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Rideau Canal open for skating. Sunday, 12:30pm (ncc-ccn.gc.ca)
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The 54th season of the Rideau Canal Skateway starts Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 12:30pm. The Skateway will be open between the Fifth Avenue and the Bank Street access points.

Edit: The time has since been changed from 9:00 to 12:30, and the length has been shortened from Pretoria to Fifth.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Swede here, we have few canals here, and none that to my knowledge are open for skating like this, we commonly have skating and skiing tracks plowed on lakes every winter instead.

This looks really cool, but I wonder if you can skate under bridges on the canals

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can skate from the locks at Carleton university to the locks that connect to the Ottawa River (when fully open). This includes under a few bridges both pedestrian and vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There's an interactive map on the webpage that was posted. I quickly counted and there are 7 bridges, which includes a pedestrian bridge and a bridge for a major highway.