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Imagine skating through one of Saskatoon’s parks on a trail of ice.

Mayor Charlie Clark wants to explore the possibility.

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Noting similar skating pathways and trails have been developed in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Brampton, Ont., Clark said he wonders if there’s a way to make that work in Saskatoon.

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Clark has long promoted animating Saskatoon in the winter so residents embrace the cold months rather than just endure them. He said a skating path established near The Forks in Winnipeg is fairly easily installed by placing wood planks over an existing path, flooding it and letting it freeze.

“If we can do it fairly cheaply and simply and flood it, it’s just another chance to build a winter experience,” Clark said in an interview. “It’s a different skating experience and it can be a great way to get out and get some exercise, skate in some of our beautiful parks.”

Clark raised the possibility in relation to a request by Coun. Randy Donauer to get more information on the possibility of developing a process so residents can establish rinks in public parks.