By CKPG Today

Recreation

City seeking feedback on public skating programs

Mar 20, 2025 | 12:01 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — If you’d like to provide feedback to the City of Prince George regarding its public skating programs, now is your chance.

The City has launched a new online survey with a goal of trying to understand how satisfied customers are with current programs and to find out how it can improve them. The City says the survey will help shape a new request for proposal (RFP) for program operators that will determine the City’s programming for future skating seasons.

“The City’s contract with the current program operator is coming to a close at the end of this skating season so now is the perfect time to review what we offer and understand what residents would like to see at our arenas moving forward,” said event services manager, Debbie Heywood, “the input we gather through the survey will inform a new RFP that will be open for bidding on later this spring.”

Current programs are run by North Edge Ice Sports and include:

• Indoor public skating at the Elksentre and Kopar Memorial Arena
• Adult drop-in hockey at Kin 2
• Special events and private lessons

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Guided by the City’s Space Allocation Policy, staff must balance prime ice time between public skating programs, youth and adult sports leagues, non-profit programs, and School District 57 programs. The policy ensures fair and equitable space for local groups and organizations by striving for optimal space utilization, timing, and programming. Generally, ice time is available for public skating programs between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays and during specific hours on weekends. Skating programs typically run from October to March each year.

Residents can take the online survey until April 17, 2025.