@ Give me a break. Sad statement on the times. People complain when kids are loitering around town, now they're complaining about kids playing sports. Healthy habits should be encouraged. Lighten up!
Can't have a Hockey rink in Canada? ... the thing this Country was built on and known for? I bet if ya threw down some rugs and did certain prayers nobody would say Jack Sh!t
I actually never thought of that but so true. Prayer rugs can be spread across major intersections in Toronto and nothing happens ... a man builds an ice rink and allows neighbourhood kids to join in on the fun and all heck breaks loose!
They are not telling the whole story, you can have a rink in your yard, but you can't just build a permanent rink with chiller equipment. This man has a hockey training business, he tried to pull a fast one on the city and got caught...
Government needs to start staying the hell out of people’s lives and let them do what they want with there property people need to stand up. Canada is not the land of dreams anymore.
Shameful! Freedom is gone in Canada. They’d rather see kids glued to computers where they can be manipulated than to have them out in the fresh air, getting exercise, having fun and being kids.
Hey guys, ice skating is loud. I bet his kids are out there until 10 at night sometimes.. this guys has lots of neighbours around his backyard. People work for a living, they wake up at 4 or 5 in the morning sometimes, so they gotta go to bed early. Retired ppl go to bed at 8pm. It's alright to have things like this, when you live out in the country. But if you're buggering up everybody elses peace and quite.. your just asking to get picked on.
Remember when they told us multiculturalism was a good thing and they will assimilate to our culture. I guess that meant no more street hockey or backyard hockey rinks among many other things. Imagine if the people passing these laws were around in the 60s and 70s, Wayne Gretzky wouldn't be the best player of all time or Bobby Orr the greatest Defenseman in history. How many NHL careers aren't even allowed to begin because of these BS rules that is taking enjoyment away from kids who cant afford organized hockey early on
Move to Alberta. The vast majority of us would welcome you. You're a real Canadian... the fight to save Canada lives here. We are the "Alamo" of old stock Canadians.
True that! We moved to Calgary last year. Every neighborhood has a park where they (city) make ice rinks in the winter. Kids are skating and playing hockey all winter.
Put up a Christmas lights, with a light show backed by Christmas music and run it every night. Then bring in an evangelist to hold Sunday morning mass, with a loud speaker. But if the city still finds a way to cancel your activities in your own backyard, bring in the Palestine protestors…city officials turn a blind eye to that group every time. FFS
Holy cow? My dad built us a backyard rink in the 70's and kept it up for years. Never once was there a complaint. Neighborhood kids came over and played every frickin night. Dad put up lights and watered the ice every night. Nothing even close to this extravagance, but, we loved it all the same. It's insane how migrants dictate terms to us, in our own country?? WTF?
His neighbours are white canadian dude lmfao. The people complaining about him are all canadian. You don't live in Unionville, Markham if you are an immigrant lmfao.
This is what city officials are worried about instead of looking for landlords that have more then 10 people living in their home this is what they freak out about ... people having fun
The thing that sucks the most, is being told what to do, on your own property by people who don't even exercise & are probably a bunch of scale tippers too!
The time...money and sheer work that this man put in to build this for his kids (and I'm sure the neighborhood kids are welcome too) is something that should not be destroyed. Shameful for anyone on the Markham council to think this way. We are in Canada...this is our game...this is our culture....this is our traditional Canadian Winter activity.
Canada has become pathetic. One of the largest countries in the world, but if you cut a tree on your property they fine you. The stupidity if beyond belief...😢😢
What the hell is going on in Canada. When a homeowner goes to the expense of building a rink for his kids and I’m sure other kids to use the rink instead of being in front of the idiot box or tablet. I hope the town grows up and let’s this family keep its rink. If they where hammering while building a house till 11pm the town could say nothing about it, so what’s the big deal about a family having a rink. I hope some people who can make a change stand up for this family. If you can’t have a rink in your back yard then what’s next? This is such a sad state our country is in.
