Fall is on the way and pre-season bookings are available for ice time at three of Chatham-Kent’ arenas.
Blenheim Memorial Arena, Chatham’s Thames Campus Arena and Dresden’s Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre are open for business, with the municipality’s remaining seven arenas set to open their doors for the 2024-2025 regular season by the third week of September.
According to Ian Clark, manager of parks, recreation and cemeteries for C-K, pre-season is an important time for minor associations and junior clubs, busy with selection camps and other preparations for the upcoming season.
“Opening the arenas for those groups also creates an opportunity for residents looking to book ice for recreational purposes,” Clark said in a media release.
Three municipally led programs are currently available to the public at the Thames Campus Arena, including adult and membership skating; Tiny Tot skating; and Stick & Puck Skills.
Programming schedules, rates, and ice booking information can be found at chatham-kent.ca/arenas or by calling 311.
The full schedule of public programming, including public skates, will commence Oct. 1.
