The sixth annual Heritage Symposium will centre on “Living on the Rideau Canal”.
The event, put on by Heritage Smiths Falls, will be held at the station theatre from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Station Theatre, located at 63 Victoria Ave. in Smiths Falls.
Presenters include:
Manuel Stevens, retired Parks Canada planner for the Rideau Canal;
Fiona McKean, owner of the Opinicon Resort at Chaffey’s Locks;
Ken Watson, author of several books on the Rideau Canal;
Anne-Marie Forcier, former executive director of the Rideau Heritage Route Tourism Association currently operating Rideau Tours at Chaffey’s Locks;
Joe Adams, journeyman’s carpenter, Rideau Canal Gate Shop, Parks Canada.
Admission is $20, or $10 for students.
RSVP at least three or four days before the event scheduled on Oct. 6.
To RSVP, email gsmith@smithsfalls.ca.
