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Edmonton 'Freezeway' Would Be Skating Lane For Commuters
NPR ^
| 2-25-15
| KELLY MCEVERS
Posted on 02/27/2015 7:46:31 PM PST by TurboZamboni
Edmonton, Alberta, spends five months a year below freezing. Now, the Canadian city is considering a proposal to create a 7-mile skating trail for Edmontonians to use during their winter commutes.
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TOPICS: Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: alberta; canada; edmonton; freezeway; ice; skating
The Algore Iceway
To: TurboZamboni
They’ll probably need a turbo zamboni to treat it.
To: TurboZamboni
actually sounds like fun...but this is not serious transportation
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posted on
02/27/2015 7:51:13 PM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: TurboZamboni
That would be so cool.
Ottawa already has this on the Rideau Canal during the winter months. People who work downtown can skate to work along the 4.5-mile canal:
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posted on
02/27/2015 7:51:19 PM PST
by
Alberta's Child
("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
To: headstamp 2
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posted on
02/27/2015 8:21:15 PM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
To: TurboZamboni
I used to roller blade to work in the summer. It was a fun way to get there.
To: TurboZamboni
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posted on
02/27/2015 8:35:15 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: TurboZamboni
Like Gordie Howe said, “Keep your head up at center ice”.
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posted on
02/28/2015 4:25:32 AM PST
by
Artie
(We are surrounded by MORONS)
To: Alberta's Child
That’s a great photo. Makes me want to skate.
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posted on
02/28/2015 4:28:52 AM PST
by
samtheman
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