{"id":504,"date":"2022-06-11T17:02:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T21:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geirg\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2023-03-16T11:47:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:47:58","slug":"climate-change-effects-rideau-canal-skateway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geirg\/about\/climate-change-effects-rideau-canal-skateway\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change Effects on the Rideau Canal Skateway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Funding Agency<\/strong><\/td>\nNational Capital Commission Canada<\/a> & Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Program<\/strong><\/td>\nResearch Contract<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research Team<\/strong><\/td>\nElham Nakhostin<\/a> (Post-Doctoral Fellow), Dr. Shawn Kenny<\/a> (PI), Dr. Jeremy Lalibert\u00e9<\/a>, Dr. Derek Mueller<\/a>, and Dr. Murray Richardson<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Background<\/h3>\n

Every winter since 1971, the National Capital Commission (NCC) has turned the frozen Rideau Canal into the world’s largest skating rink. The Rideau Canal Skateway is a 7.8-km ice path winding through Ottawa, the capital of Canada. The canal itself is a National Historic Site of Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n

Recent studies predict that, by 2050, winters in Ottawa will be five weeks shorter, with 35% fewer days below -10 \u00b0C. Such changes will have serious impacts on the Rideau Canal Skateway.<\/p>\n

The NCC and Carleton University are teaming up to look for solutions. This study will do the following:<\/p>\n

(1) improve the knowledge base on local weather, ice thickness and snow cover;
\n(2) assess the Skateway’s vulnerabilities to the effects of climate change (e.g. start of the skating season, ice thickness); and
\n(3) provide knowledge for the NCC to make informed decisions on building resilience and mitigating climate change effects on the Skateway.<\/p><\/div>\n

Chaque hiver depuis 1971, la Commission de la capitale nationale (CCN) transforme le canal Rideau gel\u00e9 en la plus grande patinoire du monde. La patinoire du canal Rideau est une voie de glace de 7,8 km qui traverse Ottawa, la capitale du Canada. Le canal en soi est un lieu historique national du Canada et un site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO.<\/p>\n

Selon des \u00e9tudes r\u00e9centes, d’ici 2050, les hivers \u00e0 Ottawa seront plus courts de cinq semaines, et compteront 35% de jours en moins sous -10 \u00b0C. De tels changements auront de s\u00e9rieuses r\u00e9percussions sur la patinoire du canal Rideau.<\/p>\n

La CCN et l’Universit\u00e9 Carleton font \u00e9quipe pour trouver des solutions. L’\u00e9tude permettra :<\/p>\n

(1) d’am\u00e9liorer la base de connaissances sur les conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques locales, l’\u00e9paisseur de la glace et la couverture de neige;
\n(2) d’\u00e9valuer les vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9s de la patinoire aux effets des changements climatiques (par exemple, le d\u00e9but de la saison des glaces, l’\u00e9paisseur de la glace);
\n(3) de fournir les connaissances n\u00e9cessaires pour que la CCN puisse prendre des d\u00e9cisions \u00e9clair\u00e9es pour renforcer la r\u00e9silience et l’att\u00e9nuation des effets des changements climatiques sur la patinoire.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Ice thickness measurements along the Rideau Canal Skateway using ground penetrating radar (GPR)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Some member of the project team (L-R): Dr. Murray Richardson, Frederic Brieger (Ph.D. Candidate DGES Carleton University), Sheida Majidi (Ph.D. Candidate DCEE Carleton University) and Dr. Shawn Kenny<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT)<\/h2>\n

