Canadian Cities are embracing winter this year like never before, encouraging residents to get outdoors by providing activities in parks to keep people active & outdoors while also bringing customers to area small businesses w/ creative placemaking, warming stations & more.🇨🇦 /1
Montreal 🇨🇦

🎉25 "Resorts" will include outdoor furniture, colored lights and aim to brighten up the public spaces citywide.

⛸️Sporting equipment will also be available to rent city-wide with dozens of free public skating rinks available.
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https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/a-montreal-winter-resorts-will-be-set-up-across-the-city-parks-will-remain-open-for-sports-1.5205871
Montreal 25 "Resorts" will include outdoor furniture, colored lights and aim to brighten up the public spaces citywide. Sporting equipment will also be available to rent city-wide with dozens of free public skating rinks available. /2 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/a-montreal-winter-resorts-will-be-set-up-across-the-city-parks-will-remain-open-for-sports-1.5205871
Montreal 25 "Resorts" will include outdoor furniture, colored lights and aim to brighten up the public spaces citywide. Sporting equipment will also be available to rent city-wide with dozens of free public skating rinks available. /2 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/a-montreal-winter-resorts-will-be-set-up-across-the-city-parks-will-remain-open-for-sports-1.5205871
Montreal 25 "Resorts" will include outdoor furniture, colored lights and aim to brighten up the public spaces citywide. Sporting equipment will also be available to rent city-wide with dozens of free public skating rinks available. /2 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/a-montreal-winter-resorts-will-be-set-up-across-the-city-parks-will-remain-open-for-sports-1.5205871
Montreal 25 "Resorts" will include outdoor furniture, colored lights and aim to brighten up the public spaces citywide. Sporting equipment will also be available to rent city-wide with dozens of free public skating rinks available. /2 https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/a-montreal-winter-resorts-will-be-set-up-across-the-city-parks-will-remain-open-for-sports-1.5205871
Toronto 🇨🇦

🏒"Welcome TO Winter" includes 54 public skating rinks and 30 "natural" rinks, groomed walking and snow-shoeing trails and guided walk-fit programs.

🛍️“ShowLoveTO Winter Activation Grant Program” to support commercial district placemaking. /3 https://www.cp24.com/news/here-s-a-list-of-outdoor-activities-that-will-be-open-this-winter-in-toronto-1.5204518
Calgary 🇨🇦

The @cityofcalgary has installed fire pits in neighborhood parks across the City and is providing free firewood available to all residents of Calgary to use from 9-9 daily.

@CBCCalgary @CBCNews @nenshi
/4 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-fire-pits-covid-1.5815773
City warms up Calgary parks with temporary fire pits and free firewood | CBC News

The city is putting temporary fire pits and free wood in several parks around Calgary to encourage people to socialize safely as cases of the coronavirus continue to spike.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-fire-pits-covid-1.5815773
Edmonton 🇨🇦

⛸️7 public skating rinks will be opening this winter across the City free for anyone to use.
@CityofEdmonton @edmontonjournal
/5 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/free-skating-begins-as-victoria-park-oval-opens-in-the-edmonton-river-valley
Free skating begins as Victoria Park oval opens in the Edmonton river valley

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/free-skating-begins-as-victoria-park-oval-opens-in-the-edmonton-river-valley
For even more ideas, check out the "Winter Places" guide for low cost project ideas for your main street or downtown to encourage people to embrace winter outdoors this year! https://benchconsulting.co/winter-places/ 
For even more ideas, check out the "Winter Places" guide for low cost project ideas for your main street or downtown to encourage people to embrace winter outdoors this year! https://benchconsulting.co/winter-places/ 
For even more ideas, check out the "Winter Places" guide for low cost project ideas for your main street or downtown to encourage people to embrace winter outdoors this year! https://benchconsulting.co/winter-places/ 
For even more ideas, check out the "Winter Places" guide for low cost project ideas for your main street or downtown to encourage people to embrace winter outdoors this year! https://benchconsulting.co/winter-places/ 
For even more ideas, check out the "Winter Places" guide for low cost project ideas for your main street or downtown to encourage people to embrace winter outdoors this year! https://benchconsulting.co/winter-places/ 
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