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Blue Willow Park

Outdoor skating

Estimatedhasn't been cold enough yet
No confirmed report — it hasn't been cold enough for ice yet.

Community-maintained: volunteers flood it, so it usually opens a week or two after the first cold stretch.

6011 Longleaf Drive, Gloucester

Rink with PuddleA full-size rink, plus a separate small rink for young or beginner skaters.
Ice maintained by the community
Lit for night skating
Daylight until about 4:48pm today
Trailer on site
Boards installed (seasonal)
Supervised
Change room available

Amenity details from City of Ottawa open data (Feb 2019).

Boards on one surface and open puddle ice beside it means hockey and easy-going skating don't have to compete, and with permanent lights plus a supervisor on hand, evenings are fair game. The trailer gives you somewhere to lace up, though there's no washroom, so plan around that — and since the ice is looked after by neighbourhood volunteers, conditions follow the weather closely.

Source: City of Ottawa Outdoor Rinks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.