As the days begin to get longer there are many ways of celebrating and experiencing winter fun in January in Canada.  Winter getaways often include a variety of outdoor winter sports including skiing, tubing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and making a rink for skating.  Canadians celebrate winter.  

January 2013
 
January 1:  New Years Day  Holidays school break continues to Monday January 7, 2013 (including the Toronto District School Board). See January 2013 Getaways for Holidays and weekend getaways Ontario.

January 1: 1914, January 1 - The last spike is driven in the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway See Railroad History

January:  Ice Harvesting took place in the late 1800's  when the ice was a foot thick.  See Barrie Resort Destination Ice Capital of Canada

January 11 : Start to Winter Carnivals, winter fests and ice carving competitions  in Canada's resort destinations. One of the first is in Petawawa Ontario. See Winter Carnivals & Winterfests 

January 11: Canada's First Prime Minister John A. MacDonald Birthday in 1815.  Celebrate in Kingston Ontario

January 13: 1899,  The Canadian Northern Railway is formed by the amalgamation of the Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company.

January 31:  1880- An Ice Railway is opened between Longueuil and Montreal by the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway.

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