- Respect and follow instructions from skate patrol and facility staff
- Report all accidents and injuries to skate patrol or facility staff
- Skaters 6 years and younger must be accompanied and supervised on the ice by a parent/guardian
- Skaters 6 years and younger must wear a CSA certified hockey helmet
- All skaters are strongly encouraged to wear a CSA certified hockey helmet
- Only persons wearing rollerskates/blades are permitted on the floor during public rollerskating
- Wait until the ice resurfacer is off the ice and the door is closed before going on the ice
- Capacity limits are enforced
Leisure Skating
Leisure skating activity schedules
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Admission fees
Visit Memberships and Admissions for more information on leisure skating admission fees and available memberships. Oshawa residents 55 years of age and older, living in or paying property taxes in Oshawa, qualify for discounts on recreation programs, memberships and leisure admission fees.
Leisure skating descriptions
| Activity | Description |
|---|---|
| Adult Skate | An open skate for community members 18 years of age and older. |
| Parent & Tot Skate | A slower-paced environment for young skaters 6 years and younger. An adult must provide constant, active, on ice supervision. |
| Public Skate | An open skate for participants of all ages. |
| Public rollerskating/rollerblading | Skaters 6 years and younger must be accompanied on the floor by a parent/guardian and must wear a helmet (ex. hockey, bike, skate board helmet). |
| Shinny Hockey | Full hockey equipment is required, including CSA approved hockey helmet. Youth shinny participants (under 18 years) must wear a full face mask. Players must sign-in and pay at the reception desk before going on the ice and capacity limits are enforced. |
| Stick and Puck | This skate is intended for participants to practice passing and stickhandling. CSA approved hockey helmets are mandatory for everyone; all skaters under 18 years must wear a full face mask. Game play and team practices are not permitted. Hockey nets, skating aids and other training equipment are not permitted. Skaters 6 years and younger must be accompanied and supervised on the ice by a parent/guardian; maximum of 3 children per parent/guardian. Capacity limits are enforced. |
| Ticket Ice | This is a figure skating program solely for figure skating practice. |
Leisure skating rules
The following are not permitted
- Shoes/Boots
- Food/Drinks
- Carrying children on the ice (including in a baby carrier/harness)
- Strollers (unless for accessibility purposes), chairs, sleds/toboggans
- Balls, pucks, pylons, sticks or any other items that can interfere with the safety of skaters
- Games, tag, rough play, figure skating moves, backward, erratic or excessive speed skating
Rules for skating aids, accessibility strollers, wheelchairs and ice sledges
- Accessibility strollers and wheelchairs are allowed on the ice as long as the wheels are clean
- Ice sledges are allowed on the ice
- Persons accompanying someone in an accessibility stroller, wheelchair or ice sledge must wear skates
- Skating aids are allowed in designated areas - bring your own
Contact Us
Service Oshawa
Oshawa City Hall
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
Phone: 905-436-3311
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4292
Email: service@oshawa.ca
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