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Thin ice: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal still isn’t open for skating, despite cold weather

The canal needs at least 30 centimetres of ice for the skateway to open
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An unopened Rideau Canal is pictured in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ottawa is looking at another weekend without skating on the Rideau Canal, even with below-normal winter temperatures on the horizon for the weekend.

The National Capital Commission, which manages the famous skateway, says it is reassessing the conditions of the ice now that cold enough weather has finally descended on the city over the past week.

Spokesperson Sofia Benjelloun said Friday the NCC hopes to have an update soon.

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