Generations ago, skating was a Ìýmore frequent winter pastime in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»--- a fresh-air, outdoor pastime.
Skaters flocked to Trout Lake in John Hendry Park and Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. They wore jaunty hats and played more games than just shinny.
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Over the past century, fewer and fewer days saw the temperature drop low enough to form ice on the city's lakes and ponds. If it happens this winter, the park board will inform residents it's safe.
As of now, the park board warns that the ice is not thick enough to support people or animals, such as dogs. In the Courier newsroom, one reporter remembers skating on Lost Lagoon as a teenager in the early '80s.
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South Surrey's and Richmond's host ice hockey games and skating, but in the city of Vancouver, the park board warns skaters to stay off the ice for the present moment.
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The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»park board has posted warning signs at the following 11 locations, warning people the ice is not safe to walk or skate on. Even if it looks thick enough, the park board warns to stay off the ice at these parks:
- Trout Lake
- Lost Lagoon
- Beaver Lake
- Devonian Park
- Aquarium pond
- Charleson Park
- Granville Island ponds
- Queen Elizabeth Park ponds and streams
- Everett Crowley Park ponds and streams
- Vanier Park
- Jericho ParkÌý
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