Artificial rink at Fort George ‘coolest place in town’

This isn’t about Niagara Falls specifically, but a lot of people to visit Niagara Falls do end up travelling over to Niagara-on-the-lake. From the Niagara Falls Review: Parks Canada thinks the outdoor skating rink at Fort George is the coolest place in town. It certainly boasts lots to back up the claim, offering free skating…

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Free skating at Rink at the Brink on Tuesday (today)

From the Niagara Falls Review: Rink at the Brink will offer a free skate event Tuesday in support of Niagara food banks. Residents of Niagara can enjoy a complimentary skate rental and parking on Tuesday with proof of residency and a food or cash donation to Project SHARE, Community Care or the Hope Centre.

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A few “Rink at the Brink” pictures

On Saturday I walked down to the “Rink at the Brink” to take a few pictures. It was around 1 pm, and there were about 15 people skating. I had read the article in the Review about the fences, and they’re right! It is very difficult to actually get in. This first picture shows the…

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The ice is nice: Rink at the Brink is ready for skaters

From the Niagara Falls Review: The unmistakable sound of winter in Canada -metal cutting into ice -will blend with the roar of Niagara Falls when the Rink at the Brink opens today. After two weeks of getting it ready, the Winter Festival of Lights attraction will open on Niagara Parks Commission land, creating a new…

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Outdoor skating rink to open Nov. 23 at ‘brink’ of Horseshoe Falls

From a Canadian Press article found at Yahoo! Canada News: A new public skating rink will open next month “a stone’s throw from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls,” say organizers of the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights. The outdoor Rink at the Brink, two-thirds the size of an NHL rink, will be located…

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‘Rink at the Brink’ gets the thumbs up

From the Niagara Falls Review: Outdoor skating is on its way to Table Rock. The Niagara Parks Commission has approved a plan by the Winter Festival of Lights for the ‘Rink at the Brink,’ putting a 20- by-40-metre sheet of ice next to the Horseshoe Falls. Festival of Lights manager Dino Fazio envisions a family…

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