The Emera Oval, originally known as the Canada Games Oval, is a permanent skating rink/

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installed in

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, on the

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for the

2011 Canada Games The 2011 Canada Winter Games were held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from Friday, 11 February 2011, to Sunday, 27 February 2011. Bids Four bids (all from Nova Scotia, as it was that province's turn) were made for the games, and eventually Halifax was ...

. It is the size of three

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History and future

In December 2010, the oval was opened to the public for public skates and skating lessons. The oval was used from February 12 to 16, 2011, for

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competitions. The oval hosted speed skating events in the Canadian Masters Championships, January 15–16, 2011 and the

, February 11–27, 2011. After initial delays opening, caused by unseasonably warm temperatures in Halifax, the oval opened to tremendous response from the community. Hundreds of people have come out each day, for free skating, with some estimates placing attendance as high as 2,000 people in a single day."Keep the Common skating oval - Tim Bousquet/The Coast"
/ref> The oval was slated to be removed in March 2011, but due to the overwhelming response, the fixture was made permanent.

References

External links

Canada Games OvalSkate HRM
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