The long, hot summer -- and winter memories
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Here it is: the last day of August and ice skating on the canal is far from anyone's mind. Here's the "skating court" outside the Aberdeen Pavilion. It's now a basketball court.
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across canada, communities host kilt skates to celebrate scotland’s contribution to our multicultural fabric.
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March 2025
- Mar 25, 2025 First-ever Kilt Skate in Halifax Mar 25, 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 24, 2025 Kilt Skate in Toronto Feb 24, 2025
- Feb 24, 2025 Antigonish Kilt Skate Feb 24, 2025
- Feb 18, 2025 Winnipeg Free Press Covers Kilt Skate Feb 18, 2025
- Feb 18, 2025 A Sunny and Cold Kiltskate in Calgary Feb 18, 2025
- Feb 12, 2025 International Kilt Skate Weekend -- Scotland Feb 12, 2025
- Feb 11, 2025 International Kilt Skate Weekend -- Petawawa Feb 11, 2025
- Feb 11, 2025 International Kilt Skate Weekend -- North Glengarry Feb 11, 2025
- Feb 10, 2025 International Kilt Skate Weekend -- Orillia Feb 10, 2025
- Feb 9, 2025 International Kilt Skate Weekend -- Ottawa Feb 9, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 29, 2025 Rabbie Burns Day Launches Kilt Skate 2025 Season Jan 29, 2025
- Jan 20, 2025 Kilt Skate Goes Transatlantic Jan 20, 2025
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April 2024
- Apr 24, 2024 Ten Years of Kilt Skate Capitals Apr 24, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 24, 2024 Kilt Skate's Tenth Season Mar 24, 2024
- Mar 16, 2024 The Tenth Kilt Skate Season -- and the 2024 Kilt Skate Capital Mar 16, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 29, 2024 Winnipeg: Another Great Kilt Skate Feb 29, 2024
- Feb 27, 2024 Big Turnout for Fergus Skate Feb 27, 2024
- Feb 26, 2024 Kilt Skate in South Glengarry Feb 26, 2024
- Feb 23, 2024 Kilt Skate in Antigonish Feb 23, 2024
- Feb 22, 2024 Ottawa's Tenth Kilt Skate Feb 22, 2024
- Feb 20, 2024 First KILT Skate in Renfrew County Feb 20, 2024
- Feb 19, 2024 Kilt Skate at Moncton's Polarfest Feb 19, 2024
- Feb 12, 2024 A Perfect Kilt Skate Day in Calgary Feb 12, 2024
- Feb 6, 2024 Kilt Skate Returns to Toronto Feb 6, 2024
- Feb 5, 2024 Tenth Annual Kilt Skate Returns to Lansdowne Rink Feb 5, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 30, 2024 Montreal Launches Kilt Skate's 10th Season Jan 30, 2024
- Jan 25, 2024 Burns Day and 10th Kilt Skate Season Jan 25, 2024
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June 2023
- Jun 23, 2023 The 2023 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada Jun 23, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 22, 2023 2023 Kilt Skate Season Mar 22, 2023
- Mar 3, 2023 Kilt Skate Returns to Fergus Mar 3, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 Winnipeg's Goldilocks Kilt Skate Mar 1, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 Night Skates: Quebec City and Vancouver Mar 1, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 24, 2023 Ottawa Valley: Kilt Skate Heartland Feb 24, 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 Moncton Kilt Skate at PolarFest Feb 23, 2023
- Feb 23, 2023 Antigonish Steps Up -- Big Time! Feb 23, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 Chinook Blast in Calgary Feb 16, 2023
- Feb 16, 2023 First Kilt Skate in Brampton ON Feb 16, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 Concord NH: Another Perfect Kilt Skate Day Feb 9, 2023
- Feb 4, 2023 Montreal Skate Brings Together Families and Friends Feb 4, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 30, 2023 Burns Day Kilt Skate in Lumsden SK Jan 30, 2023
- Jan 15, 2023 Kilt Skate Season is Shaping Up Jan 15, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 31, 2022 Have You Seen That Man Yet? Dec 31, 2022
- Dec 18, 2022 Community Kilt Skates Return Dec 18, 2022
- Dec 10, 2022 "Thrawn" -- a Kilt Skate Video Dec 10, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 20, 2022 A New Kilt Skate Season Nov 20, 2022
