Skaters, rejoice. The full 7.8-kilometre Rideau Canal Skateway is open, as of Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 8 a.m. — a rare full opening after recent seasons were disrupted by fickle weather and ...

After two disappointing seasons, skaters have been flocking to Ottawa's Rideau Canal. But one perennially stubborn section of the skateway remains off limits: that final 400 metres between Laurier ...

Skaters have more choices for snacks this winter on on the Rideau Canal Skateway, including dim sum, candied fruit skewers ...

It's the earliest opening since December 2018, and follows a string of disappointing seasons including one in which the skateway didn't open at all — a first in its more than 50-year history.

A Carleton University research program is hoping to figure out how to ensure there is ice on the Skateway given the prospect ...

A portion of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open Saturday, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced Thursday afternoon. It's the earliest opening since December 2018, and follows a string ...

Carleton University Engineering Professor Shawn Kenny shows us the technology that speeds up the process of measuring the ice thickness on the Rideau Canal.

The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau Canal will open to skaters Saturday morning. It is the earliest the canal has opened since the 2018-19 season after two years of warmer than ...

“The Rideau Canal Skateway is not your average backyard rink. To open, we need high-quality ice that can support our visitors and our machinery,” the NCC tweeted on January 6. Every ...

OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau Canal will open to skaters Saturday morning. It is the earliest the canal has opened since the 2018-19 season after two years of ...

A portion of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open Saturday, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced Thursday afternoon. It's the earliest opening since December 2018, and follows a string of ...