Festival promotes public interaction with Rideau Canal
Patrons can reflect in love affair with city landmark
By Jennifer Pagliaro, The Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA-For the third annual Rideau Canal Festival, it’s all about the love.
“This is the time to take a moment and express why they love the Rideau Canal,” says Michel Gauthier, executive director of the festival, which starts Friday.
A four-foot-tall steel heart art installation — “Love Locks,” created by Saskatoon artist Monique Martin — has been stationed just outside the Bytown Museum at the Ottawa locks at the north end of the canal.
Gauthier says organizers are inviting visitors to the scenic location to express their affection for the UNESCO World Heritage site by securing a metal padlock onto the heart.
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