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City may put its whistle away and let skaters onto Winnipeg retention pond rinks
A City of Winnipeg bylaw prohibits anyone from going on a retention pond in the winter, yet there are hundreds of home-made rinks on them. Now the city will review the rules and look at what other cities are doing with the ponds.
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Skaters breaking bylaw every day in winter, so Winnipeg should embrace being a winter city, says councillor
Posted: Jan 14, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 14
City staff spoke with residents at 45 retention ponds since November about safety concerns but issued no tickets. (John Einarson/CBC )