Winnipeg was the first city
in North America to build a
freestanding ice-climbing
tower. The 20-metre-high
column, first built in 1996,
stands within sight of downtown
Winnipeg and is open to experts
and newcomers. Every winter it
is built, flooded and maintained
by the Club d'escalade Saint-
Boniface.
Winnipeg company, Asham Curling
Supplies is the only company in
Canada that manufactures curling
shoes, which they distribute worldwide.
The Pan American Games, which are second
in scale only to the Olympics, have been held in
Canada only three times - two of those times in
Winnipeg, in 1967 and 1999.
Photo
courtesy
asham.com
Game
on!
The Red River Mutual Trail is one of the world's
longest naturally frozen skating trails. It made the
Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 when it
was 8.54 kilometres long. In 2017, the river trail
was expanded even further to over 10km.
