I fear that the unusual temperatures will become the new normal. Even worse, but hardly surprising, no one seems to care.The Canal is dying, and so are we.
Rideau Canal
In addition to the canal, here are more ways to make the most of your winter in Ottawa!
A first-year student at the O of U is convinced that thousands are planning to depart the “city fun forgot.”
“It’s a really great resource for people in Ottawa to stay active and get out,” said University of Ottawa student and skate patroller Matthew Goldsmith.
As part of an annual tradition, a pair of student-designed shoes started a social media storm for holding water from the Rideau Canal in them.
Patrons of the Rideau Canal Skateway report seeing a river monster lurking below the frozen canal at night over the past week.
Local paddlers Anika Smithson,Monika Szyptko along with Burlington’s Danika Guppy can finally get rid of their sea legs after completing their week-long kayak of the Rideau Canal, ending at Ottawa’s Hartwell Locks with a shoreline cleanup last Saturday Oct 5.
Most of the Rideau Canal Skateway opened on Wednesday morning, with seven kilometres of ice now stretching from Hartwell Locks at Carleton University to Somerset Street on the edge of the University of Ottawa campus.
“I mean, I’ve been studying environmental science for almost three years now, and I’ve never come across anything that suggested the possibility of ‘warm weather’ in this city. Maybe I’d be inclined to believe them if this were somewhere like Toronto, but everyone knows that Ottawa just doesn’t have a spring.”
The Fulcrum sat down with Bruce Devine, senior manager of the Rideau Canal Skateway, to talk all things ice and Beavertails.
This year, there are tons of fun and cultural activities that you can partake in—both inside and outside—to make the season great. So, grab a toque and brace yourself for five of the Fulcrum’s top activities for you in this wintry wonderland.
Council holds emergency meeting to debate costly project The City of Ottawa has called an emergency council meeting to talk about City plans to purchase a giant freezer to insta-freeze the Rideau Canal. The emergency meeting to vote on this issue is expected to be held on Jan. 18 at city hall. This ambitious project …
