Backyard rinks surge in popularity amid pandemic restrictions
DARTMOUTH, N.S. -- The pandemic hasn't stopped Maritimers from enjoying some safe family fun outside this winter. On a brisk January morning, you can hear the sound of hockey sticks hitting the ice in one Dartmouth neighbourhood. Grandpa Paul Gallagher never passes up the opportunity to shoot the puck around with son Blake and grandsons Kingston and Monty. "This year, the rinks were shut down and so he was kinda just getting into skating and enjoying it," said Blake Gallagher. "So, we thought we have a small enough space that we could get something for him where he could still skate a...
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