Being Canadian

What it feels like to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal

See what it takes to be a lockmaster on the Rideau Canal, a picturesque chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts joining Kingston and Ottawa. Helping to move a riverboat through the waterway is all in a day’s work for this lockmaster.

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