Added Watson’s 2021 Guide to the Rideau Canal.

December 2020 – We’re working very hard on submissions regarding the new proposed management plan for the Rideau Canal. See the Management Planning Page.

Added our Fall/Winter 2020 newsletter to the website.

Added our Spring/Summer 2020 newsletter to the website.

Added the letter we sent to Minister Wilkinson (in charge of Parks Canada) with concerns over the lack of heritage interpretation and public education, the lack of protection for the heritage landscapes of the Rideau Canal and the long overdue creation of a new management plan. See Letter to Minister Wilkinson, February 7, 2020.

We’ve donated our collection of digitized manuscript reports to the website History of Parks Canada Electronic Library, to make these freely available to the public. This website, not affiliated with Parks Canada, is operated by Randall D. Payne, a keen volunteer (in the U.S.) who is simply doing this as a public service, trying to get these valuable reports made available to the public. It’s a great initiative and supports what Friends tries to do (make heritage information available to the public). In December 2019, the board of Friends of the Rideau unanimously agreed to donate the twelve manuscript reports to Randy’s website ParksCanadaHistory.com.

Added our Fall/Winter 2019 newsletter to the website.

Added our Spring/Summer 2019 newsletter to the website.

Added our Fall/Winter 2018 newsletter to the website.

Added our Spring/Summer 2018 newsletter to the website.

Added our Fall/Winter 2017 newsletter to the website.

Added information about the 2017 Rideau Canal Passport, an initiative of Friends of the Rideau. See the 2017 Rideau Canal Passport Page.