Design Works Centre

Grande Prairie, AB · Public skating times & prices

Two 85 x 200-foot ice surfaces on Grande Prairie's Community Knowledge Campus, open since 2003.

Public skating at Design Works Centre: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

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Monday, October 12

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Tuesday, October 13

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Wednesday, October 14

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Thursday, October 15

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Friday, October 16

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Address
6 Knowledge Way, Grande Prairie, AB T8W 2V9
Phone
(780) 513-5252
Website
cityofgp.com
The Design Works Centre from the air in early snow, its arched windows and entrance canopy under the DesignWorks Centre sign. — Design Works Centre
The Design Works Centre from the air in early snow, its arched windows and entrance canopy under the DesignWorks Centre sign. Photo: City of Grande Prairie · Source
A wide empty sheet with blue and white markings seen from the end, a bright ceiling of lights above rows of long fixtures. — Design Works Centre
A wide empty sheet with blue and white markings seen from the end, a bright ceiling of lights above rows of long fixtures. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Grande Prairie's twin-arena centre since 2003

The Design Works Centre has run since 2003 as the twin-arena building on Grande Prairie's Community Knowledge Campus, a site that joins schools and City recreation to create a centre for life-long learning. Its two ice surfaces, the South Arena and the Weyerhaeuser North Arena, each measure 85 by 200 feet.

The building has 12 change rooms, seating for 350 around the South Arena and a Hockey Legends Lounge on the third floor. For more than 20 years the South Arena has been a cornerstone of ice sports in Grande Prairie and the wider Peace Region, and the building averages about 8,770 users a month.

Northwestern Polytechnic's Wolves women's hockey team, which competes in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, calls the Weyerhaeuser Arena home. The Grande Prairie Skating Club teaches Pre-CanSkate and CanSkate here from age three, the Peace Wapiti Speed Skating Club is another user group, and in winter the campus adds a speed skating oval.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Drop-in public skating, stick and puck and shinny: CA$8.75 adult, CA$7.25 senior (60+), student (18+) or youth (13-17), CA$5.75 child (3-12), CA$21.25 family.

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Skates & rentals

Skate and helmet rentals are available, and skates can be sharpened on site.

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Booking & check-in

Book a spot online up to seven days before the session.

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Skating with children

Public skaters under 18 must wear a CSA-approved helmet.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.