Miskin Law Community Complex

Address: 271 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough, ON K9J 1Y8

This community complex includes a twin-pad arena, a Peterborough Public Library branch, an indoor track, multi-purpose space, and leasable office space.

Hours of operation:

  • Facility hours: Monday to Sunday 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  • Customer Service hours: Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Customer Service hours: Saturday & Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

About this facility

  • Accessible facility with features such as elevators, automatic doors, and accessible washrooms
  • Parking:
    • 418 total parking spaces including 15 accessible spaces and 15 future E-charging spaces
    • 2 bus areas
  • Two ice pads, both 200 feet by 85 feet
    • Russelle Toyota Pad (500 seats)
    • Canadian Hockey Enterprises (CHE) Pad (500 seats)
  • Each ice pad has a capacity of 160 skaters
  • Warm rooms overlooking each playing surface, seating and standing room available
  • 12 team change rooms and 3 official rooms
  • A team training area
  • Two multi-purpose rooms (MPR)
    • MPR A is 861 square feet with a capacity of 60 people
    • MPR B is 1657 square feet with a capacity of 60 people

Walking Track:

Distance

Inside Loop (186 m)

Outside Loop (194 m)

1 km

5.4 laps

5 laps

1 mile

8.5 laps

8 laps

Ice rentals

Ice and floor rentals are available at all of the community arenas.

Please note that rental requests received outside of our regular office hours or during holidays will be processed in sequence of requests received upon the office reopening. A completed Request Form is not considered a booking.

The time frames in the tables below will be compulsory when forwarding ice allocation requests to the Facility Booking Office. All dates in the tables below are prior to the beginning of each season.

Arena Division Ice Allocation Policy

2025-2026 Allocation Time Frames

All ice and floor bookings must be made by the dates in the tables below.

Note: General Public Availability is the date that all remaining ice and floor time can be booked. All user groups and organizations will have their facility booking contracts complete.

2025-26 ice allocation timeframes

Priority Group according to Ice Allocation Policy

Client

Fall/Winter (27 weeks) Sept 2, 2025 to March 6, 2026

Spring 1
(includes March Playoffs) (3 weeks)
March 7 - 28, 2026

Spring 2 (includes April Tryouts)
(9 weeks)
March 29 to May 30, 2026

Summer (14 weeks) May 31  to September 1, 2026

 1

City Recreational Ice Programs 

Mar. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

 2

Tournaments & Annual Events

Mar. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

 3

Partner & Affiliated Organizations: PHA, PGHA, PMHC, PFSC/Synchro, PMLA/Jr. A & C;

Sledge Hockey, Speedskating

Mar. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

 4

Adult & Full Season Organizations & Users

Mar. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

 5

Commercial & Other Groups/Organizations

Mar. 1, 2025

Dec. 1, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

Dec. 15, 2025

 6

Remaining availability opens to the general public

Aug. 18, 2025

Jan. 15, 2026

Mar. 2, 2026

 Mar. 2, 2026

Floor booking allocation time frames

Floor allocation, 2025-26 season
Priority Group according to Ice Allocation Policy Client Spring/Summer season (16 weeks) Apr. 12 to August  1, 2026
1 City Recreational Ice Programs  Jan. 15, 2026
2 Tournaments & Annual Events Jan. 15, 2026
3

Partner & Affiliated Organizations: PHA, PGHA, PMHC, PFSC/Synchro, PMLA/Jr. A & C;

Sledge Hockey, Speedskating

Jan. 15, 2026
4 Adult & Full Season Organizations & Users Jan. 15, 2026
5 Commercial & Other Groups/Organizations Jan. 15, 2026
6 Remaining availability opens to the general public Mar. 2, 2026

 

HST and capital contributions are included in below fees.

Check the availability of our ice and floor pads online. To book ice or floor time, complete the Sport Facility Booking Request Form.

Please note, rental requests received outside of our regular office hours or during holidays will be processed in sequence of requests received upon the office reopening. A completed Request Form is not considered a booking.

Ice rental rates effective April 1, 2025
Rate category Rental times Price
Adult Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 3 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

$252.05
Youth Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 3 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

$218.15
Non-Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Daily after 11 p.m.

$161.65

Ice rental rates effective April 1, 2026
Rate category Rental times Price
Adult Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 3 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

$263.80
Youth Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 3 - 11 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.

$221.42
Non-Prime Rate

Monday to Friday 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Daily after 11 p.m.

$165.21

Additional cruiser charges may apply to all ice rentals depending on the number of skaters. 

Public skating

Drop in at Miskin Law Community Complex for leisure skating and shinny for all ages. Browse the information below for skating descriptions, skaters code of conduct, fees and more. 

Find program and event times on our online skating schedule.

  • Family Skate: a drop-in recreational skate for parents and guardians with children aged 3 to 13 years of age. Cost: $5.25
  • Public Skating: a drop-in recreational skate is for individuals of all ages. Cost: $5.25
  • 50+ Adult Skate: a drop-in recreational skate for adults 50 years and older. Cost: $4.00
  • Family Stick and Puck: a drop-in recreational skate for parents and guardians to help children aged 3 to 13 years of age practice and develop skating, stick handling and passing skills in a non-competitive environment. Both the guardian and each child must be registered and participate together. Cost: $2.62 per skater.
  • Pay-As-You-Play Shinny Hockey: a non-competitive, non-contact, informal drop-in hockey program. We offer 18+ co-ed, 18+ women and 14+ youth. Cost: adults $8.50; youth $7.50

Public Skating Guidelines

For the enjoyment and safety of all skate participants, please respect the following guidelines. The City of Peterborough reserves the right to refuse service to anyone found in violation of these guidelines.

General

  • Maximum Capacity: 160 skaters per ice pad
  • This is a shared-use facility for public enjoyment
  • Please respect other skaters and the facility
  • Skate in constant flow and in the direction of all the skaters; avoid excessive speed

Supervision

  • Children 10 years and under must be accompanied and supervised by a guardian 16 years or older

Safety

  • Do not use the ice until the ice resurfacer is off the ice and the door is closed
  • All persons on the ice must wear skates
  • CSA helmets are required for children age 6 and under, and are recommended for all skaters
  • Protective equipment is strongly recommended

Assistive Devices

  • Wheelchairs, sledges and other assistive devices are permitted
  • Support persons must wear skates
  • Devices must be clean

Not Permitted

  • Boots and shoes on ice
  • Balls, pucks, sticks or nets
  • Profanity and abusive language
  • Carrying children while on the ice
  • Cell phones and electronic devices
  • Equipment such as strollers, chairs, or pylons
  • Horseplay and skating games
  • Body contact or checking
  • Aggressive behaviour
  • Food and drinks
  • Animals

Family Stick and Puck

  • A CSA-approved helmet with an attached face mask or cage is required for children
  • Hockey nets and pucks are provided.
  • Children must bring their own stick.

Shinny

  • CSA-approved helmets are mandatory and full equipment is required for all players and goalies.
  • Goalies play for free.
  • Equipment rentals are not available.
  • Shinny is not intended for organized teams. Referees are not provided.
  • No body-checking is allowed.
  • Please keep the spirit of the game enjoyable, and remember it is only for fun.
  • This activity is not directly supervised (only youth), report any concerns to staff. 

Contact Us

City Hall
500 George St. N.
Peterborough, ON
K9H 3R9

Phone: 705-742-7777
Toll Free: 1-855-738-3755
cityptbo@peterborough.ca