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May 2022
- May 20, 2022 The 2022 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada May 20, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 9, 2022 It's a Wrap for the 2022 Kilt Skate Season Mar 9, 2022
- Mar 2, 2022 South Glengarry -- A Kilt Skate Carnival Mar 2, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 28, 2022 The Return to Community Kilt Skates Feb 28, 2022
- Feb 23, 2022 Kilt Skating When It Feels Like Minus-40 Feb 23, 2022
- Feb 16, 2022 Cookies and Hot Chocolate in Saskatoon Feb 16, 2022
- Feb 14, 2022 Dancers on Ice in Manhattan Feb 14, 2022
- Feb 13, 2022 No kilt? Ok. No skates? That's ok too! Feb 13, 2022
- Feb 6, 2022 Week 5: Two More Cities Announce Community Events Feb 6, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 30, 2022 Half Way Through the Kilt Skate Season: Who's in the Lead? Jan 30, 2022
- Jan 23, 2022 Coming to a Rink Near You! Jan 23, 2022
- Jan 2, 2022 Kilt Skate Season 2022 Begins! Jan 2, 2022
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November 2021
- Nov 23, 2021 Tartan Up! Kilt skate season is coming. Nov 23, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 Survey Confirms Home Edition Success Apr 16, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 28, 2021 Manitoba Salutes Kilt Skate Triumph Mar 28, 2021
- Mar 21, 2021 The 2021 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada Mar 21, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 Week 8: A Party Wraps Up the Season Mar 2, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 26, 2021 NYC: Skate it there, Skate it anywhere Feb 26, 2021
- Feb 24, 2021 Kiltskate Party: Everyone Invited! Feb 24, 2021
- Feb 22, 2021 Week 7: Toronto Races up the Stretch Feb 22, 2021
- Feb 18, 2021 Toronto Organizes Kilt Skate Party -- Home Edition Feb 18, 2021
- Feb 16, 2021 Tartan Kilt Skate NYC 2021 Feb 16, 2021
- Feb 15, 2021 Did We Get Your Photos? Feb 15, 2021
- Feb 14, 2021 Week 6: All Kinds of Skating Venues Feb 14, 2021
- Feb 7, 2021 Week 5: THRAWN Feb 7, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 31, 2021 Week 4: Media Trifecta for Winnipeg Jan 31, 2021
- Jan 24, 2021 Week 3: Kilts, Cottages and Burns Celebrations Jan 24, 2021
- Jan 17, 2021 Home Edition Week 2 -- A River to Skate Away On Jan 17, 2021
- Jan 10, 2021 Kilt Skate Home Edition Launched! Jan 10, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 24, 2020 Canada-wide “Kilt Skate” Goes Ahead, Adjusts to Pandemic Conditions Dec 24, 2020
- Dec 7, 2020 Scottish North American Community Conference Dec 7, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Whisky Tasting Goes Zoom Dec 1, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 23, 2020 Coming Soon: Home Edition of Great Canadian Kilt Skate Nov 23, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 30, 2020 Scottish Government Partners with SSO for Kilt Skates Oct 30, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 Canada's 2020 Kilt Skate Capital Sep 29, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 National Kilt Skate Director on SSO Board Jun 15, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 4, 2020 Glengarry: a Kilt Skate Winter Carnival Mar 4, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 2020 Canal Skateway Season Ends Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 The Flags Unfurl in Fergus Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 14, 2020 Toronto: Hockey and Kilt Skating: a happy mix Feb 14, 2020
- Feb 12, 2020 Calgary Warms Up Feb 12, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 Saskatoon: Growing Up with the Kilt Skate Feb 10, 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 NYC's Great Leap Upward Feb 5, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Lethbridge Doubles Its Numbers Feb 4, 2020
- Feb 2, 2020 A Sprout in Bean Town Feb 2, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Kilt Skate Comes to Boston Jan 31, 2020
- Jan 27, 2020 Montreal Hosts a Robbie Burns Kilt Skate Jan 27, 2020
