# Do Canadians embrace winter?

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2019-01-26

canadian-cities, curbed, edmonton, embracing-winter, hot-tubs, ice-skating, toronto, uncategorized, us-cities, wine, winnipeg, winter-activities, winter-spaces

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Curbed published an article this week called, [_Why U.S. cities should stop whining and embrace winter_](https://www.curbed.com/2019/1/24/18195876/winter-weather-design-architecture-canada). It is about Canada and how we allegedly embrace winter, which is arguably true, except I think there’s still a healthy dose of whining combined with trips to the south.

I went ice skating a few weeks ago along the waterfront here in Toronto. It was a cold night and we debated whether we should skate or do something indoors involving Niagara’s finest red wines. We opted for skating and weren’t cold at all. It was great.

I was reminded of this when I read the line: “_The purpose is to get you skating. If you are skating, you are warm._” It is a good reminder that one of the keys to a successful winter space is physical activity. That and [hot tubs](http://nymag.com/news/features/32387/index5.html).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/do-canadians-embrace-winter)*