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EMC news – The Rideau Canal will be open for its full season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving in 2013, according to an announcement from Environment Minister Peter Kent last week. Shortened hours and increased user fees will likely offset the preserved season, although the full details of those changes have not yet been announced. In April, a Parks Canada memo outlined the need for drastic changes to the Rideau Canal’s operations, including cuts to season length, operating hours and staffing, to make up for a $29.2 million budget cut. It was unclear at the time when or how those changes would take affect. A Parks Canada spokesper-
son said at the time that locks services at Parks Canada canals have remained virtually unchanged for the past 25 years, while usage has dropped by about a third. Local representatives immediately spoke out against the changes, citing loss of tourist dollars in towns like Merrickville, Perth and Smiths Falls. Merrickville Mayor Doug Struthers said the “message was clear” that cutting the season would damage local, regional and national economies – and the federal government listened. “In terms of the elect representatives, we saw our opportunity to meet and discuss and influence those who give direction to Parks Canada,” he said. “The powers that be recognized the value of
having a comprehensive assessment, which clearly took place through the consultation process (in the spring and summer).” Struthers said the shortened hours and potentially higher user fees will not impact businesses nearly as much as a lost or shortened season would have. “What we’re hearing from users of the system is that it’s not necessary to have 12 hours a day to utilize the system,” he said. “These were opportunities to look at mitigating not just the cost of operations but mitigating a negative impact on the usage of the canal.” The 2012 season’s hours ranged from six hours per day in off-peak times to 11 hours per day during the busy part of the summer. In 2013, Parks Canada will
continue providing ‘upon arrival’ services throughout the peak summer period, and offer a modified service seven days a week through scheduled lockages in the spring and fall period. It will also “align its hours of operation and personal service offer to better reflect patterns of use, offering between seven and nine hours of service per day,” according to a statement. Gord Brown, MP for LeedsGrenville, also applauded Kent’s announcement. “This is an extremely important announcement for our riding. A shortened season could have been economically devastating for our region,” Brown said in a statement. “I am pleased to note that those consultations bundled in the report that was sent to the minister and discussed with
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