"Friends haven't been able to visit with friends and we thought this was a good social distancing way to do it." "Now that we know the demand is very high, we're just going to start kind of looking to increase that number slowly," she said. The demand for cross-country skiing has been especially strong during the pandemic, according to Mark Hazen of Ocean Trail Source for Adventure in Moncton, N.B. "It's getting to the point now where I'm telling people, 'Listen, I'm sorry, I'm sold out,' which is something I've never done in 12 years being here," he said. "We are still offering skate and helmet rentals, but they are fairly limited," Spray said.

Source: CBC News January 05, 2021 21:00 UTC