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Tag Archives: skating rink
Winterlude 2012 – Skating on the Rideau Canal
Winterlude 2012 – Skating on the Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is billed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and maintains bragging rights as the World’s largest skating rink. In a good year, the frozen canal surface provides an enjoyable … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Beavertails, bragging rights, Canal safety patrol and Paramedic van, D.I.F.D., frozen surface, Largest skating rink, National Capital Commission, NCC, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa convention, pastry, Peace tower clock, pressure cracks, Rideau Canal, rideau locks, Skaiting on the Rideau Canal, skater, skates, skating rink, UNESCO, unesco world heritage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, winter festival, Winterlude 2012, winterlude festival, World Heritage Site, youth mental heatlh initiative, youth suicide
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Another trip to Toronto, Ontario
Another trip to Toronto, Ontario We had decided on spending a couple of days in Toronto between Christmas and New Year’s. Weather is always a consideration at this time of the year so, right on schedule, we had a night … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Toronto
Tagged Buildings at night, Christmas, city hall, freezing rain, hotele escalator, medieval times, Nathan Phillips Square, new year, night of snow, night photography, postcard, sheraton centre toronto, sheraton centre toronto hotel, Sheraton Hotel, skating rink, Snow man, snow plows, snow-covered streets, snowman, toronto ontario, tripod, winter weather
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Skating on the Rideau Canal 2011
The Rideau Canal is considered to be the World’s largest skating rink and is a central feature of activities during Canada’s National Capital Region’s winter festival “Winterlude”. The weather was nice on the weekend so I joined my wife and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged aboriginal traditions, beaver pelt, beavertail, Beavertails, bonfire, bonfires, buggies, canal, carving, children, Cidre de Pomme, coffee, conveyance, cup of coffee, draw knife, firewood, gourmet lollipops, hot chocolate, landsdowne park, Maple Taffy, Maple Taffy on Snow, National Capital Commission, NCC, nice weather, nightfall, OC Transpo, Ontario, Ottawa, pastry, Rideau Canal, signs, skater, skaters, skates, skating on the canal, skating rink, sled, sleds, Sno-bus, stadium, subway sandwiches, Sucons gourmets, tee pees, Temple's Tire d'erable, tropical backdrop, way of life, Westjet, WestJet Fun 'N Festival Zone, winter clothing, winterlude
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January 18, 2006 – Bad weather causes problems underfoot
January 18, 2006 – Bad weather causes problems underfoot Mid-winter in Ottawa can have its share of surprises and when a band of sleet and freezing rain moved through in January 2006 it gave drivers their morning thrill and neither … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged accident., bad weather, beast, D200, Dog, freezing rain, Golden Retriever, gravity, hawk, ice, images, Kanata, leash, mid winter, misty, Nepean, Nikon, Ontario, Ottawa, roads, skating rink, sleet, slippery, vehicle, visibility, weather, weather january
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