Thin Ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Still Isn’t Open for Skating, Despite Cold Weather

Thin Ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Still Isn’t Open for Skating, Despite Cold Weather
An unopened Rideau Canal is pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend.

The National Capital Commission, which manages the famous skateway, says it is reassessing the conditions of the ice now that cold weather finally descended on the city over the last week but it hasn’t announced an opening date yet.