I'm not even from Ontario but I can remember when the backyard rink was venerated. The story of The Dryden Brothers. Ken and Dave and their start. It's 😔 sad.
This is what parks are for. If I was one of the neighbours I'd be pissed too. It's too bad he spent a lot of money making the rink but he should have looked at the bi-laws.
The point not brought up in this one sided video is the property is a designated heritage site. The owner clear cutted the acre sized back yard of hundred years old trees and vegetation. No permits to do any of this. It is a parking lot sized anomaly now 9 months of the year.
Since the neighbors don't like it park 2 dozen unrestored classic cars & pickups on those massive concrete slabs and have cars & coffee there in the spring every wknd.
really? cant even be Canadian In Canada anymore. Whoever is doing this to him should be ashamed of themselves. How can any Canadian think to punish a man for providing the community with the ability to enjoy one of our national pastimes. Its disgusting.
Can you imagine being a neighbor in the middle of summer BBQing and you have to look at that instead of the usual greenery? The property value will drop like flies as nobody will buy
im 18 and older people like to say young kids dont go outside anymore and that they're lazy. This shit is why, playing basketballl or hockey? Some cranky fart might make a noise ocmplaint, cant walk or bike in a lot of places, kids need to depend on drives from your parents, your parents can get in trouble with CPS for letting their kids be independent. Alot of parents also think there's kidnappers on every corner. Ofcouse theres more to do inside like play video games but adults and there parenting styles and decision making have a bigger impact then they think.
Typical politicians. They have no clue. Let kids be kids. Better than them being bad. What has Canada become. Hope you get to keep it for your kids and hope your neighbors support you as i do in quesnel bc
I love hockey and would love my own rink but his neighbours are really close. I’d never do that to my neighbors. To say there’s no sound is kinda naive. $352k though?? How do they justify that removal cost
It’s a heritage property and he cut down trees and did a few other things without doing anything about getting permits. It’s quite a substantial structure he built and it’s strange he didn’t think that maybe a permit might be necessary to build. Self entitled rich guy. That rink wasn’t cheap to build from the looks of it. These days you can be sure that if you build it they will complain.
I used to have this one nextdoor neighbour, their kid would do kickflips on the skateboard on the concrete pad in their backyard.. their mother would also tell ya that when she's in the house oh yeah you can't hear a sound. Mmhmm. It sounded like someone slapping pucks against the boards, that's how loud it was. I ended up moving away eventually, for other reasons. I live in the countryside now, halfway around the world. I don't hear those kickflips anymore.
Lets bring up Royal proclamation of 1763 to this topic. 1793-1794: The township of Markham was surveyed and named after Archbishop William Markham of York, England. Give my people their land back!
He should have got permits or talked to the city before building anything that big.... I made probably a dozen rinks for my kids between 2008-2021. They were about 50' x 30'; but we have a 1/2 acre lot. It was up by late November, and down before the end of May. That thing looks permenant... They are probably going to make him take it down because he didn't get permits for removing trees or whatever he had done to his yard.....
Everyone in support of this guy obviously has zero clue about how loud pucks against boards like this are. I wouldn't doubt this genius has flood lights going as well.
He runs a a professional hockey school, built a professional hockey rink, he bought a property with heritage status, mature trees and knew the rules , he did it anyway hoping the city would back down, if he didn’t want to deal with heritage building/ property status or mature tree by-laws then he should have bought a property elsewhere, this is not about a rink he tried to circumvent the by-laws he cut the trees thinking once their gone I can do what I want they won’t make me restore it back, this is why we have such strict rules because of people like him
This has got nothing to do with the politicians but as everything that this guy not following the rules. There are rules when you buy heritage homes and it is expected the rules are followed. He took down a lot of trees that he shouldn't have and may changes that was against the heritage rules. If I was a neighbor I wouldn't want a full size hockey link next to me either. It's one thing to have a little one that the dads set up for the kids enjoying the winter but this isn't it. If this was a basketball court people will be up in arms with all the constant thumping. You can't put a pond in the middle of nowhere either so what makes didn't think that he can just put a hockey rink wherever he want.
