New president’s inaugural address to members

Annual General Meeting by videoconference, October 9, 2020 Dear David, members of the IWI Council (and of the General Assembly) I cannot hide the pride that I was nominated to serve as President of Inland Waterways International for the next three...

WCC celebrates China’s Grand Canal

The World Canals Conference at Yangzhou in China, on September 26-28, focused on the heritage potential of canals, and their role in regeneration and renewal.  Guazhou Lock on the earlier Grand Canal south of Yangzhou, just before it enters the Yangtze River....

World Canals Conference success in Syracuse NY

The recent World Canals Conference in Syracuse, NY, was a great success, with more than 350 delegates from 12 countries. I took part in a pre-conference ‘Tour the Towpath’ cycling rally on September 23-24, followed by IWI’s Annual General Meeting on...

Carol Manchester

We are sad to announce that Carol Manchester, an active IWI member for many years, died in Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Monday, February  6, 2017 at the age of 78. She worked for many years at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Corrections Canada before...