5 Things You Need To Know For February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026 5:55 am Published by Chris McLeod

_{February 12th is the 43rd day of the year. There are 322 days remaining until the end of the year.}

Couple things to keep you busy this Family Day weekend…

Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool and Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool are open for their free swims on Monday from 10:30-noon and from 1-2:30.

If swimming isn’t your thing this long weekend, grab some skates and get the family out for some FREE Public Skating.

Friday, February 13

Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Chatham Erickson Arena, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 14

Bothwell Arena, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Blenheim Memorial Arena, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m

Sunday, February 15

Memorial Arena, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Ridgetown East Kent Memorial Arena, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Thames Campus Arena, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Wallaceburg Memorial Arena, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Family Day, February 16

Ridgetown East Kent Memorial Arena, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Thames Campus Arena, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Tilbury Memorial Community Centre, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Wheatley Area Complex, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Chatham Erickson Arena, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Click here for more information on the ice skating programs.

Day 5 of the Winter Olympics and another Canadian on the podium.

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier captured the bronze medal in ice dance figure skating. It is Canada’s first medal in figure skating at these Games and Canada’s first in ice dance since Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won gold at the 2018 Games in PyeongChang.

Today the Canadian Women’s Hockey team will play Finland at 8:30 a.m., and the Men’s team begins their tournament against Czechia at 10:20 a.m.

Norway and Italy lead the way with 13 total medals. Canada now has four medals in Italy, one Silver and three Bronze.

Sunday is the Daytona 500.

Known as the Great American Race, the 500-mile race kicks off NASCAR’s season and has been held every February since 1959.

It’s a 200-lap race where 40 drivers will compete for bragging rights and more than $1.6 million in prize money. The race is set to start at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

This weekend will be the first (of four) free fishing periods in Ontario this year.

This means you do not need to buy a fishing license if you want to fish during:

Family Fishing Weekend (February 14-16)
Mother’s Day Weekend (May 9-10)
Father’s Day Weekend (June 20-21)
Family Fishing Week (June 27-July 5)

During all other time periods, Canadian residents between the ages of 18 and 64 years must purchase a valid fishing license to legally fish in Ontario.

Go here for more information or here.