I grew up with an ice rink nearby and played hockey everyday during winters with other local kids, it's outrageous they would take away such a beautiful hockey rink like that from the youth! Shame!!
He built this with no building permits or municipal approval. The rules are there to safeguard communities so anything built meets regulations and safety codes . Homeowners need to be aware of what they can and cannot do .
Noooo this is Hockey! its canada, its just disgusting that they destroy your dream! Your kids own rink, it makes champions... sad to come across this story... I'm from Belgium a hockey player and just was looking for examples of great dad's who made a backyard rink for there kids, and you are a super great person making this, I hope they wil pull in that idiot move they are doing on you and your family! God bless you!
"I mean, would we have Wayne Gretzky today if Walter Gretzky didn't build the backyard rink that he built for Wayne back in the day?" WALTER GRETZKY WOULD NOT HAVE DESTROYED HIS BACKYARD, DRIVEN HIS NEIGHBOURS CRAZY AND BUILT HIS SON A SKATING RINK WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS.. Absolutely infuriating... Martin Ross standing in front of the media bold-face saying the Township 'bullied' him? Ross was given *EVERY* opportunity to do this properly - he choose to thumb his nose at the rules and build this rink *without* PERMITS. He was warned and given warning notices many times about his illegal construction. Ross's comment about 'You can't hear a sound' is complete BS - he's had NUMEROUS noise complaints. The daily construction noise was bad enough - he utterly destroyed his backyard by removing trees that were older than him and his kids combined. As for his statement about transparency - more disingenuous half-truths - Ross had construction questions and Ross was counselled accordingly but he sought fit to ignore everyone and do it his way. Bottom-line - Martin Ross' actions and his failure to get proper permits condemned his rink - the Township of Markham was given no other choice. This story is NOT about a township that's against Hockey, this is ALL about a citizen's failure to comply with township by-laws and being told - once and for all - get rid of your unlawfully built rink or get fined. At least with him FINALLY taking ownership of this and taking this thing down, he won't be any further financial or environmental burden on the township but I'd be willing to bet Ross's main reason for finally complying is because he just doesn't have three hundred and fifty thousand dollars the township would charge him.. I love hockey as much, maybe even more my kids do but in this case - good riddance and once and for all - good night Mr Ross.
I know that heritage properties have certain regulations and should be respected. He didn’t want to alter the actual building, he just wanted to make a rink for kids to play on. Why can’t such a property get a permit for a rink when others can? Sounds more to me the real issue is cranky neighbours…This is Canada man! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Hockey is our game its crazy...me i took care of a rink for a town and after 20 years they kick me out for no reasons i was taking care of ice taking of snow some supervision helping for activitys kids and adults pick up games were so much fun now bad ice always close no pick up almost no activitys and they get pay lot more than me...personaly i dont play in my own town anymore but away so sad people in charge not having logic and they dont care i made it to the news also
This may be the most nonsense thing Ive heard. Ice rental times/pickup hockey hours are ridiculous. You can barely get onto a rink without crowds or limited time to play 1hr etc. The fact alone this will keep kids off the streets, off phones, build relationships with friends etc… the thought of removing the rink is absurd. I simply see this as a way to bring kids together, I grew up not to far with similar size backyard rinks in a tight knit community. Some of the best memories. Aren’t we a hockey country? Noise complaints, sure. Be done by 11 and pack-up as per city guidelines. No reason to take down the rink.
