On weekends, the park's ice-laden Rogers Crystal Lounge gives new meaning to "glittering nightlife" as it also hosts dance parties - including one that emphasises Canada's rich First Nations (aboriginal) heritage.

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Confederation Park, just opposite City Hall, will stage Winterlude's famous international ice carving competition in its "Crystal Garden".

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With the casino complete, the resort features a 2, 561-room hotel, a 1, 300, 000-square-foot (120, 000 m2) convention-exhibition centre, the 800, 000-square-foot (74, 000 m2) The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands mall, an iconic ArtScience museum, two large theatres, seven "celebrity chef" restaurants, two floating Crystal Pavilions, an ice skating rink, and the world's largest atrium casino with 500 tables and 1, 600 slot machines.

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Its characteristic features are the landforms shaped by the Ice Age: glacial ridges, pine and lichen-clad heaths, kettle holes and small ponds filled with crystal clear water.

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