The Emera Oval is closed for the Winter 2021 Season. Residents are welcome to use the surface with their own equipment. Please note helmets are mandatory for all users and there is no access to the Oval washrooms, rental equipment, or first aid at this time.
Helmet requirements
Please remember that helmets are mandatory at all times when using the Emera Oval. Individuals who are biking, scootering, or skateboarding without a helmet may be subject to fines in accordance with provincial legislation.
Helmets are for your safety and have been proven to reduce the risk of brain injury. You could also be fined $151.25 under the Motor Vehicle Act and have your wheeled transportation seized for up to 30 days for failing to wear your helmet.
Please note that individuals are required to wear a helmet for all wheeled activities whether on public or private lands and roads, skate parks or playgrounds.
That includes:
- bicycles
- skateboards
- rollerblades/skates
- scooters (both self-propelled and motorized)
- segways
A proper helmet should:
- Fit comfortably on top of your head and sit low on your forehead, just above the eyebrow.
- Not move if you shake your head.
- Have an outer shell, inner protective liner, chin straps that hold the helmet firmly in place, and adjustable sizing pads.
- Meet CPSC, CSA or Snell standards.
For additional information on helmet safety see the website below:
- How do I get to the Emera Oval?
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The Emera Oval is located on the Halifax North Common at the corner of North Park Street and Cogswell Street.
Use Halifax Transit to get to the Emera Oval. Plan your route using Google Transit - a free public transit trip planner that integrates Halifax Transit routes, schedules, and stops data into Google Maps. Google Transit is available in 12 languages, compatible with screen readers for the visually impaired, and works with Google Earth and Google Maps for Mobile Devices.
- What amenities are available at the Emera Oval?
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- Skate and helmet borrowing at no charge with a valid government issued photo ID is available.
- Washrooms are open during public skates
- Beavertails is open during public skates.
- The inside warming room is not available this season.
- Bench area for seating will be available in the plaza area.
- On-street parking is available; however, metered parking has changed. Please find more information here.
- Is the Emera Oval Accessible?
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Currently accessibility for visitors to the Emera Oval includes:
Accessible parking (on Cogswell Street) One accessible washroom Wheelchairs allowed on concrete/ice (in outside lane only)
Get outside on the Emera Oval year-round! In-line skating in the summer and ice skating in the winter. How great is that? The Emera Oval is an outdoor skating surface equivalent in size to 3 NHL hockey rinks. It is the largest outdoor, artificially-refrigerated ice surface east of Quebec City.
Contact the Emera Oval
Email: skateHRM@halifax.ca
Emera Oval Hotline: 902.490.2347