It is the second weekend of the National Capital Region's flagship Winterlude winter festival, but unseasonably warm conditions are not looking favourable for some of the festivals mainstay attractions, leaving some festival go-ers disappointed.Heading into the second weekend of Winterlude, ice sculptures on Sparks Street were wrapped up in tarps to help protect them from potentially damaging warm weather. Organizers said they'll be removed Saturday.
Warm temperatures are keeping the Rideau Canal Skateway closed during the second weekend of the National Capital Region's Winterlude festival. Canadian Heritage spokesperson Melanie Brault, whose department organizes Winterlude, said her team has been preparing for these kinds of unpredictable conditions for several years.
"From a visitor experience perspective, this means you actually get to see these beautiful ice carvings come to life in person," she said. "Unfortunately, since we're an on-ice operation only, we have not been able to open since Winterlude started," said Benoit Gatien, director of operations for Capital Skates, which rents skates to people on the canal.
Christopher Burke has had a front row seat to the canal, in all of its conditions, since the 1980s as the general manager at the Canal Ritz restaurant.
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