Cruising the Rideau Canal and Trent-Severn Waterway:  Chad Buchner, Trent-Severn Waterway Manager of Canal Operations and former Lockmaster invites you to travel with confidence as he demystifies navigating the lakes and locks of the Trent-Severn Waterway and Rideau Canal.

CHADBUCHNERChad began his career with Parks Canada as a student at the Peterborough Lift Lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway in 1999. The son of a Lockmaster, he followed in the family tradition when he became the youngest Lockmaster on the Trent-Severn Waterway at the age of 25. He is now Manager of Operations for the Trent-Severn Waterway. Chad balances his career at Parks Canada with an active family life that includes teaching his three young children the art of boating, fishing and in the winter months how to skate while mentoring them in becoming avid Maple Leaf fans!

Members of all local sailing clubs obtain a discount on food purchases by showing a valid club lockmembership card.The kitchen will be open from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., so feel free to join us for a bite and a beer before the talk.

The presentation  will start at 7:30 p.m. Bring yourself. Bring your friends. Attendees are asked to make a donation to support youth sailing.

For the complete Winter Speakers Program, see the  Speakers Series Calendar.

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