The unusually warm weather brought lots of people to the McCauley Rink for the annual New Year's Eve skating party. Folks who attended enjoyed hot dogs, hot chocolate, snacks, marshmallows roasted over the fire pit, and prizes for the children. A broadcast of the OIlers game played over the speaker system and people also had the chance to view the City of Edmonton's early fireworks from the rink at 9 p.m. The rink officially opened just a couple of days before due to the challenges of making ice in such warm termperatures.