Calgary's Chinook Blast Kilt Skate

After the Covid pandemic forced cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 events, the Great Canadian Kilt Skate returned to Calgary in 2023 with a blast. A blast of bagpipes…And a Chinook Blast as the Calgary kilt skate took its place among the festivities of Calgary’s new winter festival.

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Don Cummer
First Kilt Skate in Brampton

It’s only mid-February but in parts of Canada, Spring is already on the way. In Brampton Ontario’s Gage Park, the ice of the Outdoor Skating Recreation Trail contrasts with the grass as the snow banks recedes. On a day like this, a person can skate without fear of frostbite.

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Don Cummer
Burns Day Kilt Skate

With the lifting of the pandemic restrictions, JP had a vision: bring the town together for a community kilt skate and combine it with a celebration of Scotland’s National Poet.

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Don Cummer
Have You Seen That Man Yet?

Nobody celebrates New Years Eve like the Scots and, in Canada, nobody throws a New Year’s Eve party like the Scottish Society of Ottawa — tonight they are offering their 11th annual “Hogman-eh!” at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park.

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Don Cummer