“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 ...

The final section of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open at 8 a.m. Saturday, the National Capital Commission (NCC) announced on its website Friday. The 400-metre section between Laurier Avenue W. and ...

That northernmost section has failed to open for three of the last five seasons ... After two disappointing seasons, eager skaters flocked to the Rideau Canal on Saturday when the NCC opened ...

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

Snaking its way through the center of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal is one of the city's most historic attractions. This 125-mile waterway was originally constructed between 1826 and 1832 to create a ...

Lace up for the Rideau Canal There's hope for better skating on the Rideau Canal this winter as the Skateway gets set to open on Saturday. CTV's Tyler Fleming reports. The green flag is flying on ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...