Hello Ward, 6,
With more people heading outside for winter activities, The City of Calgary wants to remind kids and their families to be safe while enjoying outdoor skating.
Prior to lacing up, it’s important to remember that not all ice surfaces are safe for skating. While your community storm pond may look inviting, recreational activities are not allowed on them.
Storm ponds play an important role, providing protection from overland flooding while returning cleaner water back to the river, but they have hidden hazards that make them dangerous to people and pets. Rapidly changing water levels cause unstable air gaps and quickly changing depths. The ponds also have sediment and contaminants (e.g., bacteria, fertilizers, pesticides, vehicle fluids, metals, and road salt) that are collected as water travels through the community on their way to the storm pond, which can weaken the ice. That’s why it’s not safe to skate, walk or play on storm ponds.
Ward 6 is home to so many incredible outdoor rinks that are maintained by our hardworking community volunteers. Here are some locations of ODRs that are safe and are a “must-visit”.
• Aspen: 60 Aspen Hills Drive SW
• Discovery Ridge: Corner of Discovery Ridge Hill and Discovery Ridge Boulevard
• Coach Hill: 6840 Coach Hill Road SW
• Cougar Ridge: At Cougarstone Park on Cougar Ridge Drive SW
• Glendale: 4500 25 Avenue SW
• Glenbrook Community Association: 3524 45 Street SW
• Glenbrook: 4725 Graham Drive SW
• Glamorgan Community Association: 4207 41 Avenue SW
• Signal Hill: 489 Sienna Park Green SW
• SCA Community Association: 277 Strathcona Drive SW
• Springbank/Montreaux: 535 St. Moritz Dive SW
• Sprinbank Hill: 3804 Springbank Boulevard SW
• Westgate Community Association: 4943 8 Avenue SW
• Wildwood Community Association: 4411 Spruce Drive SW
Did we miss any skating rinks? Contact [email protected] to update our list.
Sincerely,
Richard Pootmans
Ward 6 – Councillor Richard Pootmans proudly serves the following Communities: Aspen Estates, Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, Discovery Ridge, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, Medicine Hill, Patterson, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Strathcona, Wentworth, West Springs, Westgate