Since being paired up by Alma & Carol Moir at the Ilderton arena in 1997, Scott Moir & Tessa Virtue honed their skills on the ice at Ilderton Arena for many years. The "beautiful blue" building (as Scott calls it) is almost in Scott's family home backyard, a place where he and his 3 brothers all learned to skate under the guidance of their mother and aunt. Scott initially intended to improve his skating to make him a better hockey player, Tessa was at the arena as part of the CanSkate program. Although they no longer train in Ilderton, it will always be home-ice to the world famous duo.

To commemorate their gold medal win in the 2010 Winter Olympics the town honoured these incredible athletes by renaming a park, dedicating the new splash pad and installing signs on the arena facade and the 4 entry points into Ilderton.

Following their 2010 Gold Medal win the town folk decorated their houses and businesses, school children created photo-memory boards and a parade was held in June to honour our local champions.

2008    Canadian National Champions

2009    Canadian National Champions

2010    Olympic Gold Medal Winners

2010    World Figure Skating Champions

2012    Canadian National Champions

2012    World Figure Skating Champions

2013    Canadian National Champions

We invite you to visit our small town, visit the 5 signs and the arena, Gold Medal Park and the splash pad.

Have lunch or dinner at one of our restaurants. Who knows, you may even bump into someone famous!