AGENDA
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Supper
7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Reception: “Meet the Lockmaster” Night
Cash Bar (Beer and Wine)
Monday, September 17
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Conference Opening
9:15 a.m. Welcome from John Bonser, Rideau Canal
Welcome from Don Warren, Friends of the Rideau
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Restoration of Historic Canals:
- experiences on the Rideau Canal and the European Canals
- J.J. Brown, Alex A.M.C. Naudts
11:30 a.m. Urban Setting Tour
- Tour of Ottawa Locks recently restored
- Tour of the Historic Bytown Museum located at Ottawa Locks in the oldest stone building in the city
- Cruise the Rideau Canal in an urban setting: the heart of Ottawa
- Smiths Falls; tour of the Rideau Canal Museum
- David Ballinger, Northern Area Manager
6:00 p.m. Arrive Opinicon Hotel
7:30 p.m. Show and Tell
9:00 p.m. The Spirit of the Rideau
- Ghost Walk at Jones Falls
- Kevin Fox and the Interpretation Staff
Tuesday, September 18
9:00 a.m. Broadening Your Constituency (through Ceremonies and Celebrations)
- a variety of experiences from both Canal and the community/volunteer perspective
- Jeanne Hughes, Marian Stranak, John Bonser
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Three Scenarios for Interpretation:
- the Trent Severn Waterway, the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area and the Rideau Canal
- John Good, Rory Robinson, Judith Sutherland
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. Rural Setting Tour
- Tour Jones Falls complete with period animation and demonstations
- Cruise the Rideau from Chaffeys to Jones Falls, the rural heart of the corridor
- David Sadler, Southern Area Manager
5:00 p.m. Return to Hotel
6:30 p.m. Banquet: Dr. R. Legget
9:00 a.m. Researching Your Canal Through Archaeology and Oral Histories
- Larry Turner, Caroline Phillips
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Day to Day on Historic Canals
- Management issues of three different types of Canals: recreation/conservation, recreation/commercial, operating/non-operating.
11:30 a.m. Wrap-up
12:00 noon Conference closes and Lunch