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Outdoor Skating Oval

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:35:55 +0000

February: The Skating Oval is now closed for the season.

~~January 2011 The skating oval is now cleared and open for the public!~~

December 10, 2010 – Unfortunately the Assiniboine River has flooded over the area and the oval will remain closed until it’s safe to enter. Do not enter the current oval area, the ice is thin and may break at any point.

For those who don’t know yet, the Brandon outdoor skating oval will be opening for the season on December the 10th, weather permitting.

Bring your family for an evening of fun, but make sure to dress warmly. Next week should be quite warmer then the past 2. There are on-site buildings to put on your skates and to leave your shoes. Outdoors there are benches along with fire pits too keep you warm. Parking is abundant but be careful for pedestrians crossing the street. Total skating length is around 1km with a few open spaces to skate around.

To get there turn off 18th st. (between the bridges) onto Hilton Avenue (going East) and continue on past all the light displays until you get to the site.

(03/12/10 Correction, only the lights will be turned on on December the 3rd)

Sportsplex

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:16:25 +0000

The Brandon Sportsplex was built for the 1979 Canada Winter Games. For the 1997 Canadian Summer Games the facilities were greatly upgraded and now the Sportsplex contains a 50m swimming pool, a water slide, diving boards, racquetball courts, outdoor running tracks and an ice hockey arena. Now more than a quarter of a million people visit the Sportsplex each year.

The fees for pool usage are very generous and wont cost you over 5.50 (3.50 for a child and 4.50 for a student). On Tuesdays the fee is only a toonie. For public skating the cost is only a few dollars per skate for children and students.

There are a great number of other programs being run at the Sportsplex in conjunction with various organisations and clubs such as first aid courses, and water safety courses. There is an aquatic aerobics program called Aquafit that also regularly meets and also a lap swim.

For more information and times please visit The Sportsplex’s Website.

The Sportsplex is located at 30 Knowlton Drive, Brandon.
Their phone number is : (204)-729-2470

Ice Skating, Indoor and Outdoor

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:31:58 +0000

Brandon has a few skating rinks with 2 being serviced all year round. Although at the keystone center you wont be able to skate.

The real good skating starts in the winter where the city sets up a skating area beside the 18th st. bridges. It’s well lit and gets quite busy and is easily the featured attraction of our city in the winter.

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