Rideau Canal
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Source: Yahoo News Canada
The Rideau Canal is a remarkable engineering project consisting of a network of channels, dams, and locks connecting Ottawa to the Cataraqui River at Kingston. It was constructed between 1826 and 1832 under Lt.-Col. John By, an English military engineer, to provide an alternative waterway to the vulnerable St. Lawrence River during the post-War of 1812 period. The canal established Bytown (now Ott
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Yahoo News Canada
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Original status | completed |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Rideau Canal is a remarkable engineering project consisting of a network of channels, dams, and locks connecting Ottawa to the Cataraqui River at Kingston. It was constructed between 1826 and 1832 under Lt.-Col. John By, an English military engineer, to provide an alternative waterway to the vulnerable St. Lawrence River during the post-War of 1812 period. The canal established Bytown (now Ottawa) as an important transportation hub between Montreal and the Great Lakes. |
Original sector | Infrastructure |
Location
Country | Canada |
State | Ontario |
City | Ottawa |
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Source | Yahoo News Canada |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-05-13 |
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