Toronto Star
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City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan brought the holiday cheer Wednesday, as she opened The Shipyards skating rink for the holiday season.
Handing out skates to the city’s Ridgeway Elementary Grade 6/7 students, Buchanan said she’s “super excited” to have the Skate Plaza open once again.
“Given that we had a hiatus last year, we expect that it will be really busy,” she said. “And I think people are looking to have some fun, outdoor family time. So, we’re very excited to have it open today.”
The 12,000-square-foot rink is the largest covered outdoor skating rink in the Lower Mainland. It uses 13 kilometres of piping under the surface to create the ice, and also uses a CO2 chiller that feeds into the Lonsdale Energy Corporation District Energy System, allowing heat from the ice system to heat surrounding buildings.
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