\u0027The best way to think of it is maybe almost like a dress rehearsal for what winters could be more like in the coming decades.\u0027
NCC spokesperson Valérie Dufour said in an email Wednesday that, while above-normal seasonal temperatures continued to prevent opening the canal, “we remain hopeful that we’ll be able to welcome skaters to the Skateway this year.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The best way to think of it is maybe almost like a dress rehearsal for what winters could be more like in the coming decades,” Coulson said, referring to the trend in warming temperatures. This weekend marks the last weekend of Winterlude. The canal skateway was not open to skaters for the first two weekends.
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