http://www.waterwaysontario.com Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:24:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the seventh consecutive year, Boating Industry Magazine ranks Buckeye Marine at the top... the Top Dealer in Ontario in the magazine's annual Top 100 Dealer Awards.  Buckeye is the only Canadian dealer to rank in the program since it began.  This year's placement puts Buckeye at the top of ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/buckeye-marine-tops-ontario/ Stories from early settlers in Upper Canada mention salmon so thick in the river mouths you could walk on their backs.  Unfortunately overfishing and loss of habitat destroyed the population.  And despite restocking efforts, the fish never caught on again. The problem may have been alewives.  These silver fish of the ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/wild-salmon-return-to-lake-ontario/ [caption id="attachment_3499" align="aligncenter" width="717" caption="New Comfort and Convenience for Skaters on the Rideau"][/caption] Denial works for only so long.  The WaterWays are going to freeze whether we like it or not so let's like it.  The Rideau Canal is getting ready.  In preparation for skaters on the world's largest rink, the ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/new-chalets-on-the-rideau-rink/ Rene Blanchet Yacht Sales has been helping boaters make waves since 1968 Got a boat in mind?  We have contacts across North America and can find one for you. Got a boat to sell?  We have many clients looking to upgrade and are short of good boats to sell... right now.  Get ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/sponsors/boat-trailer-sales/rene-blanchet-yacht-sales/ Mercury Marine's new four-stroke 150 horsepower outboard received an Innovation Award at the International Boatbuilders Exhibition and Conference (IBEX). Improvements that particularly caught the judges' attention were the engine's light weight, fuel efficiency and performance.  Mercury trimmed 24 pounds off the engine, yet it has a 3 litre, four cylinder in ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/mercury-marine-wins-ibex-award/ The Maria Street Swing Bridge will remain closed until November 8 for additional repair work. Alternate routes include the McFarlane Street Bridge, Warsaw Road swing bridge, Hunter Street under the Peterborough Lift Lock, and Lansdowne Street East. Parks Canada says it is committed to completing the work as quickly as possible to ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/maria-street-bridge-closed-in-peterborough/ I haven't been on the Rideau Canal for a few years, now but according to many different sources, it is in a sad state of repair.  This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, visited by people from around the world, yet boaters are saying the infrastructure is crumbling and should ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/repairing-the-rideau/ Make the most of your boat's good looks with clear, crisp, colourful signs from Tonner.  Make them 3D to really stand out! Simple lettering for the license.  More artistic treatments for the transom... or on T-shirts for you and the crew.  Tonner's artists will have lots of creative ideas for you. How ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/sponsors/boat-repairs-sponsors/tonner-signs-show-your-pride/ Giants once walked the earth.  According to one legend the last giant, Kitchi-Kiwana, was carrying a mountain when he tripped and fell.  The mountain shattered and the pieces became the Thirty Thousand Islands.   On Beausoleil Island they say you can also see the indentations made by his shoulders.  When he ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/destinations/30000-islands-where-giants-walked/ Here's a conundrum.  Asian carp will be an extraordinary menace if they become established in the Great Lakes.  Some scientists believe they will not because the waters of the lakes are not suitable for spawning and the right rivers are too far from Chicago where the fish may be arriving. ... http://www.waterwaysontario.com/news/damned-if-you-do/