The City of Prince George has launched an online survey seeking feedback on its public skating programs.
The survey aims to gauge resident satisfaction with current programs and gather suggestions on how they could be improved.
The results will help shape a new request for proposal (RFP) to determine the city's programming for future skating seasons.
“The city’s contract with the current program operator ends at the close of this skating season, so now is the perfect time to review what we offer and understand what residents want to see at our arenas moving forward,” said Debbie Heywood, event services manager. “The input we gather through the survey will inform the new RFP, which will be open for bidding later this spring.”
Current programs are operated by North Edge Ice Sports and include indoor public skating at the Elksentre and Kopar Memorial Arena, adult drop-in hockey at Kin 2, and special events and private lessons.
Skate time is allocated by city staff according to the city’s space allocation policy, which ensures fair and equitable distribution of ice time among public skating programs, youth and adult sports leagues, non-profit programs, and School District 57 programs. This policy allows for optimal space utilization, timing, and programming.
In most cases, 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.
Residents can take the online survey until April 17, 2025.
More information can be found on the skating programs review page on the city website.
