Thank you to everyone who helped this year, and special thanks to those unsung heroes who built and maintained the community adopt-a-rinks! We had an excellent ice season with a couple of new volunteers added to the roster! Crokicurl and Curling were not built this season due to lack of interest. Were they missed?
The double pleasure rink with the dedicated stick and puck area worked great – this required more flooding but resulted in minimal rink conflicts. Our new festival lighting over the ODR was very popular and met with many compliments and approval. Special thanks to the Parks Foundation Calgary for funding this initiative, which will have a year-round impact on our outdoor space.
The baseball mesh on the East side worked great for puck management. The green shade mesh on the East side provided puck protection for the building and parking lot – but the wind effects caused too much strain on the chain link and the sun shading did not improve the rink conditions enough. Next year, the shade mesh will be replaced with baseball mesh, which will allow for less strain on the fencing, but still provide increased protection to the surrounding cars, buildings, and people!
We had zero volunteer incidents (injuries or other reportable events) and one reported skating incident (skate cut leading to bandaging and referral to urgent care).
Some interesting statistics:
Until next year…
The WRCA Volunteer Rink Crew
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