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Pierre Jeaurond, a survey technologist with the National Capital Commission, explains how they measure the thickness of the ice on the Rideau Canal Skateway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrfZ1I8LMak _ This post was originally published Feb. 28, 2015. _

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36948326@N02/16221745526/in/photolist-qHsFMG-bA7A9H-qUSFPR-223pdUt-Sb9e6y-e3Fbvo-jnDpKA-bUSJCp-Nthr15-RAjd6U-qYJ8Bh-k3NSvC-f3E9iw-qJyQR8-nE1afw-9cmrBU-DrBFKY-e1pxzB-DC26zZ-k3LkRX-byuVme-p5jF1z-fi4crT-eZ2DM4-jH8qZt-bb2Sbz-bUSJCx-bJDUxx-dmGUDT-U7ySRq-fFC4A3-dU7b72-nXmrCn-qJrp5b-pNYnwZ-k3NQTu-e78rMW-jZWViV-Jw9sKd-rhTBRi-jH9R9j-dTMF9H-kbah3g-qCpjV9-q51RPN-hSjxCS-k3NRzu-4KRzc9-eHsdQL-qEa37U) 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. ...

[caption id=“attachment_84124” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Rendering of Parliament Hill rink. (Canadian Heritage)[/caption] Skating passes for the Parliament Hill rink became available Tuesday and most skating times for opening day Thursday appeared booked by evening. The free passes are available at canada150rink.com and must be reserved 48 hours in advance of skating time, which is limited to 40 minutes. ...

Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette said she doesn’t usually skate outdoors, so her performance Sunday on the Rink of Dreams outside city hall was a special treat. Rochette dropped by during the afternoon skate around 2:30 p.m. and briefly cleared the ice for her performance. ...

(Press release) The Rideau Canal Skateway is officially closed for the season. This has been a short and unpredictable season due to frequent adverse weather conditions. The National Capital Commission (NCC) is glad the Skateway remained opened for two out of the three weekends of Winterlude, the Capital’s winter celebration. ...

As of tomorrow, February 9 at 8am, 7.4 kilometres of the Rideau Canal Skateway will be available to skaters.  A 0.4-kilometre section between the Bank Street Bridge and the Bronson Avenue Bridge will remain closed as the ice is still too thin. ...

As of 8 am Thursday morning, Thursday, January 28, a 3.8-kilometre section from Somerset Street to the Bank Street Bridge will reopen to skaters. This section was opened on Saturday, January 23 to launch the season. The NCC Ice Safety Committee has deemed that this section of the Skateway is safe for skating. ...

_ (via the NCC) _ The world’s largest skating rink is ready. The Rideau Canal Skateway is frozen just-right with a 3.8-kilometre section open from Somerset Street to the Bank Street Bridge. With a continued cold spell, the National Capital Commission’s (NCC) maintenance crews will be working around the clock to open the remainder of the Skateway. ...

With the arrival of spring, the skating surface at the Sens Rink of Dreams at City Hall is now closed for the season. This is the latest closing date so far for the rink.  This skating season, which began on November 28, 2014, offered 132 days of skating, the same number as last season. ...

The inaugural season of the Skating Court at Lansdowne Park ended today. It will open again in the fall when weather conditions permit.  The Skating Court at Lansdowne opened for outdoor skating on December 2, 2014. It was open for 114 days of skating and was enjoyed by more than 10,000 skaters. ...