If you are a fan of figure skating, then the Mount Forest & District Sports Complex is the place to be this weekend.
Skate Canada – Mount Forest is once again co-hosting the Weskate Area Fun Competition with Central Ontario Section on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Skaters in Canskate, StarSkate and Special Olympics from 15 area clubs will be competing in over 600 events.
Co-hosting the event is a mammoth undertaking for Skate Canada – Mount Forest and it is well worthy of our support – and you won’t find any cheaper entertainment. Admission prices are more than reasonable.  Unfortunately the club didn’t publish a list of events in The Confederate but we do know that the action gets underway Friday night with the Special Olympics showcase at 5 p.m.  There will no doubt be schedules for other skating events posted at the sports complex but you’re pretty much guaranteed some good skating to watch whenever you drop by on the weekend.
Not only a showcase for skaters, Weskate is a major fundraiser for the Mount Forest skating club.
Hundreds of young skaters, their parents and extended families as well as skating fans are going to be in Mount Forest this weekend for Weskate. Please join the Confederate in welcoming them all.
And, if you want to extend your time at the sports complex this weekend, the Mount Forest Patriots, which sports reporter Chris Clark describes as “much-improved” in a story on page 12 this week, will be hosting Hanover this Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in game one of the playoffs. The Pats have had the best season in a decade and last weekend closed out their regular season with a substantial win over Wingham and a heartbreaking overtime loss against Kincardine.
See you at the sports complex this weekend…..