by David Edwards-