Paris Figure Skating Club
P.O. Box 73; 944 Powerline Rd N3L 3E5 Paris, ON, Canada

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Skaters....check this out for some educational opportunities online

What are your plans this weekend? Maybe you’re going to watch some past skating performances from Nationals? Maybe you are going to dig into skating video archi...ves of your own? Skate Ontario along with the Provincial Government is asking Ontarian’s to stay home, stay safe, save lives. We’re all in this together #StayHomeON #SkateOntarioProud

Merry Christmas to all of our skating families. Have a safe and happy holiday

Check out the sessions for February from Skate Ontario

With today's announcement that the Province of Ontario will be moved to Lockdown effective December 26, 2020 to January 23, 2021 the County of Brant has confirmed that all recreation facilities will be closed during that time. Any further extension of this or other restrictions will be shared closer to the date. Our skating programs will resume when able and safe to do so. We will continue to keep our members updated. If you have specific questions please reach out. Plea...se know that we may or may not have the answers at this time during this period of uncertainty. Stay safe, stay healthy and we hope to see you back at a rink soon. Please note assessment day will proceed on December 22 as planned.

At this time winter skating sessions will not start until February 12th, pending any further updates. Any questions about this please reach out. We hope our skating families are staying well.

Check out today's Brantford Expositor on a great story about our club back on the ice! Thanks Brantford Expositor for supporting local sports!

Are you visiting a County of Brant facility, arena or community centre? The County of Brant is required to be compliant with the provincial regulations. On Nov...ember 13, 2020, the County of Brant changed from Yellow level to Orange level as outlined by the Provincial COVID-19 framework. There are very minimal impacts for facility users, however, we would like to highlight a few important requirements. Every person who enters a recreation facility is required to provide their contact tracing information. To simplify this process, we made some adjustments to the QR code check-in process. Staff are available to assist. In the Orange Zone/Level, no member of the public may be indoors at the facility for longer than 90 minutes at a time unless the member of the public is in the facility to engage in a sport. Parents who have back-to-back schedules for their children should ensure they leave the building for a short period of time so that they do not exceed the 90 minute limit. For situations where parents or coaches have to leave for a short period of time, staff will provide a sticker so we know that the check-in process has already occurred. This alleviates the need for people to re-enter their information. In the Orange Zone/Level, each person under the age of 18 years who is engaged in activities in the facility may be accompanied by one parent or guardian. Adult groups can have NO spectators. Facility capacity limits remain at 50 people in total per rink/area maximum when there is space for sufficient physical distancing. We thank everyone for their understanding and cooperation. If you have questions, please contact us 519.44BRANT or 1.855.44BRANT.

Winter registration will open for existing Fall registered skaters on Thursday, December 10. For any NEW members registration will open on Friday, December 18. Registration is online through Uplifter https://parisfsc.uplifterinc.com/

Did you know today is #InternationalVolunteersDay ? Our club would like to thank the volunteers who each week volunteer to do the screening and attendance so all our skaters can continue to skate safely! Please thank them the next time you come to the rink. Thanks to Erin F., Alycia K., Lindsay P. Katie R., Nancy S., Lisa C., Karen G., Melissa S., Dawn R., Allison P., Dawn S., Scott B., Alison T., and Sandy T. Also thanks to the coaches who volunteer to assist with this when needed. #THANKYOU

Pick up your Skate Ontario Fundraising booklets at the rink tonight until 6 pm if you have not picked them up yet

Reminder that all persons must complete the attendance and screening with the PFSC volunteer AND the County of Brant

With the winter weather upon us, we want to remind our families of the process for cancelling due to winter weather. We will try to make the most informed decision about whether to cancel our skating sessions or not. These decisions can take some time to determine so if you have not heard anything be patient as we may be determining a decision and cannot answer each email or message from all of our families. If a decision to cancel is made that information will be emailed to... our members, and posted on our social media - facebook, twitter and instagram. Please follow us on any social platforms you may have to stay up to date. If you have unsubscribed from the communications on your Uplifter account you would not receive the email. If skating is NOT cancelled, but you feel it is too risky to travel to skating, please make your own informed decision if you will come to skating or not. Our skating families come from a large geographic area and we cannot predict the weather in your area or your own comfort level for driving in winter weather. We want all of our skating family members to be safe. Due to COVID protocols we would need to be informed by email if you will not be in attendance for this reason.

