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What would it take to make the Rideau Canal a destination for swimmers?

This is Ottawa
This is Ottawa
Episode • Apr 22, 2024 • 13m

It’s a popular travel route for pleasure boaters…But not many people dare to dip a toe into the canal, let alone swim. Should they? An 80-year-old triathlete shares how he swam in the canal and lived to tell the tale, and a biologist tells Robyn what’s REALLY in that water. 

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