Rideau Canal

If you are brave enough to face the frigid winds of this Ottawa winter, there are plenty of things to do out in the big wide world.

It’s the first weekend of 2019, so Happy New Year friends! I hope your holidays were fulfilling and peaceful, however you chose to spend them. For many of us, getting back into the Monday to Friday grind is a struggle, so have no fear – the weekend is already here! Whether you are taking on the fresh year with gusto and looking to jam pack your weekend with cool things, or just needing to get out of the house between naps and laundry, we’ve got you covered.

Your effort can help to preserve the integrity of this important heritage building. Complete the City’s online feedback form before the end of day on Friday, March 9.

The weather is cooperating, the ice carvers’ chain saws are buzzing and everything’s well underway for the 40th anniversary celebration of Winterlude.

This new section brings a total of 7 kiloemetres the length of ice surface now avilable to skaters and visitors.

Most of the 7.8km long skating area opens today. That includes all of Dows Lake.

The plan itself spans 140 pages, so we’ve done you a favour in presenting you with the ‘Coles Notes’ highlights.

Happy long weekend, folks! On Instagram, tag your shots with #apt613wknd to be featured.

For those who long to stray from the road most traveled, to strap on a backpack and hiking boots to venture through natural landscapes and across rugged beaten paths straight into the heart of the wild… your next adventure awaits you! The Rideau Trail offers new and seasoned hikers access to 387 kilometers of interconnected […]

Ottawa’s Compliments & Complaints Department is a featured column supported by the Apt613 Fellowship Program. The aim is to spotlight locals from different hoods of the capital, letting them celebrate this city and share their constructive criticisms. Name: Danny About: Danny is originally from California, but she moved to Ottawa when she was very young. […]

When I was invited to tag along on The Ottawa Free Tour, a new activity on offer, I didn’t have to think it over much –  they had me at “free”. With scarcely anything in life that doesn’t put a dent in my bank account, I’m clearly going to jump at anything that costs nothing. And […]

There is a curious buzz in the air as I stroll towards 8 Locks’ Flat, the new patio restaurant on the shore of the Rideau Canal. All around me interested onlookers – whether biking, running, walking or rollerblading – scan the recently installed wooden deck that is filled with people eating and drinking. “We should stop there […]