October 2025 through March 2026

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Registration is now CLOSED  for Winter Pre-CanSkate, CanSkate and PowerSkate. Registration will open in August for the 2026-2027 season.

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Locations
Fall/winter programming is held at CARDELREC Recreation Complex and Richmond Memorial Community Centre.​​ 

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Start / End Dates
CanSkate

• Mondays: Oct 6 - Mar 23
• Tuesdays: Oct 7 - Mar 24
• Wednesdays: Oct 1 - Mar 25
• Saturdays: Oct 4 - Mar 14

PowerSkate

• Mondays: Oct 6 - Mar 9
• Tuesdays: Oct 7 - Mar 10

​STARSkate & Off-Ice

• Mondays: Oct 6 - Mar 23
• Tuesdays: Oct 7 - Mar 24
• Wednesdays: Oct 1 - Mar 25 
• Fridays: Oct 3 - Mar 27

Exception Dates (no programming)
​Mondays ​

• Oct 13 (Thanksgiving)
• Dec 22 (holiday break)
• Dec 29 (holiday break)
• Feb 16 (Family Day)
• Mar 16 (March Break)

Tuesdays

• Dec 23 (holiday break)
• Dec 30 (holiday break)
• Mar 17 (March Break)

Wednesdays

• Dec 17 (Assessment Day)
• Dec 24 (Christmas Eve)
• Dec 31 (New Year's Eve)
• ​Mar 4 (Assessment Day)
• Mar 18 (March Break)

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Thursdays

• Dec 25 (Christmas Day)
• Jan 1 (New Year's Day)

Fridays

• Oct 31 (Halloween)
• Dec 26 (Boxing Day)
• Jan 2 (holiday break)
• Feb 6 (WORA ringette tournament)
• Mar 20 (March Break)

Saturdays

• Oct 18 (Richmond Royals hockey)
• Dec 27 (holiday break)
• Jan 24 (hockey tournament)
• Feb 7 (WORA ringette tournament)
• Mar 21 (March Break)

Special Dates
Program Assistant (PA) Training

• Tuesday, Sep 23

CanSkate Theme Days

• Halloween (Oct 25 - 29)
• Sports Jerseys (Nov 17 - 22)
• Red & Green (Dec 15 - 20)
• Pajamas (Jan 12 - 17)

CanSkate Fun Days

• Monday: Mar 23
• Tuesday: Mar 24
• Wednesday: Mar 25
• Saturday: Mar 14

Simulation Ice​

• Sunday, Nov 2

Assessment Days

• Tuesday, Sep 30
• Wednesday, Dec 17
• Wednesday, Mar 4

​Holiday Breaks

• Dec 22 through Jan 2
• Mar 16 through 22 (March Break)