South Vancouver's NHL-size community rink, part of a centre first funded by a 1948 Bing Crosby broadcast.
Sunset's community centre began with a 1945 vision from its neighbours. On September 21, 1948, the Bing Crosby Radio Show came to Vancouver and raised much of the money in a single performance, the City contributed the rest, and the first Sunset Community Centre opened in 1950.
After more than 50 years the centre was replaced by a new building from architect Bing Thom on the Park Board's former nursery lands along Main Street. The ice rink stands two blocks away as one of four buildings in the Sunset Community Complex, with the community centre, a seniors centre and the Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre.
The rink has an NHL-size sheet of 200 by 85 feet with seating for 300, and it is open all year for public skating and lessons for all ages and abilities.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Single admission before tax: adults 19–64 CA$7.93, youth 13–18 CA$5.55, children 5–12 CA$3.97 and seniors 65+ CA$5.55. Younger children enter free with an adult. Family admission starts at CA$7.94 for two qualifying household members, plus CA$3.97 each additional member. Low-cost skates are 50% off; groups of 10+ are 25% off.
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Public skate rental costs CA$4 before tax. Helmets are free, subject to availability.
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Children 7 and younger must be accompanied on the ice by a parent or guardian over 16.
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The Sunset Community Centre has a large parking lot at the back of the centre.
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Wheelchairs are welcome during public skating; participants wear helmets and the person pushing must wear skates.
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