- Jan 24, 2020 Waving the Flag in Winnipeg Jan 24, 2020
- Jan 20, 2020 Ottawa's 6th Annual Kilt Skate and the 50th Opening of Rideau Canal Skateway Jan 20, 2020
- Jan 17, 2020 First-ever Dublin Kilt Skate makes The Irish Times Jan 17, 2020
- Jan 11, 2020 Sir John A's Birthday Brings Another Kilt Skate Partner Jan 11, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 South Dublin On Ice Offers Discount for Tartan Kilt Skate Jan 9, 2020
- Jan 6, 2020 Kilt Skate Comes to Dublin Jan 6, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 31, 2019 Kilt Skate Capital has Deep Scottish Roots Dec 31, 2019
- Dec 3, 2019 Whisky Tasting Launches Scottish Festival Dec 3, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 18, 2019 And the 2019 Kilt Skate Capital is... Nov 18, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 5, 2019 Highland Warriors -- a Rich Heritage Sep 5, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 14, 2019 Church Closure Raises Questions Jun 14, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 Sir John A. and a Life-saving Policy Mar 29, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 Glengarry Kilt Skate Goes Viral Feb 28, 2019
- Feb 12, 2019 A Tale of Cold Cities Feb 12, 2019
- Feb 6, 2019 First Ever Kilt Skate in NYC Feb 6, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 28, 2019 Cold Won't Stop Kilt Skates in 3 Cities Jan 28, 2019
- Jan 24, 2019 Lethbridge joins the Kilt Skate Family Jan 24, 2019
- Jan 19, 2019 Montreal rescheduled -- for a second year Jan 19, 2019
- Jan 17, 2019 Tartan Kilt Skate NYC is ON!!! Jan 17, 2019
- Jan 16, 2019 Pictures from Winnipeg's Kilt Skate Jan 16, 2019
- Jan 14, 2019 Winnipeg: early reports on a great skate date Jan 14, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 SJAM, Thou shouldst be living at this hour... Jan 11, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 30, 2018 Skateway Opens Dec 30, 2018
- Dec 24, 2018 The Skating Season is upon us Dec 24, 2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Niagara-on-the-Lake -- heritage skating Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 12, 2018 Kilt Skate Goes to the Big Apple Dec 12, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 21, 2018 Toronto Kilt Skate: from Acorn to Oak in just two years Nov 21, 2018
- Nov 16, 2018 And the 2018 Kilt Skate Capital of Canada is... Nov 16, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 15, 2018 End of One Canal Season; the Start of Another Oct 15, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 17, 2018 Scottish Month plans for a Third Big Event Sep 17, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 Kingston considers Sir John A.'s Legacy Sep 6, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 26, 2018 Mark your calendars: SNALC October 19-21, Detroit Aug 26, 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Sir John A. and D'Arcy McGee -- the Judgement of Our Times Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 22, 2018 BBC Scotland looks at the Macdonald Controversy Aug 22, 2018
- Aug 21, 2018 Scottish government is actively distancing itself from John A. Macdonald: report Aug 21, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 Macdonald, McGee and the spirit of Reconciliation Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 18, 2018 The Times of London on Scottish Government and Sir John A. Aug 18, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 Warriors and Other Runners Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 National Organizers Stepping Down Jun 27, 2018
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May 2018
- May 3, 2018 Report to the Scottish Society of Ottawa Annual General Meeting May 3, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 11, 2018 Irish Month has a Scottish flair Mar 11, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 Wrapping up the season at Rideau Hall Mar 5, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 21, 2018 Family Day on Bowness Lagoon Feb 21, 2018
- Feb 17, 2018 Kilt skating the Rockies Feb 17, 2018
