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 ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway is ready for you ... the natural freezing process by flooding sections of the canal to build additional ice layers. The technique reinforces weak spots caused by uneven ...

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

If your stomach starts to rumble while you're on the Rideau Canal Skateway, the traditional solution is a sugary, delicious BeaverTail — who hasn't bribed a reluctant skater with the promise ...

These are all key ingredients for the Rideau Canal Skateway ... as it meant crews could start flooding the ice and building up its thickness earlier in the season. The NCC has also started ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway kicked off its 2025 season Saturday, with skaters flocking to the ice to take advantage of a day with mild temperatures and calm winds. A mother helps her daughter put ...

It's PWHL Ottawa's inaugural season, which means for many, it's the first opportunity for players and staff to see skaters on the historic Rideau Canal Skateway. After being closed last winter for ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway, which transforms this city ... It starts (or ends) from the locks between the Parliament building and the Fairmont Château Laurier (a grand castle turned luxury hotel ...

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 ...