The Grand Opening Ceremony was held on Friday Dec. 23, 2011 at noon. Formerly the 2010 Canada Winter Games Oval Rink, The Oval is permanently rebuilt and designated on the north area of Halifax Common for public use. It is sponsored by Emera Inc. (parent company of Nova Scotia Power) who donated $500, 000. The entry plaza is sponsored by Molson-Coors Co. Ltd with a donation of $400,000. Skate Canada (formerly The World Figure Skating Association of Canada) gave the Legacy Fund ($100,000) towards the Oval and skating programs in Nova Scotia. Music: "Waltz (Tchaikovsky, Opus 40)" by Kevin Macleod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Less