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Spokes
01-07-2010, 11:07 PM
Winter Sports Expo 2010


(Waterloo, ON – Dec. 21, 2009) The Winter Sports Expo 2010 will make the Waterloo Public Square the place to be on Saturdays in January.

Different sports will be featured each Saturday – from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – with free shows, demonstrations and lessons.

“The expo is a great opportunity for people to have fun in the heart of Waterloo while learning more about winter sports,” said Tracy Suerich, the public square’s programming co-ordinator. “We’re hoping that families and friends will gather in the public square and really enjoy the season.”

Here’s the schedule:
• Jan. 9 – Hockey
• Jan. 16 – Snowboarding and skiing
• Jan. 23 – Figure skating
• Jan. 30 – Curling

The fun gets underway on Jan. 9 with hockey skills training and demonstrations, sponsored by the Waterloo Siskins.

On Jan. 16, it will be snowboarding and skiing, sponsored by Chicopee Ski and Summer Resort. This will include ski fittings, a chance to meet Olympic ski athletes and extreme sports demonstrations.

On Jan. 23, the sport will be figure skating, with a show and lessons by the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club.

And the expo will wrap up on Jan. 30 with curling, sponsored by the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club.

The public square will be hopping in the winter with the new skating rink up and running, weather, construction and maintenance permitting. In addition to open skates, the rink will cater to preschool-aged kids on Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and to youths on Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information on what’s going on in the public square, go to www.waterloo.ca/publicsquare.

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UrbanWaterloo
01-30-2010, 09:03 AM
Skating rink closed on Friday and Saturday morning
Category: Media Release
Date Posted: January 26, 2010
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(Waterloo, ON – Jan. 26, 2010) The skating rink in the Waterloo Public Square will be closed all day Friday and on Saturday morning this week so that city staff can set up for a special curling event there.

The curling event – part of the Winter Sports Expo that’s been held in the square this month – will run on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and everyone in the community is invited to come out and learn more about this popular winter pastime.

The rink will reopen for public skating as of 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. Regular rink hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, weather, programming and maintenance permitting. In addition to open skates, the rink caters to preschool-aged kids on Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon and to youths on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For full details on what’s happening in the square, go to www.waterloo.ca/publicsquare.

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UrbanWaterloo
02-01-2010, 03:40 AM
Curling – outdoor style at Waterloo Public Square
Record staff - January 30, 2010
http://news.therecord.com/Sports/article/664919

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Ian Romanskyk of the Wilfrid Laurier University varsity curling team sweeps for Jerome Hawco during an outdoor demonstration at Waterloo Public Square on Saturday.

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Curling sheets shown prior to the outdoor demonstration on Saturday.


Curling – the outdoor version – took centre stage on Saturday at Waterloo Public Square as the skating rink was converted to a curling sheet for a demonstration of the game.

The event, sponsored by the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club, was part of the Winter Sports Expo that has run throughout January at the square. Previous events at various Waterloo Region locations featured hockey, snowboarding and skiing and figure skating.

The Waterloo Public Square rink reopened for public skating Saturday evening.

Spokes
02-01-2010, 08:24 AM
The curling sheets look fantastic! Good for Waterloo for doing promotions like this.

Anyone been there? What has the turn out been like?