Winter sports enthusiasts will thoroughly enjoy Kanata’s cold-weather outdoor activities. For those looking for some craziness, Kanata offers hockey, skating, and tobogganing.

Visiting the city isn’t for the faint of heart in the winter. By Canadian criteria, the temperatures are fairly moderate, but others from a more southern region may think differently.Though locals would tell you temperatures are not too terrible, snowfall can reach almost 100 inches at times. Yet Kanata has only gotten 20 to 25 in some winters. It is not uncommon to have freezing temperatures, very often below the zero mark. Summer weather is temperate with a high of about 80F and milder weather stays comfortable until about Mid-November.

Kanata became a part of the City of Ottawa in 2006 along with ten other surrounding areas. Kanata lies to the west of the Greenbelt, it is also one of the greater areas of the city.

Kanata was not always a planned community as it is currently, it was originally undeveloped farm land. Businessman Bill Teron started the expanding process of Kanata’s communities using urban development, industry, housing sections, and growth of local commerce.

One of Kanata’s main draws is Scotiabank Place, formerly known as Corel Centre. It is the place the Ottawan Senators of the National Hockey League consider home, and there the team often play against opposing teams. Canadians are really big hockey fans, they like no sport better