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8 Friday, November 5, 2021brooklintowncrier.com The 412-418 tolls are still there. Whitby Council voted last week to move forward with the construction of two outdoor natural ice skating rinks for this winter as a pilot project. They will be located on the tennis courts outside Brooklin's Vipond Arena and at Peel Park, off Burns St. between Garden and Brock. An attempt was made last winter to put up rinks in those locations, however provincial Covid restrictions prevented them from going further. According to Whitby staff report 14-21, "The estimated cost to implement this initiative is $52,500. A sponsorship program will be launched to assist in funding the costs. However, sponsorship revenues cannot be determined at this time so it is recommended that the pilot program be funded from the Long Term Finance reserve if required." There exists the possibility of a third rink on the property of a community partner which would be available on weekends and would charge a fee. The two Whitby rinks will be free and will have capacity limits of 60 skaters. Weather permitting, the rinks will be open from January to March, 10 am to 10 pm. Temperatures need to be below -4 Celsius for a few days before ice would be ready for use. Town staff will also investigate additional locales for outdoor skating, such as the new Whitby Sports Complex (aka. Brooklin Sports Complex). The Rinks Are Coming! Brooklin Halloween!