After two years of not being able to fully open, the skateway on Ottawa's Rideau Canal is again the centre of celebrations for Ottawa's Winterlude festival.

People skate on the Rideau Canal on the first weekend of the Winterlude festival in Ottawa, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin ...

But Mother Nature in 2025 has delivered what the city needed for its winter festival fun. Winterlude typically sees around 600,000 visitors each year over the three weekends, and around a third of ...

Winterlude wraps up Monday, in what organizers say could be its most attended season yet. Ottawa's winter festival has seen a spike in visitors, according to Canadian Heritage, the federal ...

The ice sculptures as often as not were insulated under tarps trying to keep them from melting, and most did not make it through the entirety of Winterlude intact. But Mother Nature in 2025 has ...

Winterlude wraps up Monday, in what organizers say could be its most attended season yet. Ottawa's winter festival has seen a spike in visitors, according to Canadian Heritage, the federal department ...