If you'd like to tour the canal by boat, consider signing up for a trip with Rideau Canal Cruises. Cruises, which take visitors from Chateau Laurier to Dow's Lake (round trip), typically last 90 ...

Skaters, rejoice. The full 7.8-kilometre Rideau Canal Skateway is open, as of Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 8 a.m. — a rare ...

last competed in Ottawa’s Ice Dragon Boat Festival. The 2024 and 2023 events were cancelled within days of scheduled races at the beginning of February due to the Rideau Canal’s condition.

Both are the tools of the Carleton University engineering professor’s professional interest in the Rideau Canal Skateway, from the dynamics of ice to climate and how it’s changing. Five days a ...

On Friday night, National Capital Commission (NCC) officials quietly installed speed cameras on the Rideau Canal in anticipation of the canal’s opening Saturday morning, sources close to the ...

Of course, for safety reasons, I don’t recommend altering your consciousness for a night skate on the Rideau Canal. But when the conditions are as ideal as they are now, and you can incorporate ...

After two disappointing seasons, skaters have been flocking to Ottawa's Rideau Canal since one section opened on Saturday, followed by a second stretch on Tuesday. But one perennially stubborn ...

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 ...

Carleton University students can officially access the Rideau Canal Skateway right across the street from campus. The Rideau Canal Skateway fully opened on Jan. 18 after partially opening on Jan. 11.

A portion of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open Saturday ... a significant tourism draw and an important source of income for local businesses. Ice dragon boat races were also cancelled those years, ...

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 ...