A conference celebrating the best of winter cities is taking place in Edmonton this weekend.
Delegates from over 45 cities and at least nine countries including Japan, Finland, Sweden and Germany have all travelled to Edmonton hoping to share ideas and inspire one another to embrace life on the colder end of the spectrum.
The event covers several different themes including winter business, winter design and winter culture.
Organizers say Edmonton was chosen to host the 2017 event because residents here “thrive through the winter season.”
The major themes at this year’s conference including physical and mental health in a winter city context.
READ MORE: 13 things to do in Edmonton in winter 2016/17
Holdsworth added the biggest challenge for some cities is how to make cities more accessible during the winter months.
“Winter cities have been embracing winter and doing more to improve quality of life in the wintertime,” she said. “We’re making it more fun, more comfortable.”
The conference coincides with the Shake Up Festival.
Edmontonians were invited to enjoy our city’s newest walkable street- The Armature— along 96 Street in the Quarters.
The event offered axe throwing, bannock making, and live song and dance.
“We wanted to have a street party on 96 street, which we call The Armature. We wanted to celebrate the fact that it’s now open,” said Mary Ann Debrinski, director of Edmonton Urban Renewal.
The Armature is a pedestrian corridor, which runs along 96 Street between 103 Avenue and Jasper Avenue. It opened in December.
Comments