Slush canons, snow bots, and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink.

There have been a few rough years for the Rideau Canal Skateway, but this winter saw the return of a long skating season.

The Rideau Canal Skateway ... attraction to reopening for skating. “This will help our team clear snow and prep the ice faster,” the NCC posted. Skating on the canal was halted Feb. 24 ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway is closed for the ... enjoy a great skate," he told CBC News. The canal opened for skating on Jan. 11 and remained open for more than seven weeks, a welcome change ...

For decades, the Rideau Canal Skateway has been Ottawa's go-to spot for winter skating, but this year the ice is attracting a different crowd — runners pounding the frozen surface. The secret?

Rideau Canal Skateway closes for the season after ‘fantastic’ run, March 10. Thank you, NCC! Thank you for an incredible, fun ...

You’ll need to change your plans if you were going to head to the Rideau Canal for a skate Monday afternoon. All skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway will be paused as of 8 a.m. Monday ...

Snaking its way through the center of Ottawa, the Rideau Canal is one of ... As the temperatures begin to drop, the canal transforms into the world's largest skating rink, spanning 4.8 miles ...

Skateway to be closed to skaters from 8 a.m. Monday until conditions allow The Rideau Canal Skateway will be ... Daily high temperatures in Ottawa are expected to hover above freezing for the ...

OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in ...

The Rideau Canal Skateway was closed entirely on Friday evening, with the National Capital Commission posting online that the move was made in anticipation of preparing the city’s top winter ...

See what it takes to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal, a picturesque chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts joining Kingston and Ottawa. Helping to move a riverboat through the waterway is all in a ...