{"id":59373,"date":"2017-12-07T13:13:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/?p=59373"},"modified":"2017-12-07T13:13:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T20:13:13","slug":"farewell-to-northlands-coliseum-december-15-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/?p=59373","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to Northlands Coliseum December 15-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Free weekend event welcomes community to venue one last time<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>EDMONTON, AB<\/strong> \u2013 Northlands invites the public to a free Farewell Weekend at Northlands Coliseum from December 15-17.<\/p>\n<p>Unique programming will be offered each day including a charity hockey game between the Spruce Grove Saints and the Okotoks Oilers, public skates on the Northlands Coliseum ice and a Multicultural Round Dance presented by Candora Society.<\/p>\n<h2>December 15 \u2013 Spruce Grove Saints vs. Okotoks Oilers<\/h2>\n<p><em>Doors 6 p.m., Game 7 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Smyth\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sprucegrovesaints.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spruce Grove Saints<\/a> will face off against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okotoksoilers.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Okotoks Oilers<\/a> in a free charity hockey game to kick off the weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santasanonymous.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">630 CHED Santas Anonymous<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgkinettes.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinette Club of Spruce Grove<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonyplainkinsmen.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kinsmen Club of Stony Plain<\/a> will accept cash and toy donations onsite and will receive all revenue from parking ($5 charge). Additionally, a 50\/50 draw will be held to benefit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/parkland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland Kidsport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All individuals who attend will receive one (1) ballot for a chance to win authentic Northlands Coliseum seats signed by Ryan Smyth. This is a free ticketed event in partnership with Ticketmaster. Free tickets can be accessed through <a href=\"https:\/\/northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend\/.%20%20\">northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>December 16 \u2013 Pancake Breakfast, Public Skates &amp; Open House<\/h2>\n<p><em>Skate from 9 a.m. &#8211; 4 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A free pancake breakfast will take place inside Northlands Coliseum from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to start the day. The breakfast is open to the public and can be accessed from the North East entrance. Parking will be free at Northlands Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>Time slots for public skates are available in 45-minute intervals each hour, on the hour. A maximum of 100 skaters will be allowed on the ice at one time. Individuals who wish to skate are required to register in advance through <a href=\"https:\/\/northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend\/.%20%20\">northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The public is welcome to enter Northlands Coliseum and access the concourse and seating areas to enjoy the building while the public skates are taking place.<\/p>\n<h2>December 17 \u2013 Multicultural Round Dance<\/h2>\n<p><em>Doors 3 p.m., Round dance begins 4 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Treaty Six will gather for a Multicultural Round Dance presented by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candora.ca\/index.html\">Candora Society<\/a>. This event will celebrate the Northlands Coliseum history as a gathering space for community. Local Indigenous artisans will have handcrafted items available for purchase. Anyone is welcome to attend, and this event does not require a ticket. Parking will be free at Northlands Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Northlands Coliseum has a rich history in Edmonton and has been a gathering space for events since its opening in 1974. The doors will be closing at the end of December, and this is a final opportunity for the public to attend events in this historic venue. More information can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend\/.%20%20\">northlands.com\/northlands-coliseum-farewell-weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free weekend event welcomes community to venue one last time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[478,477,482,435,480,483,484,481,479],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59374,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59373\/revisions\/59374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northlands.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}