Canada

CA-1068352

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Skating the Rideau Canal is a favorite winter pastime for visitors and resident alike. 

Received on 7 Feb, 2921

Sent by Stewart ( Ottawa Ontario )

CA-464803

Whistler, Canada's Natural Beauty

Whistler Village in winter is now North-America's leading ski resort. 

Received on 24 Sep, 2014

Sent by Marion ( Regina, Saskatchewan )

Crizzly Plaza in the heart of Revelstoke's historic downtown

Sent by George on 8 Feb, 2017 from Revelstoke, British Columbia

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Happy New Year from Canada

Received on 28 Dec, 2021

Sent by Mia (Toronto, Canada)

 

Ottawa

The joy of winter on Rideau Canal in Ottawa

From KarenNfld in St. John's, Newfoundland 

Distance: 4,742 km

Travel time: 8 days

The Rideau Canal connects the city of Ottawa on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston on Lake Ontario. It is 202 kilometres in length. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures intact, operated by Parks Canada. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Rideaun kanava on kanava, joka yhdistää Ottawan kaupungin Ottawa-jokeen ja edelleen Kingstoniin Ontariojärven rannalla. Kanava avattiin 1832 ja se käyttää edelleen monia alkuperäisiä rakennelmiaan. Kanavajärjestelmässä käytetään hyväkseen jokia ja järviä. Se on Pohjois-Amerikan vanhin yhtämittaisesti toiminnassa ollut kanavajärjestelmä ja se listattiin vuonna 2007 UNESCON maailmanperintöluetteloon.