if you make a hole, put a pylon on it please. Looks like tomorrow we may have to keep them closed depending on snow / rain tonight, so enjoy today and we'll update tomorrow am. Thanks!

RINKS ARE OPEN TODAY (Dec 31st) - Yesterday, we had lots of kids and adults skating, playing a little shinny and having tons of fun before the rain storm...which helped smooth over the ice BUT we also lost an inch of surface. All rinks can be skated on BUT PLEASE NOTE there are spots where the tarps are exposed, so put a pylon on those areas (Bring a pylon if you have one at home that we can use). and IF YOU GO THROUGH A SPOT, PLEASE PUT A PYLON OVER THAT AREA. We'll do our b...est to keep patching the spots if you help us identify them and don't make them any worse. We'll close the rinks later on tonight to get a nice thick flood so we can have some 2021 skating! Please stay off the ice after we surface flood at night. If you have teens or know any young adults in the area, please tell them to stay off later on to let the ice settle. We are looking at some warm weather in the horizon, so any damage will be very hard to fix after this! Thanks! See more

RINKS OPEN THIS MORNING (DEC 30). Hello all, after some gentle use yesterday and more patching, flooding, resurfacing, rinks 1, 3, 4 should be ready for a nice morning skate before the rain this aft. Please follow our simple rules and use common sense when on the rinks. (Put cones where holes occur to prevent major damage) Once the rain starts, please stay off until tomorrow (DEC 31) am to let the water set properly...fixing/patching holes takes a lot of time, so be patient we have many weeks of skating left! Thanks!

Hello all, weather is so unpredictable...one day cold, next hot etc...so unfortunately because of this and the thin ice, we are fixing the rink that was wrecked this week...please use the rinks when available but please use common sense. Fixing Rink #2 so far has taken 20 man hours, 60 bins of snow, 3 rolls of tuck tape and many cold hands/knees and some sore backs so far...and will require about 6 hours of gentle layering! We know everyone is anxious to use the rinks as we m...ay be one of the only outdoor rinks in Hamilton? We have made a map to let people know what rinks are for what purpose. Also we will close them as we need to to fix, layer or just to make sure there is ice for the long term. If the rinks are closed (Caution tape all the way around), please stay off...it is to help us keep them strong going through hot weather / rain. If you are skating and do go through, cover the hole with a pylon so no one else goes through the same hole to avoid excess damage. Today rinks #1, #3, #4 are open for limited use till 8pm to prepare for a full night of flooding. YOUNGER KIDS on #3, and #4 please ONLY. It needs a bit of scuffing up but will not sustain any adults or older kids. Once again, please use common sense and place pylons where thin or bad spots exist to help others be aware of conditions. If you have a spare pylon at home...bring it over so we have enough! Thanks!

A CHRISTMAS GIFT! Wow what a beautiful day to wake up to with the snow blanketing everything in sight. In light of the times we are in the snow brought out people into the park to get some exercise and some fresh air. Thanks to all the volunteers who spent Christmas day flooding over all the snow. We still need volunteers, so email [email protected] - even if you can only give us 1 hour! See some of the techniques used to help in the process to flood the snow for depth so we can be skating on Monday!