World's largest natural ice rink reopens in Canada

Canada's renowned Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest natural ice skating rink, will open for skating on Sunday morning for the first time in two years, the National Capital Commission (NCC) said. The frozen 7.8-km (4.9-mile) Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest natural ice skating rink, lies empty on the eve of its re-opening for skating for the first time in two years, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 20, 2024. "A 1.9 kilometre section between the Pretoria Bridge and the Bank Street access points will be open to skaters," the NCC said. The frozen 7.8-km (4.9-mile) Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest natural ice skating rink, lies empty on the eve of its re-opening for skating for the first time in two years, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 20, 2024. People skate on the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest skating rink, during a period of subzero Arctic weather in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 14, 2022.