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Started by david.b.delorme
Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:59
Outdoor Skating in Ontario
Author: david.b.delorme
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:59
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:59
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I'll be going to Toronto in mid-February for a winter vacation and I'd like some information good places to skate. Are there any full length speedskating tracks around there? I was even considering driving to some of the other cities in Ontario. My main interests are skating, hockey and winter sports. My wifes main interests are history and site-seeing. I thought Ottawa might be a good place to go for both of our interests. I'd appreciate any information on skating, hockey, or anything else of interest that's going on around Ontario in February. Please post or e-mail responses to me. David DeLorme AT&T Bell Labs att!cblpo!dbd 614 860-2019
Re: Outdoor Skating in Ontario
Author: Greg Franks
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:06
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:06
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In article <1993Jan27.215903.10886@cbnews.cb.att.com> dbd@cbnews.cb.att.com (david.b.delorme) writes: I'll be going to Toronto in mid-February for a winter vacation and I'd like some information good places to skate. Are there any full length speedskating tracks around there? I was even considering driving to some of the other cities in Ontario. My main interests are skating, hockey and winter sports. My wifes main interests are history and site-seeing. I thought Ottawa might be a good place to go for both of our interests. I'd appreciate any information on skating, hockey, or anything else of interest that's going on around Ontario in February. Re Ovals: Kitchener Waterloo (1 hr out of Toronto) apparantly has an 400m oval in operation, though I couldn't tell you where. Unfortunately, their climate can be a tad warm for outdoor ice, so caveat emptor. You can skate on artifical outdoor ice at City Hall in Toronto. Can't say that I have though. We in Ottawa (5 hrs from Toronto) have an outdoor natural ice 400m oval. It remains in operation until the end of February. We also have "the worlds largest skating rink" -- the Rideau Canal -- about 8km of ice. (Who cares about turns!) I use it to commute. Just watch out for the cracks, bumps and other "features" of canal ice (especially on Viking Specials). February 5 thru 14 is a good time to come to Ottawa as that is when "Winterlude" takes place. A week of celebrating winter (or at least making it quasi bareable). There is a 333m oval in Sault Ste Marie. Lake Placid is 3.5 hrs from Ottawa. Quebec City 5. ----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<---------- We have 20, 10 and 40km races on the Canal. 20km is on Sun, Jan 31. The 10 and 40km are on Sat Feb 6. Contack Lynette Madsen @ (613) 233-4495 for more information. ..greg -- Greg Franks, (613) 788-5726 | "The reason that God was able to Systems Engineering, Carleton University, | create the world in seven days is Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6. | that he didn't have to worry about greg@sce.carleton.ca ...!cunews!sce!greg | the installed base" -- Enzo Torresi
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