It’s been a remarkable kilt skate season. With public health protocols lifted, community events returned. Never in the nine-year history of the Great Canadian Kilt Skate have we seen so many new organizations join the skate family: in Lumsden, Brampton, Moncton, Quebec City, Vancouver and Antigonish.

This year, independent of each other and on the same date (February 18, 2023), two first-time kilt skate cities Quebec City, QC, and Vancouver BC — returned to the original kilt skate idea: hold it at night as a party primarily for adults.