Talk about a guy who has fun with the cold.
Harold Sawatzky of Langley is the owner-operator of Ice Decor, a company committed to excellence in the ice sculpture industry.
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Ice slide?
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Fun sa国际传媒� Snow Much Fun as per the Carnival motto for 2022 sa国际传媒� will be had as the 62nd annual Vernon Winter Carnival kicks off Friday, Feb. 4.
And the Winter Playground at the army camp will be a big part of it.
sa国际传媒淲e will also have snowshoeing, and some fat bikes up here so people can rip around on those,sa国际传媒� said Carnival executive director Vicki Proulx. sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檒l have some games including a giant, human-sized foosball court or table, if you will, where you can challenge others to a large game of foosball.
sa国际传媒淎nd on the other side (of camp road), we have the adult ice bar, three different ice bars set up. There will be live entertainment, some games and some ice carvings in there as well.sa国际传媒�
The Winter Playground will run all 10 days of Carnival. For more information on the park and other Carnival activities, checkout.
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