By Brian Fekete, Ottawa Citizen, May 25, 2014
In a rare move, Parks Canada is temporarily closing more than a dozen
lockstations along the Rideau Canal, including in Ottawa, due to high water
levels, producing headaches for some boaters across the region. The agency
announced Sunday a number of lockstations will be closed to navigation,
effective 4 p.m. on Monday, including: Hog’s Back, Black Rapids, Long Island,
Burritts Rapids, Lower Nicholsons, Upper Nicholsons, Clowes, Merrickville,
Kilmarnock, Edmonds, Old Slys, Smiths Falls Combined & Smiths Falls
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