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Robson Square ice rink open for winter

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Nov, 2024 12:57 PM
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Vancouver's Robson Square ice rink is open for the winter.

The Ministry of Citizens' Services says the rink, which draws more than 100-thousand skaters annually, will run seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until Feb. 28, 2025. 

Skating is free when you bring your own skates or skate rentals are five dollars and include a helmet.

The rink is Vancouver's only outdoor public skating rink and first opened in 1982.

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