The return of bone-chilling temperatures is good for one thing: the Rideau Canal will completely re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.
The skateway will be accessible from downtown all the way to the Hartwell Locks, all 7.8 km of it.
A section of the Canal had previously re-opened on Tuesday; it had been closed for about two weeks.
The timing is fantastic, as Winterlude is set to open tomorrow.