Rideau Canal
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What a warm, snowy winter means for Rideau Canal’s skating chancesPreparations are ongoing to reopen the Rideau Canal for skating, but with a warm, wet and snowy winter in the cards, officials are keeping their fingers crossed yet again.CanadaDec 7
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Rideau Canal opening for Family Day skating amid bitter cold in OttawaFamilies will be able to lace up for another rare session on the Rideau Canal skateway for Family Day on Monday amid frigid overnight temperatures.WeatherFeb 19
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As Ottawa warms up, Rideau Canal to close for skaters just four days after openingOttawa's Rideau Canal is set to close for skating at 10 p.m. this evening, just four days after a section of the skateway was first opened for the season.CanadaJan 24
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Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they canHeavy snow blanketed some of the views and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn't stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday..CanadaJan 22
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Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway reopens after almost 2-year closureThe Rideau Canal skateway's return comes after last year's unseasonal warmth kept it closed for the entire winter for the first time in its history.CanadaJan 21
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Thin ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal still isn’t open for skating, despite cold weatherOttawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend.WeatherJan 19
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Rideau Canal still closed to skating as temperatures not in ‘sweet spot’The Rideau Canal did not open for ice skating in 2023, a historic first, due to milder temperatures. But officials are still holding out hope for 2024.CanadaJan 18
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What the Rideau Canal’s ice woes tell us for Canada’s winter sport futureAs crews work to ensure the reopening of the Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, experts say it is a symbol of how climate change will affect winter sports across Canada.CanadaDec 7, 2023
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Styrofoam from turbidity curtains in Cataraqui River raises concernThe City of Kingston continues to try to clean up the Styrofoam but Carl Hanna worries the municipality's efforts fall short of what is needed.EnvironmentApr 25, 2023
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Iconic Rideau Canal Skateway will not open this year in historic firstAfter weeks of anticipation, the National Capital Commission said its efforts to open the iconic skating rink had come to an end. Here's whyCanadaFeb 24, 2023
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