Adult Skate

Skating for ages 18 years and up! Come out and skate Tuesday and Thursday Mornings.

Everyone Welcome    

Skating for all ages.

Everyone Welcome $3 

What a deal! Anyone can skate! Rentals are $2.00. This offer is only for Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:45pm and Midnight Skates. 

Everyone Welcome Stick and Puck

Shared ice to practise your skills. Players must bring a stick and wear a helmet and gloves. Sponge pucks are only $2.00 (deposit required). Games are not allowed.

Parent and Child Hockey 

Sponge puck hockey with a special area for beginners. Parents must be on the ice with children. Helmet with a mask must be worn by children. Admission includes one adult and up to two children and children's rentals. Sponge pucks are only $2.00 (deposit required). 

Parent and Child Skate

Chilren under eight years of age are welcome with their parents/guardians to skate to music and have fun with equipment. NOTE: This skating session becomes Everyone Welcome on Pro-D days and statutory holidays. 

Over 50, Over 40 and Lunchtime Duffer Hockey

Co-ed hockey for players and goalies. 

Introducing Greater Victoria’s Active Communities Learn to Skate Program at Oak Bay.

Recreation Oak Bay’s Learn to Skate program is for children and teens who want to improve their skating. The Learn to Skate program caters to preschool and school-aged children and teens at any level who are wanting to improve their skating in a fun and motivating way.

The Greater Victoria Active Communities Learn to Skate Program is offered at all seven municipalities of Greater Victoria. The Learn to Skate Program has been streamlined and designed so that any preschool or school-aged child can have their accomplishments transferred from centre to centre. This program is a badge incentive program that emphasizes the importance of comprehensive feedback through report cards. Our Skate Team Leader is on the ice during all lesson times and can answer your questions about lessons and your child’s progress.

The teen program improves their skating and offers the opportunity to learn instructional skills toward opportunities for later employment as a skating instructor.

The skater-to-instructor ratio on the ice ensures that the skaters will learn and improve their skating skills.

CSA-approved helmets and gloves are mandatory for the lessons. Helmets are available at no charge from the Skate Shop.

Active Communities Learn to Skate program was created as an initiative to standardize the recreational component of learning to skate. 

To register your community, please print off the information form, fill it out and email it to the Learn to Skate Program Representative.

Download Active Communities Learn to Skate Program Materials:

Download the Sign Up Sheet

Download the Information Package

Download Program Materials

Download Program Materials

See the Chek news statement on learn to skate:

Skate One

No Prerequisite

This class is 30 minutes. This class is for children who do not have a lot of skating experience. It utilizes a 1:5 Instructor-to-participant ratio to ensure that your child builds confidence on the ice. Skills covered are forward gliding, marching forward, making snow, falling down and getting up, and walking backward.

Skate Two

Prerequisite: Skate One

This class is for children who can skate independently. Skills covered: forward sculling, one-foot forward glides, stopping, walking backwards with some glide, and two-foot half turns on the spot.

Skate Three

Prerequisite: PreSchool One or Preschool Four

Children will learn skills including one-foot glides on a curve, forward walking cross cuts, backward skating and sculling, two-foot backward glide to one foot, and snowplow stop.

Skate Four

Prerequisite: Skate Three

Children will learn skills in this course including two-foot stop, forward crosscuts, turning forward to backward and backward to forward, and two-foot jump in a glide backward.

Skate Five

Prerequisite: Skate Four

Children will learn skills in this course including backward Mohawk turn, two-foot stop in both directions, one-foot jump gliding forward, fast backward start and fast forward start from back stop.

Skate Six

Prerequisite: Skate Five

Learn to Skate Six introduces advanced skating skills while continuing to focus on and enhance acquired skills. This class allows participants the opportunity to request specific skills they would like to focus on during unstructured practice time with instructor supervision.

September 2021-March 2022

Prime time ice (8:00am-12:00am): $262 per hour + GST + Insurance (see insurance details below)

Non-Prime time ice (12:00am-8:00am): $173 per hour + GST + Insurance (see insurance details below)

May-August 2022

Summer (2021) Prime time ice (8:00am-12:00am): $184 per hour + GST + Insurance (see insurance details below)

Summer (2021) Non-Prime time ice (12:00am-8:00am): $114 per hour + GST + Insurance (see insurance details below)

School Skate 2021-2022 (ice rental for an hour, skate rentals, and skate shop staff, insurance included):

• For up to 50 skaters $254 per hour + GST
• For up to 100 skaters $304 per hour + GST
• For up to 150 skaters $354 per hour + GST

Private Family/Party Skate (ice rental for an hour, skate rentals, and skate shop staff, insurance included):

• For up to 50 skaters $443 per hour + GST
• For up to 100 skaters $493 per hour + GST
• For up to 150 skaters $543 per hour + GST

Insurance Requirements

Users wishing to rent the ice arena will need to provide proof of insurance for a minimum of 3 million dollars’ liability, with the District of Oak Bay added under the list of additionally insured.

Alternatively for Adult Renters only – Users can request insurance be added to the contract.
Costs are: Full season $195 – One-time rental $25/1.5 hr

Groups that will have youth participants (ages 18 years and younger) must provide their own third-party proof of insurance.

To rent the ice, please contact:

Caroline Lawrence, Sports Coordinator 250-370-7113

Dave Hall, Sports Programmer 250-370-7114