Welcome to the Campbell Park and Rink Website

A project of CELOS

Why are there campfires at Campbell Park?

Campfires Schedule >>

HistoryOfTheCampfires

Campfire at Dufferin Grove Park

What is the Campbell Community Supper?

Supper Schedule >>

Campbell gardening

Campbell gardening club hours: Fridays 5-7pm

Please email marina@dufferinpark.ca to sign up for our gardening newsletter to get weekly updates on what we are doing in the gardens

A few words about the rink

posted November 16, 2010

Saturday pleasure skating
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Campbell rink is one of 50 outdoor artificial ice rinks operated by the City of Toronto. To see a complete list go to the cityrinks.ca website. You can see the Campbell rink page here.

Campbell rink like the park it sits in is a public facility funded by the taxes the city collects from residents. Like other municipal amenities it is maintained and operated by City of Toronto employees. While Campbell staff are city employees, they are sometimes assisted by contract workers from a community group called CELOS.

Unlike most other rinks Campbell has a small snack bar and cheap skate rentals. Used skates that were donated by members of the community can be rented for $2. Money earned from skate rentals and the sale of food, drinks, pucks and hockey tape are put back into the rink. They help pay for things like the firewood used during the Saturday and Sunday rink-side campfires.

There is no charge for skating or playing hockey at Campbell. And why would there be? If you live in Toronto, you already pay for the rink every time you pay a municipal tax.

 

Is there a better way to run our neighbourhood parks?

 

	Click on the image to see a poster about a community proposal to create a conservancy for all of ward 18's parks. More information about the conservancy can be found on the Public Commons website. Click here.

Neighbourhood News

Campbell's clubhouse has a kitchen

In spring 2011 city workers made some changes to Campbell's clubhouse. The office, which is also used as a kitchen and skate rental centre, got an electrical upgrade. This means park staff can finally use the donated stove that has been sitting idle until now. The office also got new sinks, which will make cleaning dishes much easier. This past winter the improvements allowed rink staff to offer skaters an expanded menu for the snackbar including warm chili, minipizzas and cookies baked fresh at the park.

 

Sinks installed in spring 2011	The stove

What's happening in and around the park

Campbell Park News   About the ice rink   Summer at Campbell means soccer and cricket, but come winter skating and hockey take over. Read more about Campbell's outdoor artificial ice rink. The rink, of course, is closed for the summer, but you can read what happened last winter in the Diary. See also John Lorinc's article: One rink at a time.   About Campbell Park   Find out more about the park.   The real cost of a park hot dog   How much does a park hot dog really cost?

Local History   Neighbourhood history   To learn more about what life in this area used to be like, visit our local history pages.   Old photos of the neighbourhood   The City of Toronto archives has made available online a large sample of its picture collection. Click here to see historical photos from the neighourhoods around the park.

Neighbourhood News   Residents want electric trains   On November 16, 2010 residents demonstrated in favour of electric trains. Read more   eye article about gentrification     eye weekly has published an article discussing gentrification in the Bloor-Lansdowne area a few blocks west of Campbell Park: hipsters are coming!. News Page     Find out what's happening in your neighbourhood by reading our news section.