Just in time for Christmas, the City of North Vancouver’s new skating rink opened on December 19. The 12,000-square-foot ice surface is free and is open from noon to 7 p.m. daily, with skate rentals available for $7 for adults and $5 for children. The new facility is expected to be a significant winter draw for the North Shore.
Last weekend, I talked to one of the attendees and an open house I was hosting. He commented that he had seen another group of people attending at the previous open house they had visited as well. I asked him why he felt people were doing the rounds at the open houses now, and he answered that he had read and heard that the market had shifted. His...