Most of Rideau Canal Skateway is open

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Most of the Rideau Canal is now open, with a seven-kilometre stretch from Dow’s Lake all the way to Queen Street available for skating.

Much of the canal is in good to very good condition, although the stretch from Concord Street North to Queen Street is listed as fair.

See also: Ottawa skating guide