KAWARTHA QUARKS
Short Track Speed Skating
We are a short track speed skating club affiliated with the Ontario Speed Skating Association (OSSA)
Our Ice Time
Tuesday Evenings: 5: 00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday Evenings: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
Saturday Mornings: 7:00 – 8:00 am
We are located at:
The Healthy Planet Arena, Gardener Pad,
911 Monaghan Rd. Peterborough, Ontario
OUR SEASON RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 2nd TO MARCH 31st, 2026
We skate to learn, we skate for fun & we skate to compete, both at a Regional and Provincial Level.
The second half of our season has started with our skaters returning to the ice on Saturday, January 3rd, 2026.
The next racing meet here in the Eastern Region will be hosted by the Toronto Speed Skating Club on Sunday, February 15th at the Ford Performance Centre in Etobicoke. If you are interested in participating please speak to your coach and remember that the registration deadline for the meet is Wednesday, February 4th.
A week from now, on Friday, February 6th, the 2026 Winter Olympics will have started in Milan, Italy and I, for one, will be watching the television with interest to see which of our skaters get to the podium. Our Canadian speed skaters have a good track record (please excuse the pun) when it comes to bringing medals home. For those of you who have not had opportunity to skate on the longer blade this will be your chance. We will be having an Open House during the Olympics, on Tuesday February 17th, 2026. There will be no cost to skate and we will supply the speed skates. Contact us if you are interested.
GO CANADA GO.
Simon Barker,
President
