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Saskatoon Breakfast Buzz – Jan. 12

The "Make Something Edmonton" initiative is proposing a freezeway so residents can skate to work or the downtown area. Should Saskatoon adopt the same idea?. Credit, The Edmonton Freezeway

We’ve been frantically plugging in our cars, turning up the thermostat and bundling up to go outside during the cold winter months. It’s hard to get around without a set of wheels, especially this time of year … but what about blades?

This latest idea, of skating to work, is out of Edmonton. The “Make Something Edmonton” initiative is pitching a “freezeway” that would give Edmontonians the opportunity to skate to work or the downtown area.

READ MORE: Freezeway would allow Edmontonians to skate to work

The Edmonton freezeway would consist of 11 kilometres of trails, which will be open to cyclists in the summer and skaters in the winter.

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