Prince Charles Neighbourhood Association
64 HERBERT street N3R 3Z9 Brantford, ON, Canada

Hey Brantford youth! Are you spending too much time on the couch or your phone and itching to get on your board or scooter?! You're in luck...the City is excite...d to announce that the Woodman Community Centre Indoor Sk8board and Scooter Park is now open! COVID-19 measures in place. Register at brantford.ca/recconnect. Full details: bit.ly/3etGWrQ See more

Prince Charles Rink was reopened yesterday morning and will remain open til this afternoon. We will assess the usability and safety early afternoon and make judgement whether to close again based on the temperature. Fingers crossed for another cold snap. We are still working daily to try to keep our season running as long as possible.

With the weather changing, we will be keeping an eye on the rink and closing during daylight hours in order to prevent deep grooves and ruts. Will try to provide updates daily to let our community know of the rink is open or closed to skaters. We appreciate everyone who has enjoyed using it this year and all of the words of encouragement and thanks!

Every night lockdown... skaters. No lockdown... no skaters. What gives? Ice is perfect.

We have a small, but excellent crew of Volunteers that continue to make this possible. Rink is open, skatable and hockey is ok under the Orange Covid framework set by the Province. Please be mindful of where you are parking and always watch for pedestrians.... Just a reminder that social distancing should still be practiced, wear masks when this is not possible, and a maximum of 25 skaters at a time.

Been getting lots of interest in our rink at Prince Charles Park for this year. Just wanted to send an update. With the fluctuations in the weather we have not been able to start the base on the Tennis Court yet. The minute we try to flood it and the sun starts shining it will melt. We would need consistent temperatures below -5 Degrees during the day and even colder at night in order to be able to develop the necessary base.... We do have a tarp that was just donated by some friends and we could try to make a smaller rink. However, maybe too late to try to put the boards on the ground. Looking at the weather forecast, nights are getting colder, but the days are still too warm with the predicted sunshine near the end of the week. Hoping by the weekend we will be able to begin layering some ice. If anyone is interested in volunteering with the ice, or becoming a Neighbourhood Association Member, please reach out by email to [email protected]

Thank you to the City of Brantford, the folks that signed the petition, and our amazing and dedicated flood heroes !!!!! Lincoln Ave rink will be open this sea...son!!! If you have EVER thought that you would like to be a part of something cool (literally), and so appreciated by your neighbourhood, then reach out me and I will hook you up with our dedicated, awesome, quiet heroes who make sure our rink is a success each year!!!! Our big job now is to cross our fingers and hope for skating rink weather.

Happy International Volunteer Day! (December 5) We would like to take this opportunity to honour and send out a BIG THANK YOU to all the amazing volunteers th...at help make our community even stronger. #TogetherWeCan Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller BRAVA Brant

Waiting on the official decision from the City of Brantford regarding outdoor rinks. We can always use volunteers for help with clearing snow and flooding. For more information contact Chris @ [email protected]... Fingers crossed we can proceed.

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Go for a scavenger hunt walk around your neighbourhood. See if you can find the following items: -robin -dog -picture in a window ... -red car -hanging pot -someone riding a bike -garden decoration -bird house or feeder and; -something purple Let us know how you did. You can even add to the list too! June is Recreation & Parks Month Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)

The City of Brantford continues to work diligently with our partners at the Ontario Ministry of Health, Brant County Health Unit and Brant Community Healthcare ...System to mitigate community spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) by implementing a series of precautionary measures consistent with the recommendations of the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. For information about City cancellations and closures please visit: brantford.ca/closures. See more