Slush canons, snow bots, and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink.

Re: Rideau Canal Skateway closes for the season after ‘fantastic’ run, March 10. Thank you, NCC! Thank you for an incredible, ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway ended its 55th season 52 days after opening, rain and above-freezing temperatures ended its run.

The National Capital Commission says a warm, wet forecast will close the Rideau Canal Skateway again, but it's leaving the ...

The skateway shut down on Feb. 24 in order to preserve the ice surface through a few days of warmer weather. The National ...

After two years of not being able to fully open, the skateway on Ottawa's Rideau Canal is again the centre of celebrations for Ottawa's Winterlude festival.

it was a real symbol." Local youth skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations for the 60th Anniversary of the National Flag of Canada Day, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in ...

For decades, the Rideau Canal Skateway has been Ottawa's go-to spot for winter skating, but this year the ice is attracting a different crowd — runners pounding the frozen surface.The secret? A new ...

OTTAWA - A group of young skaters carried a gigantic Canadian flag down Ottawa's Rideau Canal Friday morning to help kick off events marking the 60th anniversary of Canada's celebrated banner.