So do you want this in large professional structure in your backyard? Do you want all your nice shade trees removed which help keep your house cool in the summer and provide winter / wind protection, the lights? And drainage issues because in rain events all the water pools on your land because of improper drainage and review was not completed and it has no where to go but your lands because he has no room? This is not a backyard rink, don’t forget he owns a professional hockey school, your telling me this is not a coincidence? There is a place for something like this, it’s on a rural property with adequate space and buffers
The gods have made up their minds and that's it. They get to destroy what has been a beautiful rural countryside, with pavement and thousands of houses, and a last remnant of the way things used to be, and should be has to go. We all know where they should go.
It’s ok to have a giant swimming pool in your backyard full of people all summer partying until 11:00 at night but not an ice rink in the winter when everyone is indoors and has their windows closed!? Bloody stupid.
He does not live on a farm in the middle of nowhere. He lives on a heritage property with strict by-laws. He broke the rules, now he's being held accountable.
There is a backyard rink, then there is a backyard ARENA. It is super over the top and obnoxious. Kudos for loving your kids that much you would build something that extravagant.
This country sucks now
There is no tyranny like local petty tyrants.
....of which, this homeowner IS, correct?=anIdiot tyrant.
They are doing their job of enforcing bylaws. God bless them.
@@michaelpark5681 Bend over for the control freaks like a good little sheep then.
@@michaelpark5681fascist
Politicians with nothing better to do. Kids skating on a rink is an issue? Leave this man alone, he's doing a good thing for his family. What a joke.
The politicians are exactly doing their job; enforcing bylaws.
@ Give me a break. Sad statement on the times. People complain when kids are loitering around town, now they're complaining about kids playing sports. Healthy habits should be encouraged. Lighten up!
@michaelpark5681 til they do it to you hope they get you
@@LarryFrancona Look more into this story. He was running this rink as a business.
@@michaelpark5681Like people renting their pools for the day? Or basement apartments for attendees of concerts? Book em Dano!
Can't have a Hockey rink in Canada? ... the thing this Country was built on and known for? I bet if ya threw down some rugs and did certain prayers nobody would say Jack Sh!t
I actually never thought of that but so true. Prayer rugs can be spread across major intersections in Toronto and nothing happens ... a man builds an ice rink and allows neighbourhood kids to join in on the fun and all heck breaks loose!
Because they all serve Satan.
It's Islamacanada now everyone else is worthless now 😢
They are not telling the whole story, you can have a rink in your yard, but you can't just build a permanent rink with chiller equipment. This man has a hockey training business, he tried to pull a fast one on the city and got caught...
@@polska905 BS....prove that allegation.
Ask the mayor of Brampton how he got away with building a backyard ice rink.
Best Comment ,, True Story
That’s how we role in Brampton :). Gangbanger style.
Different laws for me than thee
He didn't build it in Markham.
Canadian Politicians at all levels need to look up a map and find out what Country their in!
this guy is treated more like a criminal than the people out stealing cars
That is a beautiful rink. I hope common sense prevails 🇨🇦
You're not supposed to have a rink. Imagine having to endure slapshots and kids yelling every single day.
@@michaelpark5681 what a miserable human being you are, I actually feel bad for you because clearly you had a shit childhood
Government needs to start staying the hell out of people’s lives and let them do what they want with there property people need to stand up. Canada is not the land of dreams anymore.
Shameful! Freedom is gone in Canada. They’d rather see kids glued to computers where they can be manipulated than to have them out in the fresh air, getting exercise, having fun and being kids.
Are your neighbors not Canadian? This Is outrageous 😳
There probably not born and raised.
This is Markham so no there not 😂
They are probably offended by the concept of hockey
Hey guys, ice skating is loud. I bet his kids are out there until 10 at night sometimes.. this guys has lots of neighbours around his backyard. People work for a living, they wake up at 4 or 5 in the morning sometimes, so they gotta go to bed early. Retired ppl go to bed at 8pm. It's alright to have things like this, when you live out in the country. But if you're buggering up everybody elses peace and quite.. your just asking to get picked on.