- Feb 15, 2018 Winnipeg: kilt skating at 30-below Feb 15, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 Calgary: a braw, bricht day for a skate Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 4, 2018 North Glengarry shows us a different way Feb 4, 2018
- Feb 2, 2018 Winnipeg: a seventh kilt skate city! Feb 2, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Saskatoon -- The Year of Young People Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 29, 2018 Toronto's Scots come out in big numbers Jan 29, 2018
- Jan 27, 2018 SSO celebrates Rabbie Burns Day Jan 27, 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 Before Kilt Skates became "a thing," it was what we did on January 25. Jan 25, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Ottawa doubles down Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Montreal skate "the best one ever" Jan 22, 2018
- Jan 20, 2018 Ottawa -- the Volunteers make the event Jan 20, 2018
- Jan 19, 2018 Ottawa -- Media prep for tomorrow's kilt skate Jan 19, 2018
- Jan 13, 2018 Montreal rescheduled -- but we skate anyway! Jan 13, 2018
- Jan 12, 2018 Celebrating Sir John A.'s Birthday Jan 12, 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 "Ye'll never die, Sir John A.!" Jan 11, 2018
- Jan 8, 2018 A Kilt Skate for North Glengarry Jan 8, 2018
- Jan 5, 2018 Rideau Canal Skateway opens for its 48th Season Jan 5, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 30, 2017 Ring in 2018 at Hogman-eh! Dec 30, 2017
- Dec 29, 2017 Cities Vie for the Title: Kilt Skate Capital of Canada Dec 29, 2017
- Dec 18, 2017 Scottish Government supports Kilt Skates across Canada Dec 18, 2017
- Dec 17, 2017 NHL Goes Outdoors Dec 17, 2017
- Dec 10, 2017 Skating rink opens on Parliament Hill Dec 10, 2017
- Dec 4, 2017 Scottish Government supports kilt skates across Canada Dec 4, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 St. Andrew's Day -- a time for giving Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 27, 2017 Scots wha hae kent the Grey Cup Nov 27, 2017
- Nov 25, 2017 Building a skating rink on Parliament Hill Nov 25, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 What a difference a week makes! Nov 21, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 29, 2017 Hosting Kilt Skates for 2018 Oct 29, 2017
- Oct 15, 2017 Montreal 2017 Kilt Skate Capital Oct 15, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 25, 2017 London Times quotes Kilt Skate blog Sep 25, 2017
- Sep 4, 2017 Sir John A.: Hero or Villain? Sep 4, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 25, 2017 Scottish Website Celebrates Alice Munro Aug 25, 2017
- Aug 16, 2017 SNALC! North American leadership Aug 16, 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 Glengarry Highland Games Aug 6, 2017
- Aug 2, 2017 Winter is Coming Aug 2, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 6, 2017 Skating downhill -- really fast! Mar 6, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 Canal skateway closes for the season Feb 22, 2017
- Feb 19, 2017 Winterlude Feb 19, 2017
- Feb 17, 2017 Winnipeg: Kilt Skate season ends on a warm note Feb 17, 2017
- Feb 13, 2017 Calgary brings out the kilt skaters Feb 13, 2017
- Feb 9, 2017 Calgary ready to take to the ice Feb 9, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 Ottawa: a perfect afternoon at Lansdowne Jan 31, 2017
- Jan 30, 2017 Saskatoon: Wi' a hundred skaters, an' a', an' a' Jan 30, 2017
- Jan 27, 2017 Ottawa Changes Venue -- and a crack team goes into action Jan 27, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 Toronto's first Sir John A Skate brings out the Scots Jan 24, 2017
- Jan 19, 2017 Montreal launches the 2017 season Jan 19, 2017
- Jan 15, 2017 Lloydminster's First Annual Sir John A's Great Canadian Kilt Skate Jan 15, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 Then there were 7: Lloydminster joins kilt skate family Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 4, 2017 Scottish Government supports kilt skates across Canada Jan 4, 2017
