NEW Covid Update

SCNS has received an update from Public Health and Sport Nova Scotia regarding Friday’s announcement and what it means for skaters, coaches, and officials who live in the restricted areas of HRM and surrounding communities. Our interpretation has been clarified …………below is the revised statement from Sport Nova Scotia.   We have …

SCNS Annual General Meeting Information

Skate Canada Nova Scotia will be holding its Annual General Meeting via Zoom at 8:00 pm on Wednesday May 5th. All clubs are encouraged to attend as you are delegates and have the ability to cast your votes.  Observers are welcome to attend. Nominations are being accepted for the following positions: Vice Chairperson Treasurer …

COVID19 UPDATE

The province announced new sport restrictions today. Please read carefully, as regulations may change depending on where you live.   Effective at 8:00am tomorrow morning (Saturday, February 27) sports within the Halifax Regional Municipality, up to and including Porter’s Lake as well as the communities of Enfield, Elmsdale, Moun…

January Team Challenge

Skate Canada Nova Scotia is so proud of our Skaters as they try to get through these COVID times. At the January Team Challenge, some of the teams took it to the next level and according to the coaches are loving the off ice get togethers to create the unique wardrobe. Below are some pictures of our Teams:   BLAZING BLADES: …

Cleve’s Source for Sports Sportsmanship Award Recipient Announced

Isabelle Dearnaley, Alyssa Cross, and Liam Moffatt are the Cleve's Source for Sport Sportsmanship Award recipients for February 2021. Swimmer, Isabelle Dearnaley is a natural-born leader. She’s been instrumental in supporting athletes and providing leadership to senior swim groups. Without being asked, Isabelle gets all athletes together…

March Competition Information

As many of you know, Skate Canada Nova Scotia had put forth the hope of hosting a competition on March 13th & 14th for our skaters. Many factors have weighed into the decision to either hold or not hold the competition, the most important being the safety of the people of Nova Scotia. The Skate Canada Nova Scotia Board has considered all opt…

Sport Fund COVID-19 – Sport Nova Scotia

Sport Nova Scotia is very excited to announce a new one-time Sport Fund COVID-19 Recovery Grant, intended to help organizations who incurred increased expenses due to the pandemic. Expenses supported through the grant will include COVID-19-related program delivery adaptations such as increased facility rentals, extra equipment, additional coaches/ …

New Covid 19 Information

Earlier today, the province announced an update to Public Health restrictions that affects the attendance in arenas. Effective February 8th, spectators will be allowed in the arenas during skater’s ice times. A maximum of 100 spectators will be permitted at facilities. However, the number of spectators permitted is subject to facility regul…

FEBRUARY Team Challenge

We are excited to present the  FEBRUARY Team Challenge! The January Team Challenges will be assessed  Sunday, Feb.7th, with ribbons going in the mail next week. Below are  2 examples of well done submissions. When sending in videos, there are 2 acceptable options. Option #3 Dartmouth The STARBursts Option #5 Halivali Team #…

FLEXAFIT Figure Skater Core Class

Skate Canada Nova Scotia is once again very pleased to be offering online classes presented by Flexafit, a company that was created for Figure Skaters by Signe Ronka a former Jr Grand Prix Competitor.  After having been very happy with the stretch classes that were offered in December and hoping that those who took the classes are using the…