@Bergamot88
You lost me at I bet.🥸🙉🙄
Remember when they told us multiculturalism was a good thing and they will assimilate to our culture. I guess that meant no more street hockey or backyard hockey rinks among many other things. Imagine if the people passing these laws were around in the 60s and 70s, Wayne Gretzky wouldn't be the best player of all time or Bobby Orr the greatest Defenseman in history. How many NHL careers aren't even allowed to begin because of these BS rules that is taking enjoyment away from kids who cant afford organized hockey early on
😂
Gretzky is Russian decent. LOL. I don't mind multiculturalism.
This is nowhere near a foreign subject and you still whine like a little baby about foreigners.
@RUclipsIsNotGood he's a russian bot or asset.
Move to Alberta. The vast majority of us would welcome you. You're a real Canadian... the fight to save Canada lives here. We are the "Alamo" of old stock Canadians.
True that! We moved to Calgary last year. Every neighborhood has a park where they (city) make ice rinks in the winter. Kids are skating and playing hockey all winter.
Hahaha…The Alamo! Love it.
Put up a Christmas lights, with a light show backed by Christmas music and run it every night. Then bring in an evangelist to hold Sunday morning mass, with a loud speaker.
But if the city still finds a way to cancel your activities in your own backyard, bring in the Palestine protestors…city officials turn a blind eye to that group every time. FFS
lmao.
Remember when hockey was Canada's national past time? Yeah I do. And it wasn't that long ago, either.
Holy cow? My dad built us a backyard rink in the 70's and kept it up for years. Never once was there a complaint. Neighborhood kids came over and played every frickin night. Dad put up lights and watered the ice every night. Nothing even close to this extravagance, but, we loved it all the same. It's insane how migrants dictate terms to us, in our own country?? WTF?
It's a sad state of affairs. Trudeau has destroyed this country beyond repair at this point.
@@squirrellvr79lmfao, the conservatives are trying to sell everything not nailed down to the foreign powers.
His neighbours are white canadian dude lmfao. The people complaining about him are all canadian. You don't live in Unionville, Markham if you are an immigrant lmfao.
Canada is literally just a bunch of Karen's now. Welcome Karen-ada
Well said!!!
Trudeau's woke nightmare. 🤷♂️
The City of Markam needs to wise up, how many kids will this rink keep of the streets, for free!
The city of Markham has a rink at angus glen. Anyone can use it.
Only immigrants would whine about kids playing hockey .
You mean "Gimmigrants"...
When you think you own your property Canada says no.
That’s disgusting. The city should be ashamed of themselves.
This is what city officials are worried about instead of looking for landlords that have more then 10 people living in their home this is what they freak out about ... people having fun
The thing that sucks the most, is being told what to do, on your own property by people who don't even exercise & are probably a bunch of scale tippers too!
Justice for the kids! Please ❤
The time...money and sheer work that this man put in to build this for his kids (and I'm sure the neighborhood kids are welcome too) is something that should not be destroyed. Shameful for anyone on the Markham council to think this way. We are in Canada...this is our game...this is our culture....this is our traditional Canadian Winter activity.
If it was smaller, would that make a difference? And I just want say...impressive homemade rink!
i agree, the size is imposing even if you like the concept, the recirc lines around the base is kind of extreme he should have kept it conservative.
Canada has become pathetic. One of the largest countries in the world, but if you cut a tree on your property they fine you. The stupidity if beyond belief...😢😢
Same in the US.
What the hell is going on in Canada. When a homeowner goes to the expense of building a rink for his kids and I’m sure other kids to use the rink instead of being in front of the idiot box or tablet. I hope the town grows up and let’s this family keep its rink. If they where hammering while building a house till 11pm the town could say nothing about it, so what’s the big deal about a family having a rink. I hope some people who can make a change stand up for this family. If you can’t have a rink in your back yard then what’s next? This is such a sad state our country is in.
If it was a tennis court Markham wouldn’t have a problem with it!
That rink's a beauty. There's a war on beauty in this country
After this nonsense they will probably come down on ball hockey in the streets too for no good reason!