The Rideau Canal Skateway<\/a> is an iconic venue that attracts both residents of Ottawa, as well as national and international visitors each year with an average of 21,000 per day experiencing the skateway. Since the beginning of this project there has been a concerted effort to engage with the public on the science behind the Rideau Canal Skateway<\/a> and the adaptation strategies being developed to help inform the National Capital decision making for promoting resilience of the RCS to climate change effects<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. 23\/03\/01 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cCanada’s Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa is closed because of a lack of ice<\/a>.\u201d Interview by Emma Jacobs, National Public Radio (NPR).<\/li>\n
  2. 23\/03\/02 Kenny, Shawn. \u201c\u2018A part of winter is missing\u2019: Ottawa grieves over lack of canal ice for skating<\/a>.\u201c Interview by Leyland Cecco, The Guardian.<\/li>\n
  3. 23\/03\/01 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cFor First Time in More Than 50 Years, No Ice Skating on Ottawa\u2019s Canal<\/a>\u201d, Interview by Paul Vieira, Wall Street Journal.<\/li>\n
  4. 23\/03\/01 Kenny, Shawn. Live Radio Interview by James Munroe<\/a>, Afternoon Drive Anchor, CityNews 680.<\/li>\n
  5. 23\/02\/27 \u201cLook at strategies to build the ice early in the season<\/a>.\u201d Live Radio Interview by Sam Laprade, The Sam Laprade Show<\/a>, CityNews 101.1.<\/li>\n
  6. 23\/02\/25 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cFor the First Time in 52 Years, There\u2019s No Skating Through the Capital<\/a>\u201d, Interview by Ian Austen, The New York Times, Canada Letter.<\/li>\n
  7. 23\/02\/24 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cPour la premi\u00e8re fois, la patinoire du canal Rideau n\u2019ouvrira pas<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by Violette Cantin, Le Devoir.<\/li>\n
  8. 23\/02\/16 \u201cSaving the Rideau Canal Skateway: ‘slush’cannons, robots \u2014 and maybe a bit of luck<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by Anne-Marie Lemmolo, Ottawa Citizen\/Sun.<\/li>\n
  9. 23\/02\/17 Kenny, Shawn. Live Radio Interview, Wake Up with Rob Snow<\/a>, CityNews Ottawa 101.1FM.<\/li>\n
  10. 23\/02\/17 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cOttawa\u2019s famous skateway may be closed all winter<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by Anna Kusmer, The World<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  11. 23\/02\/16 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cCanada’s iconic canal ice rink hasn’t frozen this year: What’s going on?<\/a>\u201d, Euronews Green, Rosie Frost, Agence France-Presse.<\/li>\n
  12. 23\/02\/15. Kenny, Shawn. World\u2019s largest skating rink on thin ice as Canada\u2019s warm winter prevents opening<\/a>. Agence France-Presse, The Guardian.<\/li>\n
  13. 23\/02\/15 Kenny, Shawn \u201cHiver trop doux: la patinoire sur le canal Rideau n\u2019ouvrira pas cette ann\u00e9e<\/a>\u201d Agence France-Presse, 24heures.<\/li>\n
  14. 23\/02\/15 Kenny, Shawn \u201cThe world’s largest outdoor rink is melting: Canada’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway may not open this winter for the first time in five decades because mild weather means there’s not enough ice<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by David Averre and AFP, Daily Mail.<\/li>\n
  15. 23\/02\/15 \u201cThe world\u2019s largest outdoor ice rink is closed due to lack of ice<\/a>\u201d, Julia Buckley, CNN.<\/li>\n
  16. 23\/02\/14 \u201cToo warm in Canada: world’s largest ice rink may not open<\/a>\u201d, Interviewed by Mathiew Leiser and Michel Comte, PhysOrg News.<\/li>\n
  17. 23\/02\/10 Kenny, Shawn. Live Radio Interview. Ben O\u2019Hara-Byrne, A Little More Conversation With Ben O\u2019Hara-Byrne<\/a>, Corus\/Global News Radio Network.<\/li>\n
  18. 23\/02\/09 Kenny, Shawn \u201cWill this be the 1st time the Rideau Canal Skateway doesn’t open? The forecast is ‘not looking good’<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by Nelly Alberola, CBC Radio-Canada.<\/li>\n
  19. 23\/02\/06 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cEngineering Ottawa’s Rideau Canal skateway for a changing climate<\/a>.\u201d David Reevely, The Logic.<\/li>\n
  20. 23\/01\/31 Kenny, Shawn, Will the Rideau Canal open at all this year?<\/a>, Bill Carroll, The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll<\/a>, 580 CFRA, Ottawa, Canada.<\/li>\n
  21. 23\/01\/10 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cCBC Answers: How do you freeze the world’s largest skating rink?<\/a>\u201d Interviewed by Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco, CBC Ottawa.<\/li>\n
  22. 23\/01\/13 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cHow the Rideau Canal skating season will survive in a warming world<\/a>.\u201d Isabella O\u2019Malley, The Weather Network.<\/li>\n
  23. 22\/12\/19 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cIce, Ice, Maybe, Boosting the Rideau Canal Skating Season in a Changing Climate<\/a>.\u201d, Interviewed by Dan Rubinstein, Carleton University.<\/li>\n
  24. 22\/03\/25 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cIce Skating at a Rink Is Fun. Gliding Through a Forest? Glorious.<\/a>\u201d Interviewed by Ian Austen, Ottawa Dispatch, NY Times.<\/li>\n
  25. 22\/02\/16 Kenny, Shawn. \u201cTackling Climate Change on the Rideau Canal Skateway<\/a>.\u201d Interviewed by Jo\u00eblle Tourangeau, National Capital Commission.<\/li>\n
  26. 22\/02\/04 Keeping it Cold: A journey to preserve Ottawa\u2019s greatest landmark.<\/a> Algonquin College Journalism Project, Algonquin College.<\/li>\n
  27. 22\/01\/27 Kenny, Shawn. Extending the Life of the Rideau Canal Skateway<\/a>, Interviewed by Annette Goerner, CTV Morning Live Ottawa.<\/li>\n
  28. 22\/01\/21 Kenny, Shawn. How to freeze the Canal longer<\/a>? Robyn Bresnahan, CBC Ottawa Morning.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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