The green flag is flying on the Rideau Canal Skateway on Saturday, the earliest opening of the world's largest skating rink since December ... now for daily CTV News Ottawa newsletters The ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway ... lighter equipment on the ice and advanced techniques for early season icemaking. The Skateway is the world’s largest natural skating rink and a UNESCO World ...

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 ...

Forty-six years after Winterlude was launched to celebrate the skating season on the Rideau Canal ... ice sculptures, skating, and snow slides taking place across sites in Ottawa and Gatineau.

The Rideau Canal Skateway kicked off its 2025 season Saturday, with skaters flocking to the ice ... city of Ottawa,' one BeaverTails employee told Radio-Canada. 'People don't go skating without ...

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 ...

With Ottawa’s temperatures consistently plunging below freezing this week, residents are eagerly wondering if the iconic Rideau Canal ... having the canal freeze over. That ice has to meet ...

Bear with us for a moment for a little background. The Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is the world’s largest natural skating rink, providing nearly 8 km of pristine ice surface during the ...

The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau ... The canal didn’t open at all two years ago for the first time in its history and last year was only open for skating for a handful ...

Ottawa is the charming capital city of Canada and a great winter destination.

Snaking its way through the center of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal is one ... As the temperatures begin to drop, the canal transforms into the world's largest skating rink, spanning 4.8 miles and ...