City and Desjardins Insurance team up to provide free skating for the community

RICHMOND HILL – A new two-year partnership between the City of Richmond Hill and Desjardins Insurance offers the community additional opportunities to lace up their skates and glide through the winter season. 

Desjardins Insurance will be the presenting sponsor for the next two winters at the City’s unique and popular Richmond Green Skate Trail that opened for the season last week. This sponsorship will also include new free ‘Learn to Skate’ mini-lessons at the Skate Trail, which will be posted in the New Year at RichmondHill.ca/Skating. 

Throughout the holidays and New Year, Desjardins Insurance will be presenting a number of free indoor skates, including: 

• December 27: Bond Lake Arena from 4:30 - 6 p.m.
• December 28: Ed Sackfield Arena from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
• January 3: Tom Graham Arena from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
• January 4: Ed Sackfield Arena from 5:30 - 7 p.m. 

The additional 2023 free skate times are posted at RichmondHill.ca/Skating. 

Community business partnerships like this are one of the many exciting ways the City is working to expand programs and services for residents. The City welcomes local businesses to support City-run events and initiatives, and offers a wide range of partnership and advertising opportunities. For more information, visit our Partnerships and Advertising page. 

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“Whenever we can partner with an organization to provide our community with additional programs or events, I see that as a win for both our residents and the business. Recreational skating is a very popular activity for people of all ages in Richmond Hill and we welcome this new partnership with Desjardins Insurance to support free skating opportunities for the community.”

- David West, Mayor