Mount Forest & District Sports Complex

Mount Forest, ON · Public skating times & prices

Opened in 2008 to replace Mount Forest's old arena; home ice of the Patriots junior hockey club

Public skating at Mount Forest & District Sports Complex: the next 7 days

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Older Adult Skate · free
  • · Parent and Tot Skate · free

Thursday, October 15

  • · Adaptive Skate · CA$5

Friday, October 16

  • · Older Adult Skate · free
  • · Parent and Tot Skate · free

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · free
Address
850 Princess Street, Mount Forest, ON N0G 2L3
Phone
519-848-3620
Website
wellington-north.com
The grey-clad front of the Mount Forest & District Sports Complex in winter, its name in blue letters above the glass lobby. — Mount Forest & District Sports Complex
The grey-clad front of the Mount Forest & District Sports Complex in winter, its name in blue letters above the glass lobby. Photo: Township of Wellington North · Source
A game seen from the blue seats, players spread across the sheet under a steel roof and banners along the far wall. — Mount Forest & District Sports Complex
A game seen from the blue seats, players spread across the sheet under a steel roof and banners along the far wall. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Mount Forest's sportsplex, opened in 2008 to replace the town's old arena

The Mount Forest and District Sports Complex opened in 2008, after Wellington North council decided to replace the town's old arena. A building committee began looking into the replacement almost five years earlier and toured between 15 and 20 recreation facilities to decide what was needed locally.

Opening day, September 20, began with a parade of dozens of community groups and sports teams from the old arena to the new sportsplex, in what was described as the passing of the torch from one facility to the next.

The complex has an NHL-sized ice surface that doubles as an arena floor, an indoor walking track, a seniors room and dressing rooms, plus a large community hall used for wedding receptions, dinners, dances and trade shows. The Mount Forest Patriots, who joined the Ontario Hockey Association in 1987 and play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League, call it home. The future of the old arena was still undecided in the weeks before the new one opened.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating, older adult skating and parent and tot skating are free (sponsored); youth shinny, 55+ shinny and adaptive skate are CA$5 a session.

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Booking & check-in

Sessions are drop-in. The Township posts a calendar PDF for each arena every month; youth shinny needs full hockey gear.

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Skating with children

Children under 12 must be with an adult and helmets are strongly recommended. Strollers are not allowed on the ice; skate aids are available.

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