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Rideau Canal

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  • Lower Nicholsons Lock

    Lower Nicholsons Lock

    Moving up the reach to Upper Nicholsons

  • Burritts Rapids on the Rideau River

    Burritts Rapids on the Rideau River

    A private residence overlooking the canal channel.

  • Jones Falls

    Jones Falls

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  • The Great Stone Arch Dam at Jones Falls

    The Great Stone Arch Dam at Jones Falls

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  • Davis

    Davis

    The Rideau Canal enters Sand Lake

  • Davis Lock

    Davis Lock

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  • Kilmarnock Lockstation

    Kilmarnock Lockstation

    Kilmarnock Lock: This lockstation has a single lock with the lowest lift of any lockstation on the Rideau at only 0.7 m (2.2 ft).

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  • The Opinicon Hotel

    The Opinicon Hotel

    The Opinicon Hotel has links to the village of Chaffeys Lock that goes back to the 19th Century. In 2012, after over a century of operation, the resort closed its doors and was put on the block.

  • (Now) Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

    (Now) Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

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  • Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

    Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

    The heritage value of the Rideau Canal Corridor is an ensemble including canal structures, communities, commercial entrprizes, private residences and the natural setting.

  • Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

    Private Residence, Burritts Rapids

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  • The Lock Office across the Turning Basin, Jones Falls

    The Lock Office across the Turning Basin, Jones Falls

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  • Sweeney House, Jones Falls

    Sweeney House, Jones Falls

    Defensible Lockmasters House

  • Butternut Tree on the earthen dam at Davis Lock

    Butternut Tree on the earthen dam at Davis Lock

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  • Davis Lock

    Davis Lock

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  • Kilmarnock Lock

    Kilmarnock Lock

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  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery at Newboro

    Old Presbyterian Cemetery at Newboro

    This cemetery was first used as a burial ground for workers who died during the construction of the canal including 10 members of the Royal Sappers and Miners. Unfortunately, the names of the civilian workers are unknown because the wooden grave markers were lost over time.

  • Opinicon Hotel, Chaffeys Lock on the Rideau Canal

    Opinicon Hotel, Chaffeys Lock on the Rideau Canal

    In 2012, the main building and cottages sitting on some 115 acres of wooded landscape appeared destined to disappear and resume life as a trailer park. This represented a serious loss for the heritage of Chaffeys Lock and indeed, for the entire Rideau Canal.

  • Swing Bridge, Burritts Rapids

    Swing Bridge, Burritts Rapids

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  • Rideau River,  near Upper Nicholsons

    Rideau River, near Upper Nicholsons

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  • Osprey Family

    Osprey Family

    Osprey are a common site along the canal.

  • Flight Locks at Jones Falls

    Flight Locks at Jones Falls

    Jones Falls

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  • The Canal  at Davis Lock looking toward Sand Lake

    The Canal at Davis Lock looking toward Sand Lake

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  • Davis Lock

    Davis Lock

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  • The Newboro Cut

    The Newboro Cut

    This photo shows a portion of the 1.5 km channel that was excavated to link Upper Rideau Lake with Newboro Lake. It turned out to be one of the most difficult challenges in the construction of the canal. The problem: granite. Every meter had to be hand-drilled, packed with black powder and detonated. The rumble was hauled away with wheelbarrows and carts and the hole- drilling would start again. Several civilian contractors went bankrupt in their attempts to do the work. Death and injury from blasting accidents were commonplace and the area was plagued with outbreaks of malaria every summer.

  • A Part of the Landscape of the Opinicon Hotel

    A Part of the Landscape of the Opinicon Hotel

    But the spirits of heritage preservation were alive and well at Chaffeys Lock. The property was purchased by a couple sensitive to the value of the Opinicon Hotel and its place in the larger heritage community. After several years of restoration and rehabilitation work, this grand resort is open again and is an integral part of the Rideau Canal community.

  • Blacksmith Shop, Jones Falls, Rideau Canal

    Blacksmith Shop, Jones Falls, Rideau Canal

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  • Andrewsville Bridge over the Rideau River

    Andrewsville Bridge over the Rideau River

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  • Overflow Dam at Clowes Lock

    Overflow Dam at Clowes Lock

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  • Flight Locks at Jones Falls, Rideau Canal

    Flight Locks at Jones Falls, Rideau Canal

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  • Davis Lock, Defensible Lockmasters House,

    Davis Lock, Defensible Lockmasters House,

    Built 1842

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  • Lockmasters House at Poonamalie

    Lockmasters House at Poonamalie

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  • The "Old Mill" at Chaffeys Lock

    The "Old Mill" at Chaffeys Lock

    In the late 1960s, Chaffeys Lock became the focal point in a heated controversy about saving the heritage character of this 19th Century canal. Chaffeys was slated to undergo a modernization upgrade similar to Newboro. Local residents, many with family ties to the canal going back several generations, undertook a campaign to preserve to the canal.

  • Leaving Chaffeys Lock and heading north toward Indian Lake

    Leaving Chaffeys Lock and heading north toward Indian Lake

    Chaffeys Lock from the Iron Bridge

  • Upper Nicholsons Lockstation, Rideau Canal

    Upper Nicholsons Lockstation, Rideau Canal

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  • Upper Nicholson Lockstation

    Upper Nicholson Lockstation

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  • The canal runs through downtown Ottawa

    The canal runs through downtown Ottawa

    The heritage character of the Rideau Canal is often a study in contrasts.

  • Jones Falls,  Rideau Canal NHS,

    Jones Falls, Rideau Canal NHS,

    The Turning Basin between locks 39 & the flight locks 40-42

  • Davis Lock, Rideau Canal

    Davis Lock, Rideau Canal

    Looking NW toward Lake Opinicon

  • Davis Lock

    Davis Lock

    Where Lake Opinicon links to SandLake

  • Kilmarnock, Lockmasters House

    Kilmarnock, Lockmasters House

    The second story was added in the early 20th Century. A remarkably seamless addition.

  • Poonamalie Lock:  The lock is sitting in the middle of a canal cut that bypasses a shallow meander of the Rideau River.

    Poonamalie Lock: The lock is sitting in the middle of a canal cut that bypasses a shallow meander of the Rideau River.

    The name Poonamalie was given to this lock during construction. The name comes from Poovirundavalli, a town near Chennai (Madras) in India, which served as a garrison town for the British Army. The name was anglicized as Poonamallee and this was the originally spelling for the name of the lockstation. Speculation is that the cedar-lined banks of the Rideau River reminded one of the military men of the Indian garrison town. (Ken Watson)

  • Chaffeys Lock on the Rideau Canal

    Chaffeys Lock on the Rideau Canal

    Local residents initiated an amazing campaign contacting the press and local politicians arguing that the Rideau Canal was a national treasure and rather than destroying the historic structures in the name of modern efficiency the government should be preserving them. More individuals and heritage groups joined the campaign including heritage professionals from Parks Canada. In 1972, the Canadian government transferred jurisdiction of the canal to Parks Canada with the mandate to keep the canal operatioal and to preserve the heritage aspects of the waterway.

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    Chaffeys 09-2018-30

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