NCC TO OPEN SECTION OF RIDEAU CANAL SKATEWAY BETWEEN DOWS LAKE AND BANK STREET TOMORROW

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NCC TO OPEN SECTION OF RIDEAU CANAL SKATEWAY BETWEEN DOWS LAKE AND BANK STREET TOMORROW
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Rideau Canal Skateway will be open between Somerset and Dows Lake for the first weekend of Winterlude

Rideau Canal Skateway will be open between Somerset and

Dows Lake for the first weekend of Winterlude

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce to users of the Rideau Canal Skateway that the section between Dows Lake to Bank Street will open tomorrow, Friday, February 1, 2008. As of 7 am, skaters will have access to 7 kilometres of the world's largest skating rink in time for the first weekend of Winterlude.

The NCC Ice Safety Committee deemed that the ice surface between Dows Lake and Bank Street is of sufficient quality and has reached the required thickness of 30 centimetres (12 inches). Tonight, maintenance crews will flood the entire Skateway to offer good skating conditions by morning (weather permitting).

The National Arts Centre (NAC) portion of the Rideau Canal Skateway will remain closed for the first weekend of Winterlude. NCC crews are working to open this section as soon as conditions permit. Pedestrians and skaters are asked not to venture onto the closed sections of the Skateway where ice is considered unsafe.

For more information on Rideau Canal Skateway ice conditions, the public can call 613-239-5234

(24 hour recording) or visit www.canadascapital.gc.ca/skateway. For more information about

winter activities in Canada's Capital Region, the public may contact the NCC at 613-239-5000,

1 800 465-1867 or visit www.canadascapital.gc.ca/winter.

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