‘The weather got the best of us:’ Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed
The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures.
The commission says it has been both assessing and getting ready for the affects of climate change on the internationally renowned winter tourist attraction for several years. But this is the first time the weather has prevented the 7.8-kilometre stretch through Canada’s capital city from opening at all.
It says the latest tests showed the ice surface remained unsafe to skate on and that any more efforts to change the situation were unlikely to work.On Feb. 2, the skateway had already experienced a record-setting delay in opening for the season.Sign up for a free account today, and receive top headlines in your inbox Monday to Saturday.
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