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.

The family drove in from the Metcalfe area to enjoy the first full day of Winterlude, with plans also including skating on the Rideau Canal and checking out the ice sculptures on Sparks Street.

The international ice carving competition at Confederation Park is one of the highlights of the opening weekend of Winterlude, but the sculptures will be on display for the rest of the festival as ...

Sophie Huneault took the bus over from Gatineau to spend a day meandering among ice sculptures at Winterlude, just as she did as a child. (Isabel Harder/CBC) In 2020, Winterlude welcomed more than ...

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 ...

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 ...

OTTAWA — David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news ...

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 ...

OTTAWA - David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamt of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in ...