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<title>Ice slides a thrill at Ottawa&apos;s Winterlude</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 13, 2013) Winter has been a cooperative partner for Ottawa&apos;s winter carnival.  Plenty of snow, ice, and temperatures mostly below freezing have kept the main events in fine form.  This weekend is the last weekend to enjoy Winterlude in Canada&apos;s capital.The Rideau skating canal is a huge crowd pleaser.  But so are more than a dozen ice slides carved into huge mountains of snow in Jacques Cartier park.  There are kiddie slides and long, wide chutes that half a dozen people can slide down together.Two years ago, David Sommerstein and friends brought along a gaggle of kids.  He sampled the slides, the sounds, and the crowds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Winter has been a cooperative partner for Ottawa&apos;s winter carnival.  Plenty of snow, ice, and temperatures mostly below freezing have kept the main events in fine form.  This weekend is the last weekend to enjoy Winterlude in Canada&apos;s capital.The Rideau skating canal is a huge crowd pleaser.  But so are more than a dozen ice slides carved into huge mountains of snow in Jacques Cartier park.  There are kiddie slides and long, wide chutes that half a dozen people can slide down together.Two years ago, David Sommerstein and friends brought along a gaggle of kids.  He sampled the slides, the sounds, and the crowds. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21426/20130213/ice-slides-a-thrill-at-ottawa-apos-s-winterlude">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>photolead, outdoor recreation, winter, winterlude, canada, ottawa, fun, [loc:45.4765446 -75.7012723], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Warm weather threatens Rideau skateway</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 9, 2013) It&apos;s January and the Rideau Canal in Ottawa remains closed. The National Capital Commission—which maintains the canal— is waiting for a good long stretch of cold weather.It needs to be in the five degree range - and no warm days — to harden the ice. Two winters ago, there were 58 days of skating on the canal. Last year, there were only 28, and  this season doesn&apos;t look very promising. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen Kelly</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[It&apos;s January and the Rideau Canal in Ottawa remains closed. The National Capital Commission—which maintains the canal— is waiting for a good long stretch of cold weather.It needs to be in the five degree range - and no warm days — to harden the ice. Two winters ago, there were 58 days of skating on the canal. Last year, there were only 28, and  this season doesn&apos;t look very promising. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21219/20130109/warm-weather-threatens-rideau-skateway">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, environment, outdoor recreation, weather, winter, canada, ottawa, rideau canal, winterlude, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Heard Up North: The ice sculptors circuit</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17172/20110217/heard-up-north-the-ice-sculptors-circuit</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 17, 2011) Ottawa is entering its final weekend of Winterlude.  The skateway and ice slides will be closed due to warm temperatures on Thursday and Friday.  Organizers are hoping to preserve the ice - and the fun – for the last weekend.The festivities always include gawking at the masterful snow sculptures around the city.  The sculptors come from all over, many following a circuit of winter festivals that take them across the globe.David Sommerstein caught up with one globetrotting ice sculptor at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau for today’s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17172/20110217/heard-up-north-the-ice-sculptors-circuit">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ottawa is entering its final weekend of Winterlude.  The skateway and ice slides will be closed due to warm temperatures on Thursday and Friday.  Organizers are hoping to preserve the ice - and the fun – for the last weekend.The festivities always include gawking at the masterful snow sculptures around the city.  The sculptors come from all over, many following a circuit of winter festivals that take them across the globe.David Sommerstein caught up with one globetrotting ice sculptor at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau for today’s Heard Up North. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17172/20110217/heard-up-north-the-ice-sculptors-circuit">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, canada, ontario, winter, tourism, outdoor recreation, arts, snow sculpture, ice, winterlude, [loc:45.4839330 -75.6456320], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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