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Government of Canada welcomes new eco-friendly electric boat service on the Rideau Canal National Historic Site

| Parks Canada | news releases

For the 2016 season, Ottawa Boat Cruises will be offering a new, eco-friendly and unique cruising experience on the downtown Ottawa portion of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Minister responsible for Parks Canada and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Catherine McKenna, officially launched the tour boat today.


2016 Rideau Canal National Historic Site – New Boat Cruises Offers

| Parks Canada | backgrounders

The Rideau Canal is a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and canals winding 202 km from Kingston, at the head of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, Canada's capital city. The Rideau Canal is a national historic site, a Canadian Heritage River, and a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. Also one of Canada's historic canals, the Rideau is maintained and operated by Parks Canada to preserve and present the canal's natural and historic features, as well as to provide a navigable channel for boaters.


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2025-12-23