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Edmontonians laced up and hit the ice Friday night for the return of the citys longest-running winter festival.

They’ll be the last major event taking place in Hawrelak Park for a while, and the Silver Skate Festival will be making the most of it.

A deterrent? An evil? A necessary evil? As the debate goes on, it is important to hear all voices. Just dont put words in my mouth, or that of The Day.

Heres how you can spend Family Day weekend in Edmonton.

Any recurring fete twists and adapts from year to year, that’s how they survive.

Snow Warrior documents a bike courier carving a path in the Edmonton core Premiering with the National Film Board, this short doc is an impressionistic glimpse into the reality of our downtown bike couriers and a historic record of our current times. Author of the article: Fish Griwkowsky Publishing date: Mar 17, 2021  •  4 days ago  •  4 minute read  •  Mariah Hoy is the subject of Snow Warrior, on nfb.ca starting Thursday. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and prod...

The Truffle Hunters wins the Aurora Prize at the Tromsø International Film Festival The Truffle Hunters by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw The documentary Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw received both the festival’s main award, the Aurora Prize, and the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Award at the 32nd edition of the Tromsø International Film Festival, which took place from 17-23 January. The Russian film Scarecrow by Mohammad Rasoulof. Meanwhile, the Tromsø Palm, awarded to the ...

  EDMONTON -- In the last nine months a lot of events have been left out in the cold, but some winter festivals have announced they are pushing ahead. The International Festival of Winter Cinema will be building an 18-foot by 14-foot movie screen at Hawrelak Park, made of snow. The film festival is planning on editing down from its usual size and cinematic offerings. “We’re not going to be showing features, we’re going to be showing short films, and we’re aiming for feel good film...

Can Boston become a ‘winter city’? How a ‘winter placemaking’ plan could help communities and businesses get through the dark season ahead. By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated December 18, 2020, 9:43 a.m. Email to a Friend In the Seaport, holiday lights are all around a curling ice sheet that is open for use by the public.Jim Davis/Globe Staff With temperatures dropping, COVID-19 cases surging, and a vaccine still months away from the public at large, there’s little do...