Seasonal Activities

SKATING

Please note that public skates are subject to cancellations due to tournaments

Outdoor & Community Rinks (dependant upon weather conditions)

  • Evergreen Park (Ashley Crescent), Moncton
  • Grove Hamlet (Tamarack Terrace), Moncton
  • Mapleton Place (Candlewood Drive), Moncton
  • Prince Edward Park (Givan Drive), Moncton
  • Boys & Girls Club Moncton (Renton Park on Katherine Avenue), Moncton
  • Lancaster Community, Moncton
  • Roxborough Park (Barrington Crescent and Kenview Drive), Moncton
  • Sunny Brae (Braemar Drive and Centre Street), Moncton
  • Kaboom rink at Centennial Park (for pick-up hockey), Moncton
  • Centennial Park (skating oval), Moncton
  • Moncton City Hall, Moncton
  • Victoria Park, Moncton
  • St. Anselme Rotary Park, Dieppe

Indoor Rinks

Byron Dobson Arena

  • Where: 90 Biggs Drive, Riverview
  • What:
    • Public Skates (Sat. 3:45-5:15; Sun 2:30-4:00) Adult $2.00 Child $1.00
    • Parent & Tot (Mon-Fri 1:30-2:30pm) Free
    • Child Skate (12yrs and under Tues 3:30-4:45; Fri 4:00-5:15) Free
    • Youth Skate (18yrs and under Wed. 3:30-4:45) Free

Centre Redball Internet Centre

  • Where: 55 Russ Howard Dr. Moncton
  • What:
    • Parents & Tots (Mon-Fri 10-11am; Sun 11:30-12:30pm) $2.00/person
    • Learn to Skate (Wed 1:15 pm - 2:45 pm)
    • Public Skate (Mon-Wed 3:30-4:30pm; Sun 12:15-1:30pm) $2.00 per person

Crossman Community Centre-Kay Arena

  • Where: Glenwood Dr. Lewisville
  • What:
    • Public Skate (Sat 3:45-5:15pm; Sun 2:45-4:15pm)

Centenaire arena

  • Where: Notre-Dame St, Dieppe
  • Comment: All the skating sessions are free. A helmet is mandatory for the children 12 yrs and under.
  • What:
    • Students - (5 - 14 years old) - Friday - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
    • Adults & Pre-schoolers (5 yrs& under) - Wednesday - 9h30 - 11h00 & Friday - 1pm - 2:30pm
    • Family - Sunday - 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Arhtur-J-LeBlanc Centre - Olympic surface

  • Where: Melanson Road, Dieppe
  • Comment: All the skating sessions are free. A helmet is mandatory for the children 12 yrs and under.
  • What:
    • Adults&Pre-schoolers (5yrs and under) - Mon - 9h30 - 11h00; Tues, Thurs - 1pm - 2:30pm
    • Students - (6 - 14 years old) - Monday - 4pm - 5pm
    • Family - Sunday - 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm

SLEIGH RIDES

Dieppe Rotary Park

  • Where: south side of Melanson Road
  • Hours: Sunday 1-4pm
  • Contact: 877-7900
  • Comment: weather permitting until the end of March

Broadleaf Guest Ranch

  • Where: Route 114 in Riverside-Albert
  • Contact: 882-2349 or visit www.broadleafranch.com
  • Comment: restaurant on site, various packages available, wagon rides also available is there is no snow.

Peter and Anne Steeves

  • Where: 49 Burrell Road, Turtle Creek
  • Contact: 387-2018

Claude Thorne

  • Where: Havelock
  • Contact: 878-1807

SLIDING

  • St-Anselme Park, Dieppe - Off Melanson Road. Another built hill, that is fun and safe.
  • Riverview Snow Hill - located just off Gunningsville Boulevard between Findlay Boulevard and Pine Glen Road. Snowboarding hill and sliding hills for all ages and a bunny hill for young one. This peak is high so prepare for wind and colder temperatures.
  • Claude D. Taylor School, Riverview - located at Trites and White Pine Road and great for little ones.
  • The Papal/Magnetic Hill concert site - The man-made snow hill is accessible by Front Mountain Road and through the Magic Mountain parking lot. The run is long and slopes vary to appeal to all ages. The walk to the run is longer than other hills
  • Centennial Park, Moncton - Two runs as well as skating available.
  • St-Louis-de-France, Moncton - located behind St-Louis-de-France Roman Catholic church, at the corner of Lewisville Road and Pleasant Street. This short, steep hill is better suited for younger children.

