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On this page you will find downloadable documents. Most are in Adobe PDF (Portable Document File) format. You will require the FREE Adobe reader to view and print these files. It is recommended that you use Adobe PDF Reader version 5 or greater. If you don't have it, just click on the button to go and get it.

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Tours and Guides
Rideau Canal Brochure and Map - note, this is an oversize brochure (8.5" x 19" and 17" x 19"). Use the "fit pages to margins" option in Adobe reader to print this brochure on 8.5" x 11" paper or use the "tile" option to print it on multiple pages at full size.

Rideau Canal Brochure and Map (928K PDF)

Watson's 2008 Guide to the Rideau - This 60 page guide contains several sections of www.rideau-info.com and is designed to be printed out and taken with you on your visit to the Rideau. For more information about the guide see the Watson's 2008 Guide to the Rideau page.

Watson's 2008 Visitors Guide to the Rideau (1.2 Mb PDF)

How A Lock Works Brochure - a brochure produced by Friends of the Rideau all about the workings of a Rideau Lock.

How A Lock Works Brochure (290K PDF)

Dépliant Comment fonctionne une écluse (810K PDF)

Paddling the Rideau Canal - written by Don MacKay of Parks Canada this guide gives tips and hints about canoeing or kayaking the Rideau. Note that a webpage version of this document can be found linked from the Canoeing the Rideau section of this website.

Paddling the Rideau Canal (186K PDF)

Le canal Rideau à la pagaie (188K PDF)

Depot to Dam Trail Walking Tour - a brochure produced by Friends of the Rideau that provides a guided tour from the Depot in Merrickville to the tip of the old dam built in 1830.

Depot to Dam Trail Brochure (411K PDF)

Le Sentier du « Depot » au Barrage (427K PDF)

Jones Falls Lockstation Walking Tour - note, this is an oversize brochure (8.5" x 20"). Use the "shrink oversize pages" option in Adobe reader to print this brochure on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Jones Falls Lockstation Walking Tour (283K PDF)

Visite à pied du poste d'éclusage de Jones Falls (285K PDF)

Ottawa Lockstation Walking Tour - note, this is an oversize brochure (11" x 17"). Use the "shrink oversize pages" option in Adobe reader to print this brochure on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Ottawa Lockstation Walking Tour (226K PDF)

Tip to Tip Trail - Burritts Rapids - note, this is an oversize brochure (9" x 17"). Use the "shrink oversize pages" option in Adobe reader to print this brochure on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Tip to Tip Trail (262K PDF)

Le sentier de l’Île - Français (204K PDF)

Information
Boating Safely - Parks Canada pamphlet for the Rideau Canal and Trent-Severn Waterway with safety information, locking instructions, navigation info, contact information, waterway/lock statistics.

Boating Safely (986K PDF)

Plaisanciers: Pensez Sécurité - Français (925K PDF)

Hours of Operation and Fees - A Parks Canada pamphlet for the Rideau Canal, Trent-Severn Waterway, and Sault Ste. Marie Canal showing the Hours of Operation and Fees.

Hours of Operation and Fees (173K PDF)

Be Rideau Loon Aware - a brochure produced by Friends of the Rideau about problems with watercraft and loon chicks. Hint: print 1st page and then re-insert in printer to print 2nd page on back of 1st page to form a brochure

Be Rideau Loon Aware Brochure (428K PDF)

Bass Out of Season Brochure - a brochure detailing the problems with pre-season poaching of bass. Hint: print 1st page and then re-insert in printer to print 2nd page on back of 1st page to form a brochure

Bass Out of Season Brochure (196K PDF)

"No Bass Fishing" sign - Print it, laminate it, post it.

"No Bass Fishing" sign (58K PDF)

Dock Construction Guidelines - Parks Canada's guidelines to the rules and regulations about constructing, modifying or repairing a dock on or over the Rideau Waterway.

Parks Canada's Dock Guidelines (78K PDF)

Shoreline Stabilization Guidelines - Parks Canada's guidelines to the rules and regulations about stabilizing your shoreline adjacent to the Rideau Waterway.

Parks Canada's Shoreline Stabilization Guidelines (78K PDF)

Boathouse Construction Guidelines - Parks Canada's guidelines to the rules and regulations about constructing, modifying or repairing a boathouse on or over the Rideau Waterway.

Parks Canada's Boathouse Construction Guidelines (95K PDF)

Watch Your Wake - a Parks Canada brochure about the problems, the rules and the solutions for boat wake and wash.

Watch Your Wake brochure (224K PDF)

Attention à votre sillage - Français (96K PDF)

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