T'was the night before.......2 Wednesdays ago,
when the magical rink maintenance elf ( who seems to avoid being
photographed....mainly because it is rather difficult to do the work
needed and photograph himself doing it!).....anyway, as I was
saying.....
2 weeks ago I wandered over to the rink and
realized it needed some major work. massive amounts of debri from the
surrounding trees had fallen on the "off" season. A well established
layer of grass had taken root in the layer of leaves that has been
accumulating for many years. A small tree had even come down onto the
rink surface. No disrespect meant to the trees. They protect and
insulate the rink from wind and that big warm thing in the sky. They are
the very reason this location is so perfect. Bracebridge fire department (station #2) spear headed by volunteer Josh Campbell brought the water tanker out to expedite the situation, pouring 3300 gallons of water down! For the record, the rink surface starts at approximately 160ft x60ft. Thats a lot of surface area, so even with that volume of water, there is no run off. There is no water to "keep in". Thanks also to BFD volunteers Jeremy cousins, Jay Longfield and Louis Hossa for helping last night.
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