Rideau Canal Skating

• Thin ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal still isn’t open for skating, despite cold weather

  Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend.

  Weather

  Jan 19
  
• Portion of Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway to open Thursday morning

  A 2.4-kilometre stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open to Ottawa residents on Thursday morning, the National Capital Commission confirmed.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2021
  
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• Entire Rideau Canal Skateway temporarily closed

  "The closure is necessary because warmer temperatures deteriorate the ice surface and make it unsafe," the NCC said in a Saturday news release.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2020
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• Nearly entire Rideau Canal open for skating as of Wednesday morning

  As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, 7.4 kilometres of the popular winter attraction are now open, with people able to skate continuously between the Mackenzie King Bridge and Library Road.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
• NCC reopens 2 sections of Rideau Canal Skateway on Friday morning

  The reopening of two large sections comes right as Winterlude, the national capital's annual winter festival, launches Friday.

  Entertainment

  Jan 31, 2020
• Extra kilometre of Rideau Canal Skateway now open to skaters

  The National Capital Commission has opened an additional one-kilometre section of the outdoor skateway between the Bank Street and Bronson Street bridges.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2019