Plouffe Park
Outdoor skating
Community-maintained: volunteers flood it, so it usually opens a week or two after the first cold stretch.
930 Somerset Street West, Ottawa
Amenity details from City of Ottawa open data (Feb 2020).
With permanent lights, seasonal boards and someone on duty, this is the kind of place you can drop in for a game after dark, while the puddle rink beside it leaves room for anyone still finding their feet. The community centre means you can lace up indoors and use a washroom, though there's no accessible access, and the ice is looked after by volunteers rather than the city — so conditions follow the weather and whoever's out there with a hose.
Source: City of Ottawa Outdoor Rinks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.