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You are on the [Diary 2012-2013] page of folder [Christie Pits Rink]
For the cover page of this folder go to the < Diary 2013-2014 | | Diary 2011 - 2012 >
2012-2013
See also: Editor's and Rink Users' blog
January 30 2013
rain on ice, no skaters
found object: back-to-back bench
only one bench in change room
Christie Rink has one of the brightest, largest rink change rooms of any of the city's 53 compressor-cooled outdoor rinks. The rink has a kitchen with a counter facing into the room -- but the kitchen has been locked for many years. It has a wood stove given by the friends of Dufferin Grove Park in 1998 -- but the stove is rarely used. This year there is no firewood, even if some skater should want to make a cozy fire on a cold day. The recreation supervisor says that any fire in the wood stove needs a dedicated staff person to ensure safety, and the staffing funds are not there.
Besides that, there's only one bench in the whole big room, perhaps to discourage youth from hanging out in the rink house. So there would be nowhere to sit near the stove, to warm up and swap shinny stories.
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