Help us send a message: CALL YOUR Councillor! Write to the Herald! Get on Talk Radio A big thank you to all of you who have supported Saving the Oval through signing the petition, joining Facebook groups, talking to their Councillor, or just spreading the good word. Much has been accomplished, and the Oval is [...]
March 28, 2011 The Save the Oval Association today commended Halifax Regional Municipality staff’s recommedation to keep the North Common Skating Oval free to the public in it’s current location and current size configuration. The report is to be presented on Tuesday to HRM Council. “The staff report is a a thoughtful document which examines [...]
Local Business Offers 500 Helmets, sets Challenge to Collect Helmets and Skates March 28, 2011 The Save the Oval Association called Monday on citizens to show their support for Saving the Oval in advance of Tuesday’s 10 am HRM Council presentation and debate on the future of the Oval. “We are asking citizens to join [...]
March 26, 2011 Halifax-based energy and services company Emera Inc. has offered $500,000 toward maintaining a skating oval on the Halifax Common, the Save the Oval Association announced Saturday. The donation means that over $1 million has been pledged. Earlier, Molson Coors Canada said it would contribute $400,000 toward the Oval, while a $100,000 commitment [...]
Halifax, March 25, 2011 The Save the Oval Association announced Friday that a major donation to Saving the Halifax Common Skating Oval will be revealed Saturday, March 26 at 10:30 am at the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. This donation will come on the heels of significant commitments from the World Figure Skating Legacy [...]
Apologies for not updating this site more frequently, we’ve been going full out with donations and other things. Our friends at Corporate Research Associates conducted a poll that shows that in HRM overall, 84% of residents surveyed either “completely support” or “mostly support” keeping the oval. Given that only 30% of respondents had either used [...]
A friend passed along this cool little video that Youtube user vollmerk put together of an awesome timelapse from January 21st at the Oval. As you may also be aware, HRM has a webcam setup on the Oval. It’s pretty fantastic too. The non Java version refreshes less frequently, but the images are pretty much [...]
On top of having a great new facility for skating in the form of the Oval, Halifax and surrounding areas also has some of the most passionate, well-read bloggers. We asked them to put their thoughts together and send us a link. Thank you for your support, everyone! I’ll be updating this list as more [...]
We just held a press conference to provide the Save the Oval Association’s petition to councillor Dawn Sloane. Our petition had nearly 8,600 signatures. In addition to this, we presented a petition with 400 signatures from elementary school students from throughout HRM. Last week we were approached by the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships Legacy [...]
New Addition: John-Paul (JP) Cody-Cox, CEO of Speed Skating Canada, to Make Statement Regarding Saving the Oval UPDATE DETAILS Petition Presentation Location: Steps of City Hall Time: 12:45 pm Featuring: Members of the Save the Oval Association and Supporters, Councillor Dawn Sloane Media Availability/ Press Conference Location: Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame, 1800 Aryle [...]
Recent Posts
- The Save the Oval Association urges HRM Council to Reconsider Rejecting Sponsorship on Tuesday
- Save the Oval Association Commends HRM Staff Report Recommending Keeping the North Common Oval
- Toque and Skates for All – Rally 9:30 am Tuesday at City Hall to Save the Oval
- Emera pledge brings Save the Oval fund to more than $1 million
- Save the Oval Association to Reveal Significant Donation toward Saving the Oval on Saturday
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