Easter-themed family skate upcoming at local arena

April 7, 2022 · 0 Comments

Written By Paula Brown

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex (CDRC) is hopping into the spring spirit with an upcoming easter-themed family skate

The first-ever CDRC Easter Skate Eggstravaganza is scheduled to take place on April 16 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the local arena.

Emily Francis, recreation program coordinator at the CDRC, said the idea for the event came from the decision to keep the ice in the rink for an extra two weeks, as the arena was closed in January.

“It’s kind of an end of season hurrah and it lined up with Easter,” said Francis. “We thought we would utilize the ice for one last kind of hurrah for the season.”

On top of hosting the public skate the CDRC will also have various activities at the event including balloon animals, a colouring contest, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Attendees will be given a complementary hot chocolate or popcorn, and a treat bag will be handed out for children.

The event will also feature central registration for some of Shelburne’s community sports and recreation groups including soccer, baseball, lacrosse, golf, ball hockey, and cricket.

“They’re all looking forward to being here as well and collecting registrations for their programs,” said Francis.

Anyone interested in taking part in the colouring contest can pick up the colouring pages at the CDRC and can drop them off anytime before April 19. The colouring contest is divided into three age groups; zero to five, six to nine, and 10 to 14. Winners of each age group will be announced on April 20.

In the lead up to the CDRC Easter Skate Eggstravaganza, attendees are being asked to register online through the CDRC website or Facebook page to allow for the arena to plan for the crowd accordingly. Tickets for the skating event are free and are required to enter.

“It’s been a tough two years…it’s fun for us to provide this event, wrap up our ice season and get people our and about in the community seeing the facility again,” said Francis.