Project Construction of French Drains and Armour Stone Retaining Wall, Lion's Club of Merrickville Campground
- Location (Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Ontario)
- Assessment Type: Project on federal lands
- Status: In progress
- Reference Number: 81361
- Last Modified: 2021-03-06
- Relevance: 795.06
- The Lion's Club of Merrickville leases Parks Canada land on the south bank of the Rideau Canal (10 John Street, Merrickville-Wolford) in order to operate a seasonal campground. They are proposing to conduct two projects in order to improve site conditions. (1) There are several areas of the campground where ponding occurs after a rainfall. The proponent proposes to address the issue by creating French drains (rock filled trenches) at each of the three locations where ponding is most ...