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About
Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club

About Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club

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The Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club was created in 2016 to establish a speed skating presence in the new four pad arena being built in Dartmouth Crossing.  Working with a four-year development plan, the club operated Learn to Skate and Learn to Speed Skate programs at the Bowles Arena and Dartmouth Sportsplex during the 2016-2017 season, to build a base of skaters, coaches and administrators to be ready to move into the new arena in the fall of 2017.

When the arena, now called the RBC Centre, opened in September 2017, the club established a full range of programs from learn to skate to high performance speed skating, including a Special Olympics program run in partnership with Special Olympics Nova Scotia.  By its third season, the club had grown to 160 skaters, and sent eight skaters to the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer Alberta, seven representing Nova Scotia and one representing Nunavut.  In the 2019-2020 season, it sent its first Special Olympics speed skater to the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay, where she won two silver and two bronze medals.

The club's programs follow the principles outlined in the Speed Skating Canada Long Term Participant and Athlete Development Model, and the recently released Long Term Development in Sport and Physical Activity 3.0 issued by the Sport For Life Society.  Our core programs support the development of healthy life-long physical activity, with programs for all ages and abilities, and our competitive programs offer opportunities to athletes who wish to pursue higher level competition.
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Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club recognizes the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians.

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We would like to acknowledge the advice, encouragement and support of Sport Nova Scotia as we work together to assist Nova Scotians to lead happy, healthy lives through participation in recreational and competitive sport experiences.

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We are pleased to work in partnership with Special Olympics Nova Scotia to offer Special Olympics speed skating programming to skaters of all ages and abilities.

Many thanks go out to these funding sponsors for helping us make skating and speed skating a part of the lives of more Nova Scotians:
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Many thanks to Councillors Sam Austin, District 5; Lorelei Nicoll, District 4; and Tony Mancini, District 6, for their support of our Safety Pad Fundraising Campaign.  Thanks to these Councillors, we have been able to order 29 new full safety pads and 4 extra-deep bumper pads to ensure the safety of skaters during practice and competition.

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TRUEFAUX FILMS INC.
Many thanks to  John Hillis for our Learn to Skate and Special Olympics videos and to Hannah Minzloff, for this website design!
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Thanks to Capstone Building Products for supporting our programs as we bring speed skating back to Dartmouth!
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Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating would like to thank Bill Christ for allowing the use of his speed skating images to promote our sport.

Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating

Sheila McGinn
SheilaBMcGinn@gmail.com
902-443-8781

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  • Home
  • Info
    • About Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club >
      • About Dartmouth Crossing Speed Skating Club
      • Board of Directors and Committees
      • Policies
    • Safety
    • News
    • Fundraising
    • Meet our Coaches
    • Resources
  • Programs
    • Overview of Programs
    • Program changes due to Covid-19
    • Off to a Good Start Introductory Programs
    • Core Speed Skating Programs
    • Special Olympics Learn to Skate and Speed Skating
    • Speed skate loans and rentals
  • Events
  • Contact