MAPLE SUGAR CAMPS

Dates vary from season to season. The sap starts running with cold, below freezing, nights and warm, above freezing, sunny days. The season can sometimes only run 3-5 weeks long. Start contacting mid March

Stilesville

  • What: Check out the collecting, boiling, and processing; sample the syrup and maple cream, and snow taffy.
  • When: contact ahead of time.
  • Where: 1270 Gorge Rd. Stilesville. Enter behind the Stilesville United Church.
  • Cost: Free to enter the camps, products and pancake breakfasts are for sale.
  • Comments: Bring your rubber boots. The terrain can be rough for strollers, baby backpacks or snugglies work best. There are four sugar camps and the last one hosts a pancake brunch as well as the church’s.

Stilesville United Church Pancake & Maple Syrup Brunches

  • When: Saturdays 9am - 2pm
  • Where: 1270 Gorge Road.
  • Cost: $10/adults; $5/children 12 years and under.
  • Comment: The menu features Buckwheat & Buttermilk Pancakes & Local Maple Syrup, Sausages, Baked Beans, Homemade Rolls, Dessert, Coffee, Tea and Pop.

Trites Family Sugarbush

  • What: Taffy on the snow, see Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar, Maple Butter and Hard Maple Candy being made and produced.

  • When: Our days of operation for the 2011 season are: March 19 (sat), 20 (sun) March 26 (sat), 27 (sun) April 02 (sat), 03 (sun) April 09 (sat), 10 (sun) April 16 (sat), 17 (sun)

  • Hours: from 9 AM to 3:00 PM and it is first come, first served.

  • Where: 1278 Gorge Road
  • Comment: All you can eat Taffy on the snow for $2.00 Maple products are available to purchase. We offer a "All you can eat pancake brunch", which consists of: All you can eat pancakes, 2 sausage (1 for under 12 years of age) homemade baked beans as well as your choice of coffee, tea, juice or water. Adults: $10.00 Child(under 12): $6.00. We do group reservations outside of these hours and through the week as well. If you would like a booking or additional information please contact Brent & Bonnie Trites @ 506-384-4850, 506-866-7973 or send me a message:) It is WALKING traffic only to the camp, it is only a one-way road and there are to many people walking to the sugar camps to have vehicles driving in. We are the 4th camp on the ridge, about a ten minute walk from the Stilesville Church. Please respect the owners by walking:) Please respect the churches parking lot as well as the no parking areas, if you are parked in a non-parking area your vehicle will be towed by the city at your expense.

Sugarbush Lodge

  • What: Camp tours, wagon rides, sampling, syrup on snow.
  • When: dependant on the weather, contact to see when they are sugaring off.
  • Cost: $7.00/adult and $5.00/child
  • Where: located at 220 Sugarbush Rd. in Parkindale
  • Contact: 506-756-2887 or email sugarbushlodge@nb.aibn.com or visit www.sugarbushlodge.com *Comment: said to be the oldest maple sugar camp in NB. Restaurant with children’s menu on site.

Crown Maple Products

  • Where: 5km up River Road from the Elgin County Store in the village of Elgin.
  • Comment: You can drive right up to the door (great for young ones)

U-PICKS - Berries and Vegetables

La Fleur Du Pommier U-Pick

  • Where: 1143 Babineau Rd., Southside of Cocagne River
  • Hours: call for picking times
  • Contact: 576-7946

Les Petits Fruits de Pré-d'en-Haut U-Pick

  • Where: 831 rue Pré-d'en-Haut St., Memramcook
  • Hours: call for times
  • Contact: 758-0987 or visit www.lespetitsfruits.ca

Glenvale U-Pick

  • Where: Petitcodiac
  • Contact: 756-2176

Michaud Farm

  • Where: Bouctouche
  • Contact: 743-6947

APPLE PICKING

Belliveau Orchard

  • Apples:MacIntosh or Cortland
  • Where: Memramcook
  • Contact: call 758-0299 or www.vergerbelliveauorchard.ca
  • Comments: Enjoy a wagon ride into the fields. They also have pumpkins, fresh vegetables and a bakery with items for sale.

La Fleur du Pommier

  • Apples: MacIntosh, Cortland and Lobo available
  • Where: 1143 Babineau Rd. South Side of Cocagne River.
  • Hours: open 10-7 daily
  • Contact: call 576-7946

Goguen Orchard U-Pick

  • Apples: MacIntosh, Lobo and Cortland.
  • Where: take Scotch Settlement Rd.(at Irishtown), 13.8 km to White Settlement Rd., 2.6 km to Orchard on the right.
  • Contact: 531-7506, 576-3924 or 576-8126.

Uris Williams & Sons Ltd Apple U-Pick

  • Apples: MacIntosh, Lobo and Cortland
  • Where: 875 Murray Rd. Sainte Antoine
  • Hours: open 9am-5pm daily
  • Contact: 525-2376.
  • Comment: picnic tables on site. Also at the warehouse, apples, honey, jams and pumpkins.