Stéphane Villeneuve has spent more than three years maintaining an ice rink at Parc Desnoyers in Gatineau, Que., but a dispute with the city has him asking whether he should hang up his shovel for good.

Villeneuve, who said he spent hundreds of hours working on the rink last season alone, has decorated a skate shack next to the rink with posters of athletes, as well as advertisements for sponsors who support his maintenance work, which he performs as part of the non-profit group Vision Multisports Outaouais.

He said the sponsorships support more than the rink maintenance: He relies on them to buy hot chocolate and other treats that he serves to skaters.

"If you come in the winter, you'll see that everyone appreciates it a lot," he told Radio-Canada in French.

But according to his accou

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