Stay off the Rideau Canal Skateway until its ready: NCC

By Perushka Gopalkista

Posted Jan 4, 2022 02:16:00 PM.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is warning the public to stay off the Rideau Canal Skateway, as the surface remains dangerously thin.

Crews will be flooding the canal in the coming weeks in order to thicken the ice, and once conditions are safe, the skateway will officially open for it's 52nd season.

In the meantime, the NCC has posted signs at access points to advise the public not to venture onto the ice.

Happy New Year! We’re manifesting *this* for 2022. ⛸✨

ps. full disclaimer, the #RideauCanal Skateway is NOT open, and the ice is not safe. Please keep off the ice, and join us in manifesting this type of ice conditions while we wait for our opening date.

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