2022 Edition of Canada’s flagship winter festival at the capital was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Instead, Canadians can vote online for their favourite ice sculptures that were created as part of the Winterlude’s National Ice-Carving Championship.
Teams of 2 sculptors representing each province have created an ice sculpture based on the theme ‘’Olympic and Paralympic spirit’’ in 20 hours from 15 blocks of ice.
Now you can see these sculptures online and vote for the top 3 favourite sculptures based on Overall impression, Concept creativity and originality, Quality of technical work and Attention to detail.
Winterlude’s National Ice-Carving Championship Ice Sculptures – 2022
British Columbia
Team: Ryan Cook and Kevin Lewis
Theme: Two Golden Moments/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Alberta
Team: Scott Harrison and Andrew Zoller
Theme: Pinnacle/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Saskatchewan
Team: Peter Fogarty and Jeffrey Book
Theme: Rings of Glory/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Manitoba
Team: Larry MacFarlane and Tom Pitt
Theme: Moose Curling/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Ontario
Team: Suguru Kanbayashi and Kevin Ashe
Theme: Canadians coming together /Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Quebec
Team: Ross Baisas and Mowafak Nema
Theme: We are proud /Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
New Brunswick
Team: Joel Palmer and Richard Chiasson
Theme: The Push /Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Vote for New Brunswick Carvers
Newfoundland and Labrador
Team: Steve Watson and Jonathan Watson
Theme: Qalipu /Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Vote for Newfoundland and Labrador Carvers
Nova Scotia
Team: Rob Milner and Chandana Kapila
Theme: The Spirit of the Flame/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Prince Edward Island
Team: Patrick Brunet and Kelly Caseley
Theme: Herd Community/Credit: Canadian Heritage/Govt. of Canada
Vote for Prince Edward Island Carvers
Voting is open between February 11 and 20, 2022. The winner will be revealed on Family Day Monday.