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Sunday, June 26, 2016
New eco-friendly electric boat tours for Rideau Canal
A new eco-friendly boat tour program will offer a unique cruising experience for tourists and locals along the downtown portion of the Rideau Canal.
The locally built, state-of-the-art electric boats will host daytime
tours and other special events. The first boat, The Queen Elizabeth
Dr., will begin operations in time for Canada Day. The second, The
Colonel By, will be launched in time for the 2017 season.
The
boats will be in operation following a one-year hiatus, the first time
there were no tours on the canal since 1949 when Paul’s Boat Lines first
launched. The company cancelled tours in the spring of 2015 after it was
unable to reach a long-term lease with Parks Canada.
Great news
for local tourism, jobs and the economy all while helping keep our lakes
clean.
The Queen Elizabeth, a 100 per cent electric vessel to be
operated by Rideau Canal Cruises this spring and summer, is lowered into
the water of the Gatineau River for the first time for testing. (Errol
McGihon/Postmedia)
Courtesy of http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/new-eco-friendly-electric-boat-tours-for-rideau-canal-announced