- Jan 2, 2017 Hogman-eh! rings in 2017 Jan 2, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 26, 2016 Hogman-eh! Ottawa celebrates New Year's Scottish-style Dec 26, 2016
- Dec 18, 2016 Giving mother nature a little help Dec 18, 2016
- Dec 13, 2016 Skating Season opens in Ottawa Dec 13, 2016
- Dec 4, 2016 St. Andrew's Gathering at Sir John A.'s House Dec 4, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 26, 2016 The canal freezes over -- but not for long Nov 26, 2016
- Nov 15, 2016 Preparing a canal to become a skateway Nov 15, 2016
- Nov 4, 2016 Canada 150 Kilt Skate: the biggest yet! Nov 4, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 Considering some options Sep 22, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 The long, hot summer -- and winter memories Aug 31, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 27, 2016 Perth: if you can skate in 30 below, try running in 30 above! Jun 27, 2016
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May 2016
- May 10, 2016 "The Scottish Banner," May 2016 issue May 10, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 16, 2016 Preparing for Kilt Skate 2017 Mar 16, 2016
- Mar 7, 2016 The brier puts the focus on indoor ice Mar 7, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 26, 2016 The canal is closed; the skating continues. Feb 26, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Is this the end of the Skateway season? Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 We interrupt the skating news for a weather report Feb 17, 2016
- Feb 13, 2016 Thrawn: Skating when it's 40 below Feb 13, 2016
- Feb 12, 2016 The cold weather returns; the canal reopens -- all the way! Feb 12, 2016
- Feb 10, 2016 Canal is open -- Winterlude will be back on ice! Feb 10, 2016
- Feb 6, 2016 Snow business like show business Feb 6, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 A Brazilian on Ice Feb 3, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016 Saskatoon: Kilt Skate Capital of Canada! Feb 1, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 31, 2016 Montreal skates to the skirl of the pipes Jan 31, 2016
- Jan 30, 2016 Opportunities taken; opportunities missed Jan 30, 2016
- Jan 28, 2016 Kilt Skate by the Henry Moore Jan 28, 2016
- Jan 27, 2016 Countdown: Saskatoon, Montreal, Winterlude Jan 27, 2016
- Jan 26, 2016 Scottish Month and Poetry Day in Canada Jan 26, 2016
- Jan 25, 2016 A Brazilian, a Canadian and a Mexican walk onto the ice... Jan 25, 2016
- Jan 24, 2016 Burns Supper -- what's love got to do with it? Jan 24, 2016
- Jan 23, 2016 First Canal Skate of the Season Jan 23, 2016
- Jan 23, 2016 Rideau Canal Opens for Skating Jan 23, 2016
- Jan 22, 2016 The Haggi go Hiding Jan 22, 2016
- Jan 21, 2016 Saskatoon Kilt Skate to be followed by World's Largest Snowball Fight Jan 21, 2016
- Jan 20, 2016 Waiting for the canal to open Jan 20, 2016
- Jan 18, 2016 Pictures from Calgary Jan 18, 2016
- Jan 16, 2016 First Pix from Ottawa's Kilt Skate, 2016 Jan 16, 2016
- Jan 16, 2016 Showtime, Ottawa! Jan 16, 2016
- Jan 15, 2016 Showtime, Calgary! Jan 15, 2016
- Jan 15, 2016 Hamish and Heather Make Their TV Debut Jan 15, 2016
- Jan 14, 2016 Countdown in Ottawa and Calgary Jan 14, 2016
- Jan 13, 2016 What would Sir John A. think? Jan 13, 2016
- Jan 11, 2016 News Release: Celebrating Sir John A's Birthday Today Jan 11, 2016
- Jan 10, 2016 OSCAR: "The Kilt Skate Returns" Jan 10, 2016
- Jan 8, 2016 New developments -- and some great pix from last year Jan 8, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 Ottawa chooses a place; Montreal chooses a date Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 News Release: The Great Skate is Back! Jan 6, 2016
- Jan 3, 2016 Calgary and Saskatoon set their dates Jan 3, 2016
- Jan 3, 2016 SKATERS IN FIVE CITIES CELEBRATE SIR JOHN A MACDONALD Jan 3, 2016
- Jan 1, 2016 Wasn't that a party! Jan 1, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 31, 2015 "Today's the day you see the man with as many heads as the days of the year." Dec 31, 2015
- Dec 30, 2015 Kilt skate season has arrived Dec 30, 2015