NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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The City of Orillia is offering free public skating at Brian Orser Arena and Rotary Place this holiday season.
With help from numerous community partners, the City of Orillia is opening its two arenas for families to enjoy free skating at various times throughout the holidays. Public skating will return to regular paid programming on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.
In past years, the holiday public skate program has been enjoyed by more than 2,000 skaters annually. The City of Orillia would like to give special thanks to the numerous partners who make this program successful.
These partners include: Tim Hortons, Leah Cavanaugh – Sales Rep. of Orillia Century 21 B.J. Roth Realty., The Office of Bruce Stanton M.P., Redeemer Church, The Ontario Winter Games, Emmanuel Orillia and Mayor Clarke, Councillors Emond, Valiquette-Thompson, Kloostra, Cipolla, Clark, Hehn and Lauer.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Sponsoring a public skate is an excellent way to say thank you to the public, your clients and your staff. For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities, contact Chris Gammon at 705-325-2050.
Below is a complete schedule of free holiday skate times and locations. For more information, visit here.
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Date |
Arena |
Time |
Sponsorship Details |
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Dec. 16 |
Brian Orser Arena |
6 - 7:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Dec. 17 |
Rotary Place |
2 - 3:30 p.m. |
Leah C. Cavanaugh, Sales Rep of Orillia Century 21 - B.J. Roth Realty |
|
Dec. 17 |
Brian Orser Arena |
6 - 7:30 p.m. |
Ontario Winter Games |
|
Dec. 23 |
Brian Orser Arena |
6 - 7:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
|
Dec. 26 |
Rotary Place |
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Dec. 27 |
Rotary Place |
1:30 - 3 p.m. |
Bruce Stanton, M.P. Simcoe North |
|
Dec. 28 |
Rotary Place |
1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Dec. 29 |
Brian Orser Arena |
1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Dec. 29 |
Rotary Place |
5 - 6:30 p.m. |
Ontario Winter Games |
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Dec. 30 |
Rotary Place |
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. |
Emmanuel Orillia |
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Dec. 30 |
Brian Orser Arena |
6 - 7:30 p.m. |
Ontario Winter Games |
|
Jan. 1 |
Rotary Place |
2 - 4 p.m. |
Sponsored by Mayor Clarke and Councillors Emond, Valiquette-Thompson, Kloostra, Cipolla, Clark, Hehn and Lauer |
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Jan. 2 |
Rotary Place |
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Jan. 3 |
Rotary Place |
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Jan. 4 |
Rotary Place |
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
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Jan. 5 |
Brian Orser Arena |
2:30 - 4 p.m. |
Tim Hortons |
The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.
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