They shoot! They score!
We thought that the skating rinks across Canada —in
backyards and local recreation centres, on ponds, rivers and
lakes — would make the perfect subject matter for this
year's photography contest. We were right. Photographers
from Yellowknife to Dartmouth pulled out all the f-stops in
their submissions to the Blades of Glory Photography Contest.
Our thanks to all our entrants, and congratulations to our
winners!
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Grand Prize
One glorious April day, a group of 4-year-olds were skating
on our rink on Great Slave Lake's Yellowknife Bay.
As children do, they flopped down to peer through the almost
2-metre-thick ice. One said, "I think I see a fish," and
that did it. The kids spent the next several minutes spying
on the fish. To get a better perspective, I stood on a chair
to take this photograph.
—Fran Hurcomb
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
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Runner-Up
To outsiders reading the newspapers these days, it might seem
as though downtown Toronto is a dangerous place. But each day,
people of every ethnicity skate together at Nathan Philips Square.
It's a great community activity. Overhead, the arches blur
as skaters circle the rink.
—Thomas Evers
Toronto, Ontario
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Honourable Mention
Perfect conditions: A green Christmas, below-freezing temperatures
all week, light winds and glass-smooth ice off the Caribou Plain
trail in Fundy National Park. Family fun and wilderness exploration
on skates — a real Boxing Day bargain. In this photograph,
Daniel Beach eludes his cousin Frederick Bouin.
— Harry Beach
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
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