OTTAWA - Families will be able to lace up for another rare session on the Rideau Canal skateway today.
Frigid temperatures overnight allowed staff to sweep, grade and flood the ice along a two-kilometre stretch between the Pretoria Bridge and Bank Street.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ Capital Commission promises that this morning's brisk weather is helping to "firm everything up" so the canal can open at noon.
The same section opened on Sunday for a brief period — but ice conditions were so poor that the commission said skating wasn't such a good idea.
An even shorter stretch opened for four days in January before warmer-than-average temperatures forced the canal's closure.
Last year, the canal didn't open to skaters at all for the first time in its 53-year history.
This report by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÒÅÆ×ÊÁÏ was first published Feb. 19, 2024.
