27cm of snowfall so far, and the maintenance team is cooking 😤 Crews will be working all day to remove snow from the Skateway. Ice conditions will be “snow-covered”. Concessions are closed, washrooms and change huts remain open. #RideauCanalSkateway #Ottnews

The Canadian flag is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year! We’re celebrating #FlagDay in the most patriotic way we can – on the ice with Canadian Heritage. 🍁⛸♥ #Canada #FlagDay #FlagOfCanada

Have you been to the Rideau Canal this year? Was it lit? Did it slay? Were the vibes up to par? ✨ Let us know your thoughts and feelings. Fill out our survey here: ncc-ccn.questionpro.ca/a/TakeSurvey?t… #RideauCanalSkateway #RideauCanal #Ottawa 📷 lawyer.travels

There is a certain “je ne sais quoi” about a night skate on the Rideau Canal 🌙✨ Heading out? ☕ Concessions: open until 8 pm Mon-Thurs, later on weekends 🥾 Washrooms & change huts: open until 10 pm Mon-Thur, 11 pm on weekends More: ncc-ccn.gc.ca/places/access-… 📷lafleurwander

ICE UPDATE | Skating and walking on the Rideau Canal Skateway will be paused at 10pm tonight, Tuesday March 4th, until further notice. We hope that this temporary pause combined with the return of colder temperatures at the end of the week will allow us to reopen. #OttNews

Sadly, this weather does not have the ice feeling automatic supersonic hypnotic funky fresh. Our teams are closely watching the forecast as the weather changes over the next few days. Stay tuned for updates!

The idea to turn the Rideau Canal into a skateway came from then-newly appointed NCC chair Doug Fullerton. In January 1971, a team of NCC employees with brooms and shovels cleared a small section of ice between the Mackenzie King and Laurier bridges.