Canal stretch reopening to skaters Tuesday

Some cold-weather pain is skaters’ gain.
The National Capital Commission announced Monday that the stretch of the Rideau Canal Skateway between Somerset Street and Hartwells Locks will reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.
But crews still need to keep working overnight, so stay off the ice for now, the NCC said.
The skateway opened for the season Jan. 5 but closed late Jan. 10 due to warm temperatures, rain and heavy snow, which forms an insulating blanket that eats away at the ice surface, the NC