The iconic Rideau Canal Skateway in Canadian capital Ottawa - the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site - may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice
The Canadian capital's iconic Rideau Canal Skateway - the largest outdoor rink in the world and a UNESCO heritage site - may not open this winter for the first time in five decades, due to a lack of ice.
For the canal to freeze up, temperatures must hold steady at -10 to -20 degrees Celsius for almost two weeks.Although he remains optimistic for what would be the latest opening on record, others worry the skateway might not open at all this year."The weather will be more conducive next week," according to meteorologist Peter Kimbell."But will it be enough, I don't know.
The skateway normally opens at the end of December for 30 to 60 days of skating. But its opening has shifted later and later over the years, and for shorter periods. Local businesses, after suffering through pandemic lockdowns and a disruptive trucker-led protest last year, are taking a big hit. The National Capital Commission has ordered a flurry of climate adaptation studies to try to keep the skateway open earlier in the season and for longer periods.
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