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SKATE SAM SMITH TRAIL - followed by cask ale (3/10/2011)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Sport

Event Location:

Colonel Sam Smith Park

Date(s) & Time:

Thu, Mar 10 2011 5:30 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Wed, Mar 9 2011 6:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

3-4 hrs

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Caroline
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Member Cost:

$20.00/Person (See Detailed Cost Info Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

3 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Itinerary:

SKATE THE COLONEL SAM SMITH ICE TRAIL

The ice trail is a one-of-a-kind outdoor skating rink built in a figure-eight shape and covers 250 metres of pure winter fun. It winds through the park, offering wonderful lakeside views and is the most picturesque of Toronto's skating areas. (For more info read these stories from the National Post or Toronto Life).
No rentals - you must have skates to attend

PROJECT X: Great Lakes Brewery is one of Toronto's original (and still independent) craft breweries. Once a month it hosts Project X, where you can meet the brew masters and try out some new brews they are working on. Events are catered by different local restaurants.

THE PLAN
We'll meet at 5:30pm in the changing area and skate until 7pm. The rink is artificial so even if it warms up we will still have ice!
After our skate we will walk up to Great Lakes Brewery to try some experimental cask ale and have some food. (Cask-conditioned ale is beer that is brewed from traditional ingredients and matured in the cask from which it is served. It is fresh, unpasturized, unfiltered and full of flavour.)
TTC: Take 44 bus directly from Kipling TTC station or pick it up at Kipling and Lakeshore via the 501 or 508 Lakeshore street cars.
Click here for a bus schedule.
GO TRANSIT: Mimico station is also close by.

Please don't drink + drive

COST: Admission for skating is free, no rentals or lockers though.
Admission for Great Lakes Project X is $20, which includes:
a one time $10 fee to become a member of Project X (includes a t-shirt - woohoo!)
$10 for food and beer samples

WEATHER: Personally I love winter + would be thrilled if it continued right through to the long weekend in May... *But* if March is mild and the skating rink is closed then we will start with an urban hike from Old Mill TTC station down to Lake Ontario at Humber Bay and from there go up to the brewery. If it is pouring we will meet directly at the brewery.

REGISTRATION CUTOFF: Please note the registration cutoff is a day before the event.

Required Items to Bring:
Warm clothing, or layers
Skates (or hiking shoes depending on the weather, it might be muddy)

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Skates (no rentals or lockers, don't bring anything valuable you don't want to skate with)
Water

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

The skating trail is at 65 Colonel Sam Smith Park Dr. (just south of Lake Shore Boulevard West at Kipling Avenue).
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Notes:

- We encourage all members to follow our Etiquette Guidelines at all times while participating in TOC events.
- Details of this event are subject to undergo a change at any point in time, with or without warning.
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Cost & Payment:

Member Cost:

$20.00/Person

Cost Includes:

$20 for admission for Great Lakes Project X, which includes: *A one time $10 fee to become a Project X member (includes a t-shirt)
*$10 for food and beer samples

Make a Payment:

Although there is a cost for this event, you do not pay through the TOC. Please review the event details carefully for information about how/where to make your payment.

Voluntary Donation: ( What is this?)
Suggested donation amount for this event is: $1.00/Person.

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our Cancellation Policy carefully!