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Portable Radio Point of View #3 - Should Winnipeg Get the Title for the World’s Longest Skating Rink? [3:08]
We read in the Ottawa Citizen about how Winnipeg is trying to get the title of World’s Longest Skating Rink. Ottawa currently holds this title in the Guiness Book of World Records. In the winter, a portion of the Rideau Canal becomes a 7.5 kilometre skateway in downtown Ottawa. Winnipeg currently has 6 kilometres of skateway. They are hoping to have 8.5 kilometres by the end of January.
Our students have some opinions about this issue.
Here is a portion of the article that we used:
Winnipeg wants to ice rink record
River trail would be longer than Rideau Canal’sDave Rogers, Canwest News Service
Published: Sunday, January 13, 2008
In a little more than a week, Winnipeg expects to have bragging rights to the world’s longest skating rink, beating Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway by a kilometre.
Paul Jordan, manager of The Forks market in downtown Winnipeg, said eight university students with snow shovels have been working for three weeks, clearing a six-kilometre trail along the Red and Assiniboine rivers through the city core.
By Jan. 25, Winnipeg officials expect to have an 8.5-kilometre ice trail, bettering Ottawa’s 7.8-kilometre skateway.
In 2007, Winnipeg’s River Trail was only four kilometres, but Jordon figured it wouldn’t take much effort to make it longer than the Ottawa skateway. Winnipeg temperatures have been steady around -30 C this winter and there is about 25 centimetres of snow — ideal conditions for making ice. Jordan is so confident of success by Jan. 25 that he has called Guinness World Records to have Winnipeg’s rink registered as the world’s longest.
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I was really impressed with the quality of the work of the students. The subject of the skating rink is a good one as it is a “real issue”. I have passed the website on to a teacher in Grade 9 who is starting to get into podcasting. Bravo.
I also visited portableradio.ca and saw that you had visitors from around the world. This has to be very impressive for students in Grade 5…. it was for me!
Secondary Information Technology Consultant
Business and Learning Technologies
Ottawa Carleton District School Board
What a great subject to take on! We are all proud of our skating rink and that really came across in your opinions. Also, I liked your point about the width of the Winnipeg rink. Even if they complete their rink, it isn’t covering the same amount of space as ours when you consider the width. You can be very proud of your broadcast; everyone spoke clearly and the scripts were well planned out and fit together well. Bravo!
Hi Jane and Nathan,
This is a great example! Thank you for your hard work in preparing your students to create it and for sharing it with me. If you are open to the idea, I’d like to play a portion of your most recent episode during an upcoming show. In one of my podcasting books, I have an example called “our view” that echoes this approach. It is so great to hear real kids making it happen.
I appreciate their logic, their diplomatic approach, and their expressive reading. Great work. Top notch podcasters!
Thanks again for sharing.
Dan
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