The beloved Oval is a great place to lose yourself—and your hat. Something about the soothing rhythm of gliding around and around and around may lull people into a forgetful state of bliss, or maybe it’s the stress of changing in and out of gear with thousands of other skaters. Either way, people manage to […]
The Oval
Posted inArts + Music
Tuesday night is CKDU night at the Oval
CKDU 88.1FM is as cold as ice on Tuesday nights (5:30-10pm). Our beloved Oval features music from the community radio station every Tuesday evening and all you have to do is soak it up. Check the public skate schedule before you head over, in case there is some freaky weather thing that not even CKDU’s […]
Posted inNews + Opinion
Oval secrecy
Halifax council Tuesday voted—in secret—to award naming rights to the long track skating Oval on the Halifax Common. But council refused to make public the details of the deal(s)—including not only the name(s) of the corporation(s) awarded naming rights, but also, remarkably, the dollar amount(s) for selling off a piece of city legacy. (See thecoast.ca/bites […]
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The Oval is permanent
Halifax council voted Tuesday to make the Common skating oval permanent, with only Dartmouth councillors Gloria McCluskey and Darren Fisher opposing. The permanent Oval will be placed at a lower grade than was last winter’s temporary Oval, with piping and electrical work placed beneath a concrete pad that will be used in the summer for […]
Posted inLifestyle
Canada Games photo-blog by Courtney Kelsey & Zachary Barkhouse
This blog will follow the development of a project about the Canada Games being photographed by Zachary Barkhouse and Courtney Kelsey. Each day the two will present a short series of photos that document spectators watching the events and participating in surrounding activities.
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Really cool video of the Common skating oval
Just watch it: Send us your Canada Games pics and vids; email ourgames@thecoast.ca.
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Beaver Tails sweet spot
Marianne Peryer has hit a jackpot, of sorts. Her understanding is that when the tender went out for a food and beverage stall at the new Skating Oval on the Halifax Common, her Beaver Tails franchise was the only application. “We had no idea what was going to happen here,” she says on a chilly Tuesday afternoon, watching hundreds of afternoon skaters glide by. “There are logistical issues… that may have played a part in people not applying.” Since the opening of the Oval on December 21, Peryer has seen her business bloom, to the point she’s had to bring