Somehow, there are still those who think that there is nothing to do in this city, especially young people. I have to admit, I used to think that way myself when I was in high school. On a typical evening my friends and I would walk around the mall. Then, when we got bored of that, we’d walk around Wal-Mart.
The City of Cornwall however, has pulled out all the stops this holiday season to ensure that there are fun activities for young and old.
Just last week someone told me that Cornwall was a hockey town and looking at all of the hockey related activities coming up, it must really be true that the people of Cornwall enjoy their hockey.
This coming Monday, Dec. 19 a World Juniors Exhibition game is taking place here in Cornwall at the Ed Lumley Arena. The game will see Sweden facing off against Slovakia.
Slovakia will be around Cornwall before the game and they will stay for a while after.
Slovakia and Denmark will be honing their skills on a daily basis on the ice at the Benson Centre starting on Dec. 15.
The full schedule of the practices is available at the Benson Centre and the practices are free to watch.
If you want to get out onto the ice yourself, the Benson Centre has plenty of skating opportunities coming up.
There is public skating at the Benson Centre on Friday and Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons for $3 for adults, Seniors skating is Monday mornings and Friday afternoons and parents can take their tots for a skate on Wednesday mornings.
On top of that, Tim Horton’s is sponsoring Holiday Free Skates from Wednesday, Dec. 28 to Friday Dec. 30 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and again from Tuesday, Jan. 3 to Thursday, Jan. 5.
By the way, public skating makes for a good winter date idea.
If there are any up and coming hockey youths looking for a more competitive skating experience, the Benson Centre’s Stick & Puck program is open to all future Gretskys aged 5 to 14.
The program lets young stakers get on the ice in full hockey gear and practice fundamentals like passing, puck control and skating drills. Stick & Puck is from 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. every Saturday in December and continues in January, February and March.
There is still more to come this winter season, especially with the great work that Cornwall’s Canada 150 Committee is doing in Lamoureux Park.
In January, sleigh/ wagon rides are going to be offered in the park and will continue until the end of February.
There might not be any better way to see the transformation that Lamoureux Park has undergone for Canada’s 150th birthday than from a horse drawn sleigh.
So don’t say that there is nothing going on in Cornwall. Get out there and enjoy all that our city has to offer.
