Government of Canada Invests Nearly $270 Million to Improve the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site

Posted by Ginny Henry | June 30, 2016 | BruceGreySimcoe, Canada, environment, funding, heritage, improvements, National Historic Site, Parks Canada, Simcoe County, Trent-Severn Waterway

Canada's national parks and historic sites belong to all Canadians. They represent the very best that Canada has to offer, and support Canada's tourism industry and local economies.

Ontario Boating Survey

Posted by Ginny Henry | January 27, 2014 | 2014, Boating Ontario, boating trends, BruceGreySimcoe, canals, hockey tickets, lakes, Parks Canada, province, rivers, RTO7, survey, waterways

Boating Ontario has worked with Parks Canada to create and launch a boating survey to understand more about boating trends in Ontario.

Goal of Working Group is to Make Trent-Severn Waterway Self-Sustaining

Posted by Ginny Henry | January 16, 2014 | boaters, BruceGreySimcoe, federal, government, Parks Canada, provincial, recreational, RTO7, self-sustaining, Trent-Severn, waterway

By creating a financially independent Trent-Severn Waterway the working group expects to bring stability to recreational use on the system.

Minister of Environment Replies to Letter of February 25, 2013

Posted by Ginny Henry | May 28, 2013 | 2013, BruceGreySimcoe, letter of February 25, Minister of the Environment, operating, Peter Kent, Rideau, RTO7, RTOs, schedules, Trent-Severn, waterways

The Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent, recently replied to the RTOs' letter of February 25, 2013 regarding cuts in the operating schedules on the Trent-Severn and Rideau waterways.

RTOs Ask Environment Minister to Postpone Cuts to Trent-Severn & Rideau Waterway Operating Schedules

Posted by Alex Hogan | February 27, 2013 | Environment, Minister, Rideau, RTOs, Trent-Severn, waterways

Seven Regional Tourism Organizations have collaborated in requesting action on the Trent-Severn & Rideau waterways, and have succeeded in bringing media attention to the matter.