Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Rideau Canal 1. World Heritage Property Data 1.6 - Property Manager / Coordinator, Local Institution / Agency 1.1 - Name of World Heritage Property Pamela Buell Rideau Canal Parks Canada Manager of External Relations Eastern Ontario Field Unit 1.2 - World Heritage Property Details Comment State(s) Party(ies) Parks Canada Jewel Cunningham Director, Ontario Canada Waterways Unit P.O. Box 567, 2155 Ashburnham Drive Type of Property Peterborough, Ontario K9J 6Z6 Telephone: +1 (0) 705 750 cultural 4919 Fax: +1 (0) 705 750 4934 Email: [email protected] Identification Number 1221 1.7 - Web Address of the Property (if existing) Year of inscription on the World Heritage List 1. View photos from OUR PLACE the World Heritage 2007 collection 2. Website of the property 1.3 - Geographic Information Table Comment Name Coordinates Propert Buffer Total Inscriptio Please REMOVE: #1. Our Place Please ADD: World Heritage (latitude/longitude y (ha) zone (ha) n year ) (ha) in Canada (Eng) - http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/spm- whs/index.aspx World Heritage in Canada (Fre) - Rideau Canal , 44.994 / -75.765 21427.0 2334.7 23761.8 0 Province of 7 8 5 http://www.pc.gc.ca/fra/progs/spm-whs/index.aspx Ontario Fort Henry, 44.231 / -76.46 23.9 11.88 35.78 0 1.8 - Other designations / Conventions under which the Kingston , Province of property is protected (if applicable) Ontario Comment Fort Frederick, 44.228 / -76.47 3.1 3 6.1 0 Rideau Canal: National Historic Site of Canada (1926) Kingston , Province of Canadian Heritage River (2000) - Rideau River only Ontario Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada Cathcart Tower, 44.225 / -76.454 0.25 9.15 9.4 0 (1939) Note: part of Rideau Canal at Merrickville Lockstation Cedar Island , Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada (1923) Murney Province of Tower National Historic Site of Canada (1930) Kingston Ontario Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada (1989) Shoal 44.229 / -76.478 0.32 1.68 2 0 (designation includes Fort Henry, Murney Tower, Shoal Tower,Kingston , Province of Tower, Cathcart Tower, Fort Frederick) Ontario Murney Tower, 44.222 / -76.49 0.17 2.71 2.88 0 2. Statement of Outstanding Universal Value Kingston , Province of Ontario 2.1 - Statement of Outstanding Universal Value / Total (ha) 21454.8 2363.2 23818.0 Statement of Significance 1 1 Comment Statement of Outstanding Universal Value Inscription year should read 2007 for all components. The Rideau Canal is a large strategic canal constructed for military purposes which played a crucial contributory role in 1.4 - Map(s) allowing British forces to defend the colony of Canada against Title Date Link to source the United States of America, leading to the development of Map 1. Rideau Canal. Nominated property. 01/02/2006 two distinct political and cultural entities in the north of the American continent, which can be seen as a significant stage in human history. 1.5 - Governmental Institution Responsible for the Criterion (i): The Rideau Canal remains the best preserved Property example of a slackwater canal in North America demonstrating the use of European slackwater technology in Rebecca Kennedy North America on a large scale. It is the only canal dating from International Programs, Parks Canada the great North American canal-building era of the early 19th Program Specialist century that remains operational along its original line with Comment most of its original structures intact. Please replace with: Vice President, Heritage Conservation Criterion (iv): The Rideau Canal is an extensive, well and Commemoration Directorate Parks Canada Agency 25, preserved and significant example of a canal which was used rue Eddy, étage/floor 5 K1A 0M5 Gatineau Canada for a military purpose linked to a significant stage in human Telephone: +1(819) 994-1808 Fax: +1 (819) 934-1115 history - that of the fight to control the north of the American continent. The nominated property includes all the main elements of the original canal together with relevant later changes in the shape of watercourses, dams, bridges, fortifications, lock Page 1 Thursday, January 14, 2016 (4:22:29 PM CET) Periodic Report - Section II-Rideau Canal World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Rideau Canal stations and related archaeological resources. The original plan of the canal, as well as the form of the channels, has remained intact. The Rideau Canal has fulfilled its original dynamic function as an operating waterway without interruption since its construction. Most of its lock gates and sluice valves are still operated by hand-powered winches. All the elements of the nominated area (canal, associated buildings and forts) are protected as national historic sites under the Historic Sites and Monuments Act 1952-3. A buffer zone has been established. Repairs and conservation of the locks, dams, canal walls and banks are carried out directly under the control of Parks Canada. Each year one third of the canal's assets are thoroughly inspected by engineers. A complete inventory thus exists of the state of conservation of all parts of the property. A Management Plan exists for the canal (completed in 1996 and updated in 2005), and plans are nearing completion for Fort Henry and the Kingston fortifications. The Canal Plan is underpinned by the Historic Canals Regulations which provide an enforcement mechanism for any activities that might impact on the cultural values of the monument. 