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Rideau Canal opens up for the boating season on Friday

Casey Kenny
By Casey Kenny

You can include heading out onto the Rideau Canal as part of your Victoria Day long weekend plans.

Parks Canada says the boating season on the UNESCO World Heritage site begins Friday and will continue until Thanksgiving weekend in October.

They say over one million visitors enjoy the canal every year.

The canal connects Kingston to Ottawa and you can find the hours it will be open for boaters on the Parks Canada website.

This year marks the 195th navigation season on the canal.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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