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World Canals Conference 2008

September 14 – 17, 2008
Rideau Canal
National Historic Site of Canada
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

We invite you to attend the World Canals Conference 2008 being held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from September 14 – 17, 2008.

The World Canals Conference brings together canal professionals, enthusiasts and scholars from around the world to study and discuss a variety of topics related to canals.  The focus of the World Canals Conference 2008 will be “Managing Canal Corridors in the 21st Century”.

The 2008 conference will feature Canada’s Rideau Canal, highlighting canal management, stewardship and heritage presentation issues.

The Rideau Canal and its Kingston Fortifications are unique national historic sites built for strategic military purposes at a time when Great Britain and the United States of America vied for control of the North American continent. The Rideau Canal was constructed from 1826-1832. It is the most outstanding surviving example of a slackwater canal system in the world and one of the first designed for steam-powered vessels. It has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The waterway extends 202 km (125 miles) linking communities from Kingston to Ottawa, Canada’s Capital. Conference delegates will have the opportunity to visit both ends of the Rideau Canal and see several unique features along its length.