News Items tag as: Outdoor skating rinks

Lace up your skates for these rinks around Okanagan, Kamloops
November 28, 2024 - 6:00 AM

With temperatures dropping below the freezing mark at night, residents waiting to hit an outdoor rink in the Okanagan and Kamloops won't have to wait much longer.
Outdoor skating season comes to an end at Kelowna's Stuart Park
February 20, 2024 - 11:46 AM

Today is the last day to enjoy the outdoor skating rink at Stuart Park in downtown Kelowna as the city will close it tomorrow morning.
Kelowna's popular outdoor skating rink set to open this week
November 28, 2023 - 10:45 AM

Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink in Stuart Park across from City Hall will open at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 1.
You're invited to a skating party on Inks lake near Kamloops, but bring a shovel
December 31, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A call has gone out for volunteers with shovels to help clear the snow on sections of Inks Lake near Kamloops to create outdoor skating opportunities.
Kelowna company wants to turn your pool into an ice rink
February 14, 2021 - 9:00 AM

Brent Dodge figured there had to be a way to get more use out of his backyard swimming pool in Kelowna.
Thompson Okanagan residents enjoy some wintry outdoor ice skating
February 13, 2021 - 4:30 PM

With temperatures dropping people across Kamloops and the Okanagan are enjoying the outdoors on ice.
Opening of Kelowna's Stuart Park skating rink postponed
December 09, 2020 - 2:43 PM

Those itching to get their skates on and enjoy Kelowna's biggest outdoor rink may be waiting awhile longer.
iN MAP: Where to enjoy outdoor skating from the Okanagan to Kamloops
December 28, 2019 - 11:56 AM

Winter is rolling in Kamloops and the Okanagan this month, bringing with it opportunities to get outside, be really Canadian and strap on some skates.
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