Rideau Rollers Blog

Roller Skating Events in Ottawa: May 2025
The weather is getting nice, so it's time to get those skates out. Here's our list of upcoming roller skating events in May!☀️ The first Rideau Rollers Trail Skate of...
Roller Skating Events in Ottawa: May 2025
The weather is getting nice, so it's time to get those skates out. Here's our list of upcoming roller skating events in May!☀️ The first Rideau Rollers Trail Skate of...

Pride 2024 Skater Profiles
To celebrate Pride this year we asked Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (OVRD) skaters Red Headed for Trouble (she/her) and BEEF BABY (she/her) what roller derby means to them as queer skaters. Red Headed...
Pride 2024 Skater Profiles
To celebrate Pride this year we asked Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (OVRD) skaters Red Headed for Trouble (she/her) and BEEF BABY (she/her) what roller derby means to them as queer skaters. Red Headed...

RollerCon 2024 Trip Report
We asked Ottawa skater Gloria Guns about her experience attending RollerCon 2024. Here’s her account of 4 days in Las Vegas trying everything the con has to offer. My first year at...
RollerCon 2024 Trip Report
We asked Ottawa skater Gloria Guns about her experience attending RollerCon 2024. Here’s her account of 4 days in Las Vegas trying everything the con has to offer. My first year at...

One year of Rideau Rollers!
This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Rideau Rollers opening in Ottawa’s Chinatown! Opening a retail store in 2023 was a big risk. We’re still dealing with high rents,...
One year of Rideau Rollers!
This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Rideau Rollers opening in Ottawa’s Chinatown! Opening a retail store in 2023 was a big risk. We’re still dealing with high rents,...

Skater Profile - KJ Forman
KJ (they/them) is the artist behind Luck and Lavender Studio. They designed our “Keep on Rollin” shirt as well as some of our best-selling stickers like “Be a Slut, Do Whatever You Want”. This...
Skater Profile - KJ Forman
KJ (they/them) is the artist behind Luck and Lavender Studio. They designed our “Keep on Rollin” shirt as well as some of our best-selling stickers like “Be a Slut, Do Whatever You Want”. This...

Skater Profile - Dave Hardy
Dave Hardy is a long-time quad skater and instructor who is VP of Skates for Ottawa Quad Sessions (OQS). OQS hosts weekly roller discos at Carleton U, and they host special...
Skater Profile - Dave Hardy
Dave Hardy is a long-time quad skater and instructor who is VP of Skates for Ottawa Quad Sessions (OQS). OQS hosts weekly roller discos at Carleton U, and they host special...