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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

The Rideau Canal – also known as the Rideau Waterway – connects Ottawa, the capital city of Canada, to Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence river at Kingston, Ontario. At 202km long, the structure has 47 ...