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Rideau Canal Climate Adaptation Open House - November 5, 2025

Parks Canada invites you to attend an open house launching the Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site.

This initiative is generously supported by Preserving Legacies, an initiative of National Geographic, the Climate Heritage Network, and the International Council on Monuments and Sites. The program works to strengthen community capacity to safeguard cultural and natural heritage in a changing climate—through storytelling, art, science, and traditional knowledge.

Public Open House 

Date: Wednesday, November 5
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Rideau Canal National Historic Site Office - 34 Beckwith St. South, Smiths Falls

Discussion Topics:

  • What is a Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation Plan?
  • How will it be developed?
  • How do we experience climate change on the Rideau Canal?
  • How can we plan and adapt for the future?

Please note: The open house will be conducted in English.

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8:3oam to 4:30pm
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Merrickville, Ontario, K0G 1N0

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Monday - Friday
8:3oam to 4:30pm
Closed daily from 12:00pm to 1:00pm