I’m Michelle Macky at Nathan Phillips Square where the mayor’s annual free skating party didn’t go according to plan when a group of pro Palestinian demonstrators crashed the event my first skating party to Mark the New Year mayor Olivia Chow’s welcoming remarks interrupted by demonstrators I I agree see see
Mage she’s referencing a November statement wherein she said quote I believe that peace can only come through the immediate and unconditional return of all hostages and a ceasefire eventually mayor Chow briefly took to the ice with hundreds of torontonians amidst a backdrop of protesters at Nathan Phillips Square a
Rink that holds special meaning for her because this is where I learned to skate when I was a teenager I didn’t have any money coming down here make me feel I Belong To The City members of Toronto’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League were also in attendance to meet fans it’s
Super exciting um we have really great turnout to all our games which is awesome to see and uh super physical and fast game but not everyone on the rink was a pro these exchange students from Spain say they’re still getting the hang of ice skating um well for me I did
Roller skating for some years so ice skating is a bit easier but I I am not a pro and for some others it’s just horrible I F I fell three times this is my second time doing ice skate so I’m training others were enjoying the last day of holidays to celebrate the New
Year the day right before school starts yes members of the Native Canadian Center were also in attendance to teach people about indigenous Winter Games of course we have our snow shoes um so we’re just uh demonstrating some lacrosse um double ball toggle and Bone uh snowflake uh snake uh darts and
Things like that the skate party also marks the final day of the city’s annual Cavalcade of Lights Festival here at Nathan Phillips Square Michelle Macky City news
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