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Playing shinny on a light snow day

players can use bright colored balls when its hard to keep track of black pucks slidding in to snow 18-Jan-2009 [6193]

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From Dufferin Rink Diaries

Sunday Jan 18 2009, e-mail to Peter Leiss, outdoor rink maintenance supervisor, cc to Kevin Bowser, City outdoor rink manager, City Councillor Adam Giambrone and his assistant Chris Gallop -- from Jutta Mason, cityrinks.ca

Dufferin Rink was so busy again today, and because of the crowds and the light snow all day, the rink needed the same kind of steady, weather-responsive ice maintenance that Rennie Rink gets. Instead, the rink users had to clear it themselves twice, and twice yesterday. I have the impression that rink staff have to call you and ask specially for weather-responsive maintenance, and then it's still a cliffhanger whether the zamboni driver will return to the rink or not.

So I'm wondering -- does Dufferin Rink have a designated zamboni driver on every shift, or not? If not, why not? And if so, why does he not stay at the rink during heavy-use times or snowy days, as the Rennie drivers do?