Rideau Canal

I only mention that because the moon over Flin Flon tonight is a waxing gibbous, and waxing is exactly what these two teams have been doing to each other since 1967.

Now, the Rideau Canal froze early that year, and my father always said October is a hot playoff race, and he was a man who has never lost an argument at a legion hall, which brings us, as everything eventually does, to the power play, where tonight's home side is running a 31%, or roughly the same success rate as my attempts to grow tomatoes in Red Deer.

Anyway, the puck's about to drop.

Boys are ready, and somewhere here in Peggy's Cove, a lighthouse keeper is trying to turn the lights on.

And there's still a fair bit of snow on the ground.

And I was showing her along the Rideau canal and all of a sudden out of the blue, I had this urge to go to Parliament Hill.

And I said, Hey, do you want, do you want to go see Parliament Hill? And she said, sure.

You know, she's from Alberta.

okay

go ahead norman

okay i gotta tell you this is this is funny and this is why major general american major general in the army called me and this this is divine mischief okay so every day I walk along the Rideau Canal and I listen to podcasts, right? Just something to listen to while I'm walking.

And I'm listening to this one podcast and it's about processed cheese of all things.

Today is the 200th anniversary of the founding of Bytown, the settlement that eventually became Ottawa.

The city is celebrating Ottawa 200 Day with block parties, military boat races along the Rideau Canal, and an all-night art festival.

Transit and commuter train service across the city is free for the entire weekend to mark the occasion.

And that is The World This Hour.

Well, we end tonight with a truly Canadian story.

You may know the Rideau Canal has a series of locks, raising or lowering the water levels to allow boats to go up or down the river.

And as it turns out, it's not just boats.

Leslie Lehman teaches at an international school in Merrickville, Ontario, right along the banks of the canal.

Oh my gosh, it was very exciting in Merrickville.

Uh, one of our teachers came in around 8:00 this morning and let us know that a moose had fallen into the Rideau Canal.

Yep, a moose.

It was unable to climb the high stone walls, and was in danger of drowning.

Uh, Poppy.

Which Canadian city is home to the Rideau Canal?

Uh, Quebec City.

Which fruit has varieties called Bosc and Anjou?

Ottawa.

Ottawa.

Home to the Rideau Canal.

Ottawa, of course.