Skate Martensville
Box 707 S0K2T0 Martensville, SK, Canada

SKATERS & PARENTS: Thank you for your patience during this pause in our season. After careful consideration and planning, our executive and coaches have come up with a 2-week plan to allow our Pre-STAR and STARSkaters to get back to the ice starting January 5. Unfortunately our CanSkate and Adult Skate programs will remain paused until we receive further direction from the Chief Medical Officer and the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Information on skate times and updated safety protocols have been emailed to all skating families. Please continue to check your emails and skatemartensville.ca for the latest information.

We're opening our January-March 2021 pre-registration in the hopes that we can return to the ice in the new year. If you'd like to reserve your spot for our 3-month CanSkate program, please fill out the online registration form: https://forms.gle/aE6338q2ASS5VWSN8. Additional information can be found on our website: http://skatemartensville.ca/registration/ Note: Payment is not required until we can confirm our programming is approved by the the Government of Saskatchewan and the City of Martensville.

UPDATE: All skating activities and sessions have been suspended until the new year. As most of you probably already know, Wednesday the Saskatchewan government released new Covid-19 restrictions. One of them being that "athletes and dancers 18 years of age and under may continue practicing, conditioning and skills training in groups of eight or fewer, abiding by the required mask use and at least three metres of physical distancing between participants at all times. Our exe...cutive contemplated how we could accommodate this new restriction. Unfortunately, we regret to inform you that we have decided to extend the suspension of all Skate Martensville events/sessions until the new year. It would not be financially feasible for our club to continue with these restrictions as there would not be enough skaters on the ice to cover the cost of ice time, let alone the cost of our coaches. In addition, there would not be enough ice time during the week to allow each skater an equal opportunity to skate. Furthermore, with the fact that Covid-19 positive case numbers are continuing to rise in our province, we feel that this decision is in everyone’s best interest to keep us all safe and healthy. We hope you understand and will continue to support our club. We have high hopes that we will be able to continue our skating programs in January of 2021. January - March 2021 Canskate sessions: It is our hope and plan that we will be able to welcome back our PreStar, Star, and Adult skaters and all of our returning CanSkaters in the new year. We will be accepting registration for the upcoming Jan-Mar 2021 CanSkate session starting December 1, 2020. Registration forms and further information can be found online at skatemartensville.ca. Once again, thank you all for your continued understanding and co-operation. Our club cannot run without the support of our skaters and their families. Sincerely, Skate Martensville Executive

COVID-19 UPDATE: SKATING SEASON PAUSED Many of you have likely been hearing about the numerous positive cases of Covid-19 in our city lately. Skate Martensville takes the health and well-being of our skaters, families, and community very seriously and we want to do whatever we can to limit the spread of and the exposure to the virus. In a proactive measure, and in support of other clubs in our community, we have made the difficult decision to suspend all further skating acti...vities and sessions until at least December 1, 2020, effective immediately. Hopefully taking this time to pause and reset will allow us to get back on the ice soon. We will communicate any further changes or updates to you by email as usual. We want to reassure our skating families by saying that there have been no positive cases in our club reported to our Covid-19 Rep, executive, or coaches thus far. However, we know that in a small city such as ours, the virus could spread quickly and it is our responsibility to do whatever we can to keep us all safe. In an effort to be as proactive and responsible as possible, we continue to ask you to do your part in staying home as much as possible, wearing your masks, and keeping a social distance from all others not in your household. If at any moment, you or someone in your family is confirmed positive, please let us know. Your information will be kept confidential and will only be used to help determine any decisions that our executive needs to make to maintain the safety of our members going forward. We thank you all for continued understanding and support. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] Stay safe everyone, Skate Martensville Executive

Exciting News: Our Adult Skate program is currently FULL! A waitlist has been created and registrants will be contacted by email on a first come, first serve basis if a spot becomes available. Skaters who are registered for the program will receive a confirmation email with club information and payment instructions. We are SO EXCITED to offer this new program and can't wait to meet our new Adult Skaters on the ice! See you at the rink

