First flood, completed! 👀🤝

Yesterday, our teams flooded a section of the #RideauCanal Skateway between Patterson Creek Bridge and Bank Street.

They use pumps to draw water from below the ice surface and help build the thickness needed to safely open the Skateway.

Bruce tells all: Skateway Edition! ⛸️

Check out our latest podcast featuring Bruce Devine, Senior Manager for the Rideau Canal Skateway.

Each winter, we transform the Canal into the world’s largest skating rink.

But climate change is making our work opening the Skateway more challenging. 🥴

Loading… a frozen Skateway. 🎮❄️

As ‘Wii’ wait for the Rideau Canal Skateway to freeze, please stay off the ice for your safety until it officially opens.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Can you guess the Skateway’s opening date? 🚨👀

Predict the opening date of the Rideau Canal Skateway this season for your chance to win one of three pairs of Rideau Canal Mittens. ❄️

We will draw three winners from all those who correctly predict the date.

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ADVISORY | Do not go onto the Rideau Canal ice surface. 🚷

The presence of work crews on the canal in the coming days should not be taken as a sign that the ice surface is stable.