CP24 interviewed Andrew Adair about why he started Open Ice Initiative, a month before the March 2026 camp ran.
CP24 interviewed Andrew Adair on 14 February 2026, a month before the March break camp at Ted Reeve Community Arena. The station summarised his argument in a single line: removing the financial barrier is what brings more children to the sport.
It was the first of two CP24 segments on Open Ice Initiative. The second was filmed at the rink itself in March, on the opening day of the camp.
This was also the first national or citywide broadcast coverage the programme received, and it arrived before we had run a camp under our own name at Ted Reeve. Applications rose in the weeks after it aired.
Removing financial barriers is what brings more children to the sport.
This is our summary. Read or watch the original at CP24.
Two organisations, one in the classroom and one at the rink, exploring a pathway that carries a student from a school assembly to a pair of skates.
Four days of ice and dryland, free lunch, and a full set of equipment for every camper.
Where the programme stands after its first three cycles, and what the numbers mean.
