A popular ice path for skaters in Victoria Park is returning this year under a new name: the IceWay. The Freezeway, a 400-metre, figure eight-shaped skating path with lights was unveiled last winter beside the Victoria Park Oval. The idea came from Matt Gibbs, a landscape architect and former Edmontonian who envisioned an 11-kilometre path that would allow commuters to skate to work downtown. The pilot project was scaled back and opened in Dec. 2015 as a recreational skating loop. The IceWay will be directly connected to the existing Victoria Park Oval, a large ice surface open to the public.

Source: CBC News November 21, 2016 23:03 UTC