Please see the update on contact tracing when entering County of Brant facilities. This is in ADDITION to the screening and contact tracing our club is mandated to be completed by Skate Ontario. Helpful tips: bookmark the page after the first time you complete this. Then when arriving at future sessions, complete this in your car upon arrival at the facility then show the County of Brant ambassador your check mark before entering. We appreciate everyone's cooperation and understanding. Any questions about this please email the club or speak to the County of Brant staff.

We wish Fiona a safe and happy move and all the best at her new club. We will miss you and all of your fun personalized choreography!

Some Friday fun with our canskaters! Great job and keep working hard to earn those ribbons and badges!

See notice for traveling to the Brant Sports Complex. For those that travel that route you may need to find an alternate route or leave extra travel time

Please see the update when entering County of Brant facilities as of November 7

Great news as we remain in Orange Level! Continue to stay vigilant

Happy Halloween from the Paris Figure Skating Club! Look at all of these amazing costumes! We hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our skating families

If skaters will be absent for any sessions they must advise the club by email and state the reason. Any covid related absences the covid oversight group has the follow up with.

During these difficult times, it is important check in with one another now more than ever. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, Skate Canada acknowledges the importance o...f raising awareness surrounding mental health issues and that it is critical to prioritize your own mental health and ask for help when needed. More info: https://cmha.ca/ Durant ces temps difficiles, il est important de vérifier auprès d’autrui si tout va bien. En cette #Journéemondialedelasantémentale, Patinage Canada reconnaît qu’il est important d’accroître la sensibilisation aux problèmes de santé mentale et crucial de prioriser votre propre santé mentale et de demander de l’aide au besoin. Plus de renseignements : https://cmha.ca/fr

Canskate virtual town hall meeting will be held Thursday, October 8 at 8 pm. Zoom link was sent today to those registered. If you have not registered for our programs and have questions abd would like to join please email the club by 5 pm on Thursday.

Some witches appeared at skating tonight! Canskaters can wear their costumes to skating this week. Reminder they must still wear their helmet and costumes must not pose and tripping hazards and allow skaters to see properly

Program Assistant training is taking place this Wednesday on the ice from 5:00-5:40. In Class training through Zoom will take place on Friday. If you have not RSVP, please email the club at [email protected]

Canskate registration opens tomorrow! Programs will begin the week of October 14. Due to covid 19 restrictions only skaters in stage 2 and higer can attend. Skaters must be able to get up on without any assistance and take verbal directions only. Previous skating experience is required.

If you are traveling this way tonight please find an alternate route and leave extra travel time

Rowan's Law keeps all our skaters safe. #staysafe

Are you an approved spectator for PFSC ice times? Check out this County of Brant video. If you have not sent your signed waiver to be a spectator please send that a minimum of 48 hours prior to your ice time. https://youtu.be/kOmttkOfTjs

Virtual Town Hall taking place tonight at 6:30 pm through Zoom. About update to Return to Play protocols. Link was emailed yesterday.

Registration and updated Return to Play protocols were just emailed. Please read that full email. Info can also be found at www.parisfigureskating.org Registration for Junior STAR 1 and higher will open on Saturday, September 26 through Uplifter. It is anticipated that canskate registration will open on Thursday, October 1.

Thanks Paris Figure Skating coaches #bestcoachesever #thankscoach

Please have your skater enter the arena through the main east entrance (lower lobby) as the volunteer that will be taking attendance and screening the skaters will be outside that area completing this task.

We are glad to welcome our skaters back onto the ice. Stay safe and have fun!

Reminder if you are having issues registering, check your account to make sure it is set up correctly with an adult on the account. Someone over 18 must be on the account to accept the policies.