Shameful Markham!! Leave the man and his kids alone. Better a backyard rink than causing trouble
It’s cause he has an older property . Now surrounded by new ugly homes . They squawk .
I'm not even from Ontario but I can remember when the backyard rink was venerated.
The story of The Dryden Brothers. Ken and Dave and their start. It's 😔 sad.
No more Christmas lights
no more backyard rinks
We should cancel Christmas too
Build it out of snow and ice..... take down the boards, but use snow/ice to build them instead ^^ thats what I would do :)
This is what parks are for. If I was one of the neighbours I'd be pissed too. It's too bad he spent a lot of money making the rink but he should have looked at the bi-laws.
More money than brains.
The point not brought up in this one sided video is the property is a designated heritage site. The owner clear cutted the acre sized back yard of hundred years old trees and vegetation. No permits to do any of this. It is a parking lot sized anomaly now 9 months of the year.
Since the neighbors don't like it park 2 dozen unrestored classic cars & pickups on those massive concrete slabs and have cars & coffee there in the spring every wknd.
I’m sorry you have to go through this. What a joke these people are..
What a shame your a good dad sorry this happened to you unbelievable
Whiney people and dumbass politicians... What a great mix.
really? cant even be Canadian In Canada anymore. Whoever is doing this to him should be ashamed of themselves. How can any Canadian think to punish a man for providing the community with the ability to enjoy one of our national pastimes. Its disgusting.
Can you imagine being a neighbor in the middle of summer BBQing and you have to look at that instead of the usual greenery? The property value will drop like flies as nobody will buy
im 18 and older people like to say young kids dont go outside anymore and that they're lazy. This shit is why, playing basketballl or hockey? Some cranky fart might make a noise ocmplaint, cant walk or bike in a lot of places, kids need to depend on drives from your parents, your parents can get in trouble with CPS for letting their kids be independent. Alot of parents also think there's kidnappers on every corner. Ofcouse theres more to do inside like play video games but adults and there parenting styles and decision making have a bigger impact then they think.
Typical politicians. They have no clue. Let kids be kids. Better than them being bad. What has Canada become. Hope you get to keep it for your kids and hope your neighbors support you as i do in quesnel bc
Support from Durham!
lol this guy's house is a three-minute walk to the community centre where there is a hockey rink. The kids will be fine.
not the point fascist
@@daspoohmunich7235you can’t build whatever you want on your property.
keep licking those boots
This is THE CANADAIN DREAM. this is the dad on the block that everyone loves. what the hell is going on.
typical non Canadians complaining guaranteed
I love hockey and would love my own rink but his neighbours are really close. I’d never do that to my neighbors. To say there’s no sound is kinda naive. $352k though?? How do they justify that removal cost
It’s a heritage property and he cut down trees and did a few other things without doing anything about getting permits. It’s quite a substantial structure he built and it’s strange he didn’t think that maybe a permit might be necessary to build. Self entitled rich guy. That rink wasn’t cheap to build from the looks of it. These days you can be sure that if you build it they will complain.
I used to have this one nextdoor neighbour, their kid would do kickflips on the skateboard on the concrete pad in their backyard.. their mother would also tell ya that when she's in the house oh yeah you can't hear a sound. Mmhmm. It sounded like someone slapping pucks against the boards, that's how loud it was. I ended up moving away eventually, for other reasons. I live in the countryside now, halfway around the world. I don't hear those kickflips anymore.
Lets bring up Royal proclamation of 1763 to this topic.
1793-1794: The township of Markham was surveyed and named after Archbishop William Markham of York, England.
Give my people their land back!
What a shame! Instead of praise - punishment!😢
They want your land ! That’s it !
It's a business, it's called "TORONTO PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY SCHOOL" look it up!
His neighbour funds a member on Markham council. That's why the city is going after him.
Was the heritage designation the only reason for this? Are the neighbours allowed to have a rink in their yard?