Skate Martensville is happy to announce it will be offering a 17-week Adult Skate program starting November 13. Adult skaters of all levels are invited to join us to learn new skating skills or refresh old ones. Sessions are 45 minutes and are lead by a Skate Canada certified coach. This is a great safe and welcoming environment for any adult skater who is looking for a fun, recreational activity. If interested, register online: https://forms.gle/xXeEJ8CcUfsuFPo97

We had a great first day of skating! It's so awesome to see those smiles back on the ice

Our first week of skating begins TOMORROW! We can't wait to greet all our new skaters onto the ice and welcome back those who are returning! If you have a skater who would like to join us, we're still accepting registrations. Visit our website for more information: http://skatemartensville.ca/registration/

Skate Martensville's Return to Skate Guidelines are now up on our website: http://skatemartensville.ca/covid-19-response/ Please read this document prior to the start of the skating season so you and your skater know what to expect when returning to the rink this year.

Registration is still open for our October-December 2020 CanSkate (Learn to Skate) program! We have only a few spots left in our Tuesday CanSkate session, but there's still lots of room in our Friday session. ALL skaters ages 5+ are welcome. Skaters must be able to stand up and move forward unassisted as coaches are not permitted to provide hands-on assistance due to social distancing requirements. Please visit our website for more information: http://skatemartensville.ca/

Got a few extra empties lying around? Now you can make a donation to Skate Martensville at the Martensville SARCAN! You can donate at the Drop & Go or the counter using the group phrase 'skate martensville'. For more information on how to make a recycling donation, visit our website: http://skatemartensville.ca/new-fundraiser-recycling/

We are EXPANDING our registration based on NEW guidelines provided by Skate Saskatchewan. Skate Martensville is excited to welcome ALL skaters ages 5+ to register for our October-December 2020 CanSkate (Learn to Skate) sessions! Spots are available on Tuesdays and Fridays. At this time we are limited skaters to one session per week. Skaters must be able to stand up and move forward unassisted as coaches are not permitted to provide hands-on assistance due to social distancing requirements. Regretfully, PreCan (ages 3-4 with no skating experience) is on hold with our club due to limited space, COVID-19 restrictions, and social distancing requirements. Please visit our website for more information: http://skatemartensville.ca/

PARENTS: Please check your inboxes! Registration forms have been emailed to all parents who have skaters in STARSkate, PreSTAR and CanSkate Stage 3+. If you do not see a registration email from the club, please contact [email protected]. Information on changes to the 2020-2021 season can be found on our website: http://skatemartensville.ca/

The health and safety of all participants in our club, including skaters, coaches, family, volunteers and the general public, is of the utmost importance to Skate Martensville. With the uncertainty surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Skate Martensville has decided to cancel the remainder of the season including the ice show, effective Friday, March 13, 2020. We recognize the tremendous effort that has been put forth this season by all members of our club and we are ...deeply saddened by the sudden end to our skating season. This is not a decision that was made lightly; however, the health and safety of everyone connected to our sport was paramount in the decision-making process. Moving forward, we feel this is the most responsible decision in keeping our skating family safe. The executive and coaches will have a plan to distribute report cards and year-end awards. The executive will be in contact with families in the near future with further details. The Ice Show Committee will be in touch in the next day or two with regards to returning costumes and refunds for Ice Show tickets and DVD purchases. Thank you for your support and understanding, Skate Martensville

Ice show prep is in full swing!

Skate Martensville is looking to add a few more ribbons and medals to their collection GOOD LUCK to Makenna, Kiersten, Tenley and Teah competing in Winter Classic this weekend!!

We hope you enjoyed spending time with your loved ones this Family Day! A friendly reminder that there are NO LESSONS THIS WEEK. Our regular ice schedule will resume Tuesday, February 25th.

No time to cook tonight? Or don’t want to cook tonight? Help Skate Martensville Raise the dough!! Available at MARTENSVILLE AND SASKATOON locations.

We are SO PROUD of our skaters who represented Skate Martensville at River Skate this weekend! These skaters absolutely rocked it out on the ice and continued to impress us with their talents, perseverance, and sportsmanship. Congratulations ladies on earning your ribbons and medals and for achieving your personal goals. Your success is well-deserved! Also, thank you Skate Saskatoon for hosting another fun, well-organized event!