Quinn Stevenson Memorial RInk

In 2014 there was a notice in the Erindale Arbor Creek Community Newsletter looking for donations to purchase and equip a mobile warm up trailer for the outdoor rink at John G. Egnatoff School. It was called the “Toasty Toes campaign” and the Quinn Stevenson Memorial Spirit and Athletic trust definitely wanted to be involved by making a donation since this rink was a spot Quinn spent a lot of hours at.

In 2015, Troy Carbno, one of the rink volunteers, came up with the idea to rename the outdoor rink after Quinn. The goal of this renaming was to give the rink an identity, and to create a community gathering place that people could enjoy and respect for years to come. At the Quinn Stevenson Memorial Golf Tournament that year, it was announced that the outdoor rink located Dr. John G. Egnatoff School would be renamed – as the Quinn Stevenson Memorial Rink.

Once the renaming was announced, a sign was designed by Shane Kartz and produced by Minuteman Press. It was decided the sign needed to be specially framed and mounted, a task that Corey Nerbas a friend of the Stevenson family took on. Jason Ilnisky and Jeff Michaluk, did all the preparation work for the installation. Harold Robertson, the principal at Dr. John G. Egnatoff helped facilitate the approval with the Saskatoon Public School board.

The rink is maintained by community volunteers, a crew of which currently includes rink coordinator Trent MacLean, and volunteers, Jason Ilnisky, Peter Sembalerus, Mike Hydomako, Gord Hirschfeld, and Troy Carbno.

It is a beautiful tribute to Quinn. Special thanks to all the above mentioned people.