I guess the real issue is not getting a permit. I had to get a permit to put a pool in many years ago.
Wtf. The kids are home and safe and other kids are safe playing there. This is a total travisty. Shame shame on Markham.
Common sense?..if you had it you wouldn't have built a rink almost the same size as a regulation rink..that is huge!!!..
He should have got permits or talked to the city before building anything that big.... I made probably a dozen rinks for my kids between 2008-2021. They were about 50' x 30'; but we have a 1/2 acre lot. It was up by late November, and down before the end of May. That thing looks permenant... They are probably going to make him take it down because he didn't get permits for removing trees or whatever he had done to his yard.....
"He didn't pay off the local tyrants and gang leaders, that's why." 😂
Yards not zoned for outdoor rinks.
Everyone in support of this guy obviously has zero clue about how loud pucks against boards like this are. I wouldn't doubt this genius has flood lights going as well.
He runs a a professional hockey school, built a professional hockey rink, he bought a property with heritage status, mature trees and knew the rules , he did it anyway hoping the city would back down, if he didn’t want to deal with heritage building/ property status or mature tree by-laws then he should have bought a property elsewhere, this is not about a rink he tried to circumvent the by-laws he cut the trees thinking once their gone I can do what I want they won’t make me restore it back, this is why we have such strict rules because of people like him
Some people believe they are above the system. Fortunately, he got caught and will not be let off easy.
This has got nothing to do with the politicians but as everything that this guy not following the rules. There are rules when you buy heritage homes and it is expected the rules are followed. He took down a lot of trees that he shouldn't have and may changes that was against the heritage rules. If I was a neighbor I wouldn't want a full size hockey link next to me either. It's one thing to have a little one that the dads set up for the kids enjoying the winter but this isn't it.
If this was a basketball court people will be up in arms with all the constant thumping. You can't put a pond in the middle of nowhere either so what makes didn't think that he can just put a hockey rink wherever he want.
You can’t hear the puck slam against the boards what a liar .. the neighbors complained that’s why the city got involved
I grew up with an ice rink nearby and played hockey everyday during winters with other local kids, it's outrageous they would take away such a beautiful hockey rink like that from the youth! Shame!!
He built this with no building permits or municipal approval. The rules are there to safeguard communities so anything built meets regulations and safety codes . Homeowners need to be aware of what they can and cannot do .
Noooo this is Hockey! its canada, its just disgusting that they destroy your dream! Your kids own rink, it makes champions... sad to come across this story... I'm from Belgium a hockey player and just was looking for examples of great dad's who made a backyard rink for there kids, and you are a super great person making this, I hope they wil pull in that idiot move they are doing on you and your family! God bless you!
Look at Google Maps, and you can tell the rink was built for TPHS, his business.
This is crazy
It’s called jealousy
Where are any NHL Hockey players on this ?????
"I mean, would we have Wayne Gretzky today if Walter Gretzky didn't build the backyard rink that he built for Wayne back in the day?" WALTER GRETZKY WOULD NOT HAVE DESTROYED HIS BACKYARD, DRIVEN HIS NEIGHBOURS CRAZY AND BUILT HIS SON A SKATING RINK WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS.. Absolutely infuriating... Martin Ross standing in front of the media bold-face saying the Township 'bullied' him? Ross was given *EVERY* opportunity to do this properly - he choose to thumb his nose at the rules and build this rink *without* PERMITS. He was warned and given warning notices many times about his illegal construction. Ross's comment about 'You can't hear a sound' is complete BS - he's had NUMEROUS noise complaints. The daily construction noise was bad enough - he utterly destroyed his backyard by removing trees that were older than him and his kids combined. As for his statement about transparency - more disingenuous half-truths - Ross had construction questions and Ross was counselled accordingly but he sought fit to ignore everyone and do it his way. Bottom-line - Martin Ross' actions and his failure to get proper permits condemned his rink - the Township of Markham was given no other choice. This story is NOT about a township that's against Hockey, this is ALL about a citizen's failure to comply with township by-laws and being told - once and for all - get rid of your unlawfully built rink or get fined. At least with him FINALLY taking ownership of this and taking this thing down, he won't be any further financial or environmental burden on the township but I'd be willing to bet Ross's main reason for finally complying is because he just doesn't have three hundred and fifty thousand dollars the township would charge him.. I love hockey as much, maybe even more my kids do but in this case - good riddance and once and for all - good night Mr Ross.
