y ▁public ▁facility ▁with ▁two ▁National ▁Hockey ▁League - s ized ▁ice ▁r inks , ▁a ▁con cess ion , ▁ 1 2 ▁dress ing ▁rooms , ▁public ▁meeting ▁rooms , ▁a ▁ret ail ▁ju ice ▁out let , ▁an ▁ind oor ▁near - O lymp ic - s ized ▁long ▁track ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁o val , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 4 0 ▁meter ▁long ▁walking ▁track ▁( the ▁" N or thern ▁V ac ▁Track "). ▁All ▁ice ▁surfaces ▁can ▁be ▁removed ▁to ▁provide ▁event ▁space ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁feet . ▁The ▁facility ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁Ener get ic ▁Learning ▁Camp us , ▁a ▁satellite ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁North ▁Peace ▁Second ary ▁School . ▁ ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁hosted ▁the ▁BC ▁Winter ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Northern ▁BC ▁Winter ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Every ▁August , ▁the ▁Great ▁Canadian ▁W eld ing ▁Compet ition ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John , ▁which ▁sees ▁w eld ing ▁artists ▁fill ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park ▁creating ▁stat ues ▁on ▁the ▁year ' s ▁given ▁theme . ▁In ▁January ▁the ▁annual ▁High ▁on ▁Ice ▁Winter ▁Car n ival ▁has ▁a ▁fro zen ▁Cent enn ial ▁Park ▁filled ▁with ▁ice ▁sculpt ors ▁compet ing ▁and ▁other ▁special ▁winter - related