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After a mild start to winter, the Brandon Skating Oval opened to the public on Thursday.

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After a mild start to winter, the Brandon Skating Oval opened to the public on Thursday.

» Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun

Sophia Forbes and her mom Jen skate together at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset on Friday afternoon. Sophia and her sister Zoe are members of the Westman Speed Skating Club and Jen helps coach. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Sophia Forbes and her mom Jen skate together at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset on Friday afternoon. Sophia and her sister Zoe are members of the Westman Speed Skating Club and Jen helps coach. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Ice skaters glide along the ice at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset. Encouraging youth to speak up about climate change, Georgia Feng describes how temperatures across the globe are rising, including here in Brandon where the Skating Oval started to melt around the end of January, officially being closed until further notice on Feb. 3 due to the warmer temperatures and deteriorating ice. (File)
Ice skaters glide along the ice at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset. Encouraging youth to speak up about climate change, Georgia Feng describes how temperatures across the globe are rising, including here in Brandon where the Skating Oval started to melt around the end of January, officially being closed until further notice on Feb. 3 due to the warmer temperatures and deteriorating ice. (File)
Friends Mya Lindenberg and Ella Vandaele laugh while skating at the oval in December. The city was forced to close the oval on Thursday due to warm weather making for poor ice conditions.
Friends Mya Lindenberg and Ella Vandaele laugh while skating at the oval in December. The city was forced to close the oval on Thursday due to warm weather making for poor ice conditions.
Sisters Zoe and Sophia Forbes and their mom Jen all prepare to go ice skating at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset on Friday afternoon. Zoe and Sophia are members of the Westman Speed Skating Club and Jen helps coach. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Sisters Zoe and Sophia Forbes and their mom Jen all prepare to go ice skating at the Brandon Skating Oval at sunset on Friday afternoon. Zoe and Sophia are members of the Westman Speed Skating Club and Jen helps coach. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
The lights on display at the Brandon Skating Oval are reflected in the ice as the moon rises in this photo taken in December 2023. The lights are now on for this year's skating season. (File)
The lights on display at the Brandon Skating Oval are reflected in the ice as the moon rises in this photo taken in December 2023. The lights are now on for this year's skating season. (File)
Two-year-old Brooks Hamm practices his skating with help from his mom Ashley on Thursday.
Two-year-old Brooks Hamm practices his skating with help from his mom Ashley on Thursday.

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