winter

Christmas toboggan on a steep hill, 1959. Via Ross Dunn/OttawaStart Flickr Pool Toboggans, sledding, tubing, sliding … whatever you want to call it, we have it covered on our map of Ottawa and Gatineau’s best hills. It’s one of winter’s most fun and inexpensive sports. ...

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. ...

Skating at Bandmaster Park in Stittsville, 2013. Ottawa’s famous for the Rideau Canal, one of the world’s greatest skating rinks. But it’s not the only place in town where you can skate outdoors. Here are some of our suggestions for other great outdoor rinks that deserve your attention. ...

Sunrise on Parliament Hill, by Derek Mellon via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. We’re nearly halfway through February and the winter is just flying by. But with spring only starting March 20, there’s still plenty of time left if you want to squeeze some last few winter experiences out. ...

The City of Ottawa posted this pic to their Twitter feed back in January 2013. That’s a lot of snow. See also: Ottawa winter storm guide Toboggan hills Ski and snowboard guide This post was originally published Feb. 3, 2013

Christmas lights sparkle downtown with the Peace Tower as a backdrop. Photo via Canadian Heritage. Here’s our a list and map of large-scale Christmas light displays in and around Ottawa, including downtown, Parliament Hill, Taffy Lane and even more in surrounding communities. ...

In the trees, Gatineau Park. Photo by Justin Van Leeuwen via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. Grab your boots and coats, winter is here! With the recent snowfall, the cross-country ski, snowshoe and snow biking season is officially open in Gatineau Park, the Capital’s conservation park. ...

At the Rideau Hall skating rink. Photo by MCpl/Cplc Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall. (Via Rideau Hall) The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General is pleased to announce that Rideau Hall’s refrigerated skating rink will open to skaters this Saturday, December 8, 2018. ...

The Sens Rink of Dreams, located at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, will open for skating on Saturday, December 1 at noon. Weather permitting, the Sens Rink of Dreams will be open daily, from 6 am to 11 pm, until the end of the skating season in March 2019. ...

_ EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a photo from Feb. 27, 2013 of some commuters pushing a 118 Hurdman that got stuck in the snow. It was taken around 4:45 p.m. near Baseline and Greenbank. Republished with permission from the photographer, Tadja Roy. ...