Outdoor rinks volunteers

Thank you for your interest in wanting to contribute to our community through volunteering.

A volunteer is anyone who performs a directed task on behalf of the City of Welland and does not receive compensation. Volunteers are not considered employees of the City, and they must be officially accepted by the City before performing any tasks.

Volunteer responsibilities and expectations

• Volunteers are responsible for ensuring that all members of the community have free and equal access to the outdoor ice rinks.
• Equipment for maintaining the ice rink will be provided by the City of Welland. Volunteers must ensure that any City-provided equipment is properly stored, maintained, and returned in satisfactory condition at the end of the season.
• Volunteers must clear snow from the outdoor ice rink to maintain safe and accessible conditions for all users.
• All incidents, accidents, or medical injuries occurring at the outdoor ice rink must be reported and documented, including those involving participants, volunteers, or property damage. These reports should be submitted promptly to parksandforestry@welland.ca.

How to build a rink

Most of the building of the rinks are already completed. The rink area just needs to be filled with water once we have subzero temperatures.

When turning on the water if there is a hose connected to the outlet it is never to be submerged in water. This is to prevent backflow into the water system.