Meredith Centre

Chelsea, QC · Public skating times & prices

Hybrid wood-and-steel arena opened September 29, 2012, municipally owned and run by the Chelsea Foundation

Public skating at Meredith Centre: the next 7 days

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · CA$5

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · CA$5

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · CA$5
Address
23 chemin Cecil, Chelsea, QC J9B 0A5
Phone
(819) 827-0055
Website
centremeredith.ca
The glass and stone Meredith Centre on chemin Cecil in Chelsea in winter, with flags flying beside the entrance — Meredith Centre
The glass and stone Meredith Centre on chemin Cecil in Chelsea in winter, with flags flying beside the entrance Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
The empty ice sheet at Meredith Centre under a laminated-timber roof, with a goal, the scoreboard and a Canadian flag along the far boards. — Meredith Centre
The empty ice sheet at Meredith Centre under a laminated-timber roof, with a goal, the scoreboard and a Canadian flag along the far boards. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Chelsea's community arena, opened in 2012

The Meredith Centre officially opened on September 29, 2012, on a site next to Chelsea Elementary School. The Chelsea Foundation, a non-profit focused on community recreation, led the fundraising: in 2009 it secured roughly CA$6 million in matching provincial and federal grants, with the municipality covering a third of the cost, and a 2010 community capital campaign raised more toward construction.

The arena is a hybrid wood-and-steel structure with a roof span of 33.9 metres (111 feet), and it shares the building with a fitness centre, meeting rooms and a banquet hall. On the ice, the centre runs its own Centre Meredith Hockey Development Program and Learn to Skate sessions, and the public schedule adds pick-up hockey and open figure skating alongside public skating.

The building is municipally owned but has been managed by the Chelsea Foundation since it opened in 2012. In the winter of 2013, only months after opening, the centre hosted and housed the Nishiyuu walkers.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Skates & rentals

Skate sharpening is offered for figure and hockey skates; skates are dropped off at the front desk 1 to 2 days in advance, as it is not an on-the-spot service.

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Booking & check-in

Chelsea residents can register online for public skating 24 hours before the skate time; non-residents can register 12 hours in advance, and priority goes to Chelsea residents.

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Skating with children

During public skating, all children ages 12 and under must wear an approved helmet on the ice and have an adult supervisor in the arena.

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Parking & arrival

The building has accessible parking, along with an elevator and accessible washrooms.

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Accessibility

The building has an elevator, accessible washrooms and accessible parking.

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Rink rules

Strollers are not allowed on the ice, for safety and cleanliness reasons.

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