Talk:Rideau River

Latest comment: 6 years ago by 198.103.104.11 in topic Correction about blasting

Correction about blasting

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The City of Ottawa no longer uses explosives to help speed up the spring clearing. Grandma Roses (talk) 20:38, 7 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Yes it does now. 198.103.104.11 (talk) 19:27, 6 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

French name of the river

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'Rideau' means just 'curtain', not 'curtain of water.' The name is attributed to Samuel de Champlain. http://www.rideau-info.com/canal/history/rideau-route/hogsback.html Grandma Roses (talk) 20:48, 12 July 2014 (UTC)Reply