2016 Rideau Canal National Historic Site – New Boat Cruises Offers
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Rideau Canal National Historic Site
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.
New Boat Cruises Offers
Commencing during the 2016 season, Ottawa Boat Cruises will be offering a new, enhanced and unique cruising experience on the downtown Ottawa portion of the canal. Two new state-of-the-art, purpose-built, eco-friendly electric boats will host visitors and locals alike for day-time tours, special events, sporting events at Lansdowne and dinner and wine cruises.
The locally built boats are the largest certified fully-electric passenger carrying boats in Canada. The first boat, The Queen Elizabeth dr., will commence its operations in time for Canada Day. The second boat, The Colonel By, will be launched in time for the 2017 season.
This new service is the successful result of Parks Canada’s 2015 Request for Proposal for the downtown Ottawa region of the Rideau Canal. This initiative provided businesses with new ideas, the opportunity to be part of the effort to unleash the untapped potential of this unique world class site within the nation’s capital, and is an example of Parks Canada’s commitment to continually improve experiences for visitors to natural and cultural heritage sites.
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