As winter begins, Winnipeg's Central Park is always transformed from a Summer fun place of games, playgrounds and splash park, to a winter play area. Once a bit of snow accumulates, all the area tiny tots show up dressed in brightly coloured snowsuits, with their plastic carpets and small sleds to use the slight slopes of the splash pool area as a miniature toboggan slide. Even the area day cares bring their charges here for some daily exercise. It's delightful to see. 
As the little ones play on their impromptu slides, the city employees are transforming, the usually busy (in the summer anyways) Soccer pitch. This area, that during most summer evenings, accommodates three or four soccer games at any given time, will be transformed into a huge skating rink. This skating rink has huge flood lights and is well used late into the evenings.
At the far end of the park near Ellice Avenue, there is a bigger slide area for older children. I haven't gone down there yet this year, to see how it is progressing.
All in all, I certainly think that this is one of the nicest features of downtown living. None of the suburban areas have anything that comes close to measuring up to this facility.
