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Feb.25 2007, from Campbell Youth Tourney lead recreation staff Dan Watson:
52 youth, from ages 10-15, braved the cold winds of a rejuvenated Toronto winter to play in the 2nd Annual Campbell Rink Shinny Tournament. Youth from Campbell, Wallace, Dufferin and all parts surrounding (some kids came in from Mississauga) organized themselves, with a little help from recreation staff, into 7 teams to compete for first place. The games were very close, and the kids gave it all they had. In the end, one of the teams from Wallace was victorious over a team from Dufferin in a nail biting championship game playing to cheering parents and fans. But the other teams were not to go away empty handed. All participants received a medallion, and some even stayed after their games to drink hot chocolate and roast hot dogs on our barrel fire. Our tireless referee/score keeping team of Daniel Cayley and Corey Chivers kept the games running peacefully, and our cooking team of Manny Silva and Sandy Gribbon kept bellies full of juice, hot dogs and marshmallows. Thanks to all for making the tournament a great success. We’ll see you next year! Finally, the tournament day. Six teams registered and the tourney went on for five hours. (Up to age 15.) Teams were from Campbell, Wallace, and Dufferin rinks.
skates on
positive thinking
all sorts of shirts
Dufferin helmets bag
from Dufferin Rink
Parkdale Flames reps
fast game
get the puck
hot chocolate and hot dogs
participation medal
Jan.8 2007 4.35 pm
Ice bad, very rough, looks as though maybe it didn't get done today. 2 skaters, plus one sitting in box.
Jan.6 2007 4.40 pm
Still some water on the rink but starting to freeze up. 4 hockey players. Rink guard said that the ice was resurfaced at 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
9 pm 13 shinny players, ice good.
Jan.5 2007, 2.50 pm
The rink was very wet. Two players. The zamboni truck was standing outside Campbell, idling, but without any zamboni on it. The building attendant said he had no idea why it was there, and then it was suddenly gone. No evidence that the ice had been resurfaced.
3 p.m. Showers. Rink staff Dan Watson made a barrel fire, with hot dogs and marshmallows. Good attendance for hockey and lots of youth had a (free) hot dog. At about 7.30 it started to rain more heavily and the rink got very wet and people left. Letter from Dan:
The zamboni supervisor Jim wrote in the log book that the ice was wet but good -- even though it had a large puddle on it. He said we had to keep the rink staffed. When two shinny players came after Jim left, and I told them we were open, they looked at the ice and said, you can't play shinny on that. It seems strange to me that a rink which is unusable needs to be staffed. Jim told me it has to do with getting more funding for the rinks, that if it can be proven we are open for more hours, we will get more funding from the city.
Jan.4 2007, 11.15.
Fourteen shinny players on ice. Nets sinking in again, but not much. City staff there to replace a smashed glass pane on the door. Building attendant says the rink has often been busy this week.
Jan.2 2007, noon.
Seven shinny players. Ice was good although nets were sinking in a bit because of sunshine.
Dec.28 2006, 2 pm
The ice was resurfaced at about 9 a.m., due again in the afternoon. Looks good. 16 people playing shinny hockey.
Dec.24, 2006, 1.30 am.
About a dozen guys standing around beside the rink smoking weed. When asked why they weren't playing hockey (the rink was unlocked), they said "the ice is crap." The ice had so much snow on it, that it looked like maybe it had been missed by the flying squad that whole day...?
Dec.15 2006
Campbell Rink
Ice in good condition, a few damp spots but hard, pretty smooth -- two inches thick. Staffed by Dufferin rink staff from 3pm to 11 pm. One of the skaters there was found to be wearing Dufferin Rink loaned skates that had been missing for two weeks, plus he had a stick and gloves. These were reclaimed, but no police report of theft was made.
Rink staff made a list of missing cleaning materials and plans for making Friday evenings special at Campbell. To be followed up.
report from skaters who said they were at Campbell, Dec.14 2006
They said the ice was very rough.
Dec.13 2006
High 9 celsius, low 2, mostly cloudy. At 2 p.m., rink was empty, rink change house was locked, no sign. Ice was watery and rough-looking, one net on the ice -- slowly sinking into ice.
Dec.12 2006
High 9 celsius, low 3. Mostly cloudy. 4 hockey players at 7 p.m. Nets off to the side. Ice bumpy with gouges. No maintenance all day because zamboni trailer still broken.
Dec.10 2006
High 7 celsius, sunny. Low 1. At 12.30 there were 14 people playing hockey. The ice was solid except on the sunny side against the board -- some surface melting, and lots of dirt and leaves embedded just under the surface, also deep down. The front door doesn't work (is permanently locked) and there were no schedules.