Well said !
I know that heritage properties have certain regulations and should be respected. He didn’t want to alter the actual building, he just wanted to make a rink for kids to play on. Why can’t such a property get a permit for a rink when others can? Sounds more to me the real issue is cranky neighbours…This is Canada man! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Kudos on the project Dad wish I had the means to give my kids that luxury
Hope it all works out for you fella. That’s a joke
Just tell them it’s a Hamas rink and they will pay for it. Canada is screwed its hockey.
Stupid post.
@ because its true Mr. Freeland. Rules are only for those who dont break them in Toronto.
If people can put pools in there backyard why not a hockey rink?
In the west u have a house but you dont really have a house which sucks. Their codes and nosy neighbours authoritarion cities stupid
Hockey is our game its crazy...me i took care of a rink for a town and after 20 years they kick me out for no reasons i was taking care of ice taking of snow some supervision helping for activitys kids and adults pick up games were so much fun now bad ice always close no pick up almost no activitys and they get pay lot more than me...personaly i dont play in my own town anymore but away so sad people in charge not having logic and they dont care i made it to the news also
It's your petty neighbours who are behind it, calling the city to complain..Haters everywhere.
This may be the most nonsense thing Ive heard. Ice rental times/pickup hockey hours are ridiculous. You can barely get onto a rink without crowds or limited time to play 1hr etc. The fact alone this will keep kids off the streets, off phones, build relationships with friends etc… the thought of removing the rink is absurd. I simply see this as a way to bring kids together, I grew up not to far with similar size backyard rinks in a tight knit community. Some of the best memories. Aren’t we a hockey country?
Noise complaints, sure. Be done by 11 and pack-up as per city guidelines. No reason to take down the rink.
So do you want this in large professional structure in your backyard? Do you want all your nice shade trees removed which help keep your house cool in the summer and provide winter / wind protection, the lights? And drainage issues because in rain events all the water pools on your land because of improper drainage and review was not completed and it has no where to go but your lands because he has no room? This is not a backyard rink, don’t forget he owns a professional hockey school, your telling me this is not a coincidence? There is a place for something like this, it’s on a rural property with adequate space and buffers
Also he did not follow city guidelines in the first place what makes you think he will follow them for noise lighting camera etc.,
As if hockey is not part of Canadian heritage?
The homeowner is at fault not the City .. do your homework then build
The gods have made up their minds and that's it. They get to destroy what has been a beautiful rural countryside, with pavement and thousands of houses, and a last remnant of the way things used to be, and should be has to go. We all know where they should go.
Fuck what they say. Just keep it open.
what about tennis and basketball courts? illegal too? power tripping officials are all corrupts..
Permit required.
I bet they were bullies in high school
This is the most rediculous country on the planet.
Did you ask for permission to build it?? Ye I thought so
Canada has gone to total shit.
It’s ok to have a giant swimming pool in your backyard full of people all summer partying until 11:00 at night but not an ice rink in the winter when everyone is indoors and has their windows closed!? Bloody stupid.
He does not live on a farm in the middle of nowhere. He lives on a heritage property with strict by-laws. He broke the rules, now he's being held accountable.
No hockey in China.
Just say it’s for Cricket.
There is a backyard rink, then there is a backyard ARENA. It is super over the top and obnoxious. Kudos for loving your kids that much you would build something that extravagant.
I'm missing so much information to form an opinion. Not my problem