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CTV News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Dow's Lake is Ottawa's newest swimming hole
Ottawa Watch The National Capital Commission officially took the plunge Thursday to allow swimming at Dow's Lake. CTV's Tyler Fleming reports.
CTV News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Cool off in Dows Lake! NCC to open new swimming spot in Ottawa on Thursday
The NCC's new recreational dock in the water at Dows Lake. Muskoka chairs have been set up for people to sit. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa) You will be able to go for a swim at Dows Lake this summer. The National Capital Commission will dive into swimming at Dows Lake on Thursday with the opening of a new swimming spot at the recreational dock in the water at Commissioners Park in Ottawa. A media event to launch swimming in Dows Lake will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Swimming had been promoted as a possible option as part of the new recreational dock the NCC opened this summer at Dows Lake. Dows Lake The National Capital Commission unveiled its new recreational dock at Dows Lake. There will be chairs for seating and the dock can be used to access the water by a kayak or paddleboard. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa) The dock includes Muskoka chairs and bike racks, and it's a spot to launch non-motorized watercraft like canoes and kayaks. 'The dock will offer space to relax by the water or launch non-motorized watercraft,' the NCC said on its website in May. 'Pending testing results, swimming may be introduced later in the season as an unsupervised activity.' The dock and safety equipment will cost $240,000. The Dows Lake swimming location is the latest swimming spot operated by the NCC in Ottawa. The NCC River House along the Ottawa River offers swimming, with lifeguards on duty on weekends in June and seven days a week during the summer.
CTV News
22-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Temperatures will be 11 degrees cooler than normal in Ottawa today
The NCC's new recreational dock in the water at Dows Lake. Muskoka chairs have been set up for people to sit. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)
CTV News
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
NCC ‘Summer Zone' returning for 2nd year at newly installed Dows Lake dock
The National Capital Commission's 'Summer Zone' will return this year with a change in location. A floating dock that was installed earlier this month along the shoreline of Dows Lake across from Commissioner's Park will become home to the attraction this year. 'We expect to have lawn games, as well as food and beverage offerings near the dock's location, across from Commissioner's Park, beginning in June,' a spokesperson for the NCC said in an email to CTV News. 'For this year, taking into consideration construction impacts on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway, and the installation of the recreational dock, we decided to try out a new format and location.' The Summer Zone was launched last year between Catherine Street and Somerset Street West on Queen Elizabeth Drive to celebrate the organization's 125th anniversary. The NCC says it proved to be 'very popular with residents and visitors,' with more than 80,000 visits last year. The first edition featured sports, outdoor games, art classes and showcases, food and drink and live music. A new recreational dock opened earlier this month near Lakeside Avenue with Muskoka chairs and bike racks available. The NCC says the dock will be used for launching kayaks and paddleboards, but has said it may open for swimming later this summer. 'The NCC is continuing to enhance the Dow's Lake shoreline with new amenities and activities, and these additions will help create a vibrant and welcoming waterfront experience,' the organization said. Weekend Bike Days are returning this year but without 24-hour use on the QED. The road will be open for active use between Somerset Street to Fifth Avenue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Last year, a section of the Driveway was reserved for active users 24 hours a day in July and August. The Kichi Zībī Mīkan and the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway will also have certain sections open for active use on weekends and holidays. With files from CTV News Ottawa's Ted Raymond and Josh Pringle
CBC
10-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Dows Lake dock welcomes kayakers, paddleboarders and maybe even swimmers
There's a new dock in town. The National Capital Commission this week opened an accessible dock at Dows Lake for rest and recreation. CBC's Giacomo Panico was there for its unveiling.