2.2 - The criteria (2005 revised version) under which the property was inscribed (i)(iv) 2.3 - Attributes expressing the Outstanding Universal Value per criterion The Rideau Canal is a masterpiece of human creative genius, in its concept, design and engineering. The slackwater system is shown by 74 dams, 47 locks at 24 lockstations, using dams and embankments to create lakes to serve as reservoirs. This outstanding example of a technology ensemble, illustrates a significant stage in human history, reflected in the strategic military route to connect Montreal to Lake Ontario, and the associated dams, bridges, fortifications, lockstations and archaeology. 2.4 - If needed, please provide details of why the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value should be revised n/a 2.5 - Comments, conclusions and / or recommendations related to Statement of Outstanding Universal Value n/a 3. Factors Affecting the Property 3.14. Other factor(s) 3.14.1 - Other factor(s) Page 2 Thursday, January 14, 2016 (4:22:29 PM CET) Periodic Report - Section II-Rideau Canal World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Rideau Canal 3.15. Factors Summary Table 3.15.1 - Factors summary table Name Impact Origin 3.1 Buildings and Development 3.1.1 Housing 3.1.2 Commercial development 3.1.4 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 3.1.5 Interpretative and visitation facilities 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure 3.2.1 Ground transport infrastructure 3.2.5 Underground transport infrastructure 3.3 Services Infrastructures 3.3.2 Renewable energy facilities 3.3.4 Localised utilities 3.4 Pollution 3.4.2 Ground water pollution 3.4.3 Surface water pollution 3.7 Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3.7.3 Temperature 3.7.6 Water (rain/water table) 3.8 Social/cultural uses of heritage 3.8.2 Society's valuing of heritage 3.8.6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 3.9 Other human activities 3.9.1 Illegal activities 3.9.2 Deliberate destruction of heritage 3.10 Climate change and severe weather events 3.10.1 Storms 3.10.2 Flooding 3.10.3 Drought 3.10.6 Temperature change 3.10.7 Other climate change impacts 3.11 Sudden ecological or geological events 3.11.2 Earthquake 3.11.5 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 3.11.6 Fire (widlfires) 3.13 Management and institutional factors 3.13.1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3.13.3 Management activities Legend Current Potential Negative Positive Inside Outside 3.16. Assessment of current negative factors 3.16.1 - Assessment of current negative factors Spatial scale Temporal scale Impact Management Trend response 3.1 Buildings and Development 3.1.1 Housing localised on-going minor high capacity static Page 3 Thursday, January 14, 2016 (4:22:29 PM CET) Periodic Report - Section II-Rideau Canal World Heritage Centre Periodic Report - Second Cycle Section II-Rideau Canal Spatial scale Temporal scale Impact Management Trend response 3.1.4 Major visitor accommodation and restricted one off or rare minor high capacity static associated infrastructure 3.2 Transportation Infrastructure 3.2.1 Ground transport infrastructure restricted intermittent or sporadic significant high capacity increasing 3.2.5 Underground transport infrastructure restricted one off or rare insignificant high capacity static 3.3 Services Infrastructures 3.3.2 Renewable energy facilities restricted intermittent or sporadic minor high capacity increasing 3.3.4 Localised utilities restricted one off or rare minor high capacity static 3.4 Pollution 3.4.2 Ground water pollution localised intermittent or sporadic minor medium capacity decreasing 3.4.3 Surface water pollution localised intermittent or sporadic minor low capacity decreasing 3.7 Local conditions affecting physical fabric 3.7.3 Temperature widespread on-going minor high capacity static 3.7.6 Water (rain/water table) widespread on-going minor high capacity static 3.8 Social/cultural uses of heritage 3.8.6 Impacts of tourism / visitor / widespread on-going minor medium capacity increasing recreation 3.9 Other human activities 3.9.1 Illegal activities