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As of noon today, Thursday February 24, a 3.8 kilometres section of the Rideau Canal Skateway from Somerset Street to Bank Street, will reopen to skaters. At 8am tomorrow, Friday, February 25, an additional 3.2 kilometres section of the Rideau Canal Skateway, from Bank Street to the Hartwells Locks, will open. ...

On the Rideau Canal. (Photo by Matthew Fournier via Unsplash) Ottawa, City of Rinks: Our city is a great place to skate, with dozens of indoor rinks and arenas, and countless volunteers who maintain community rinks in parks and backyards. And of course, there’s the Rideau Canal, the world’s longest skating rink. ...