From Paul O. on Facebook on March 6th 2025, with some edits for space:
Hanging up the gear for another year as the Champlain ODR is now closed. Mother Nature has been good to us as we only had to close briefly during one warm spell.
Thanks for all who use our facilities – families, St. Georges School, lunch time old boys hockey, after school kiddies and teenagers at night.
Just want to put out a huge thanks to our tireless crew. Not everyone sees this but there are 3 guys in particular who have put in literally dozens of hours to maintain the ice. My gratitude to Rod, Derek and Long for their dedicated service. Many others deserve thanks including Kevin(s), Stuart, Gerry, Tomas, Andrew and more. And a shout out to Aimee and Emery for organizing all the supervisors who helped organize, shovel and keep things safe – thanks to you all.
Looking forward to another good year in 25/26.
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Thank you very, very much to you ā and to you all ā for the joy that you have brought the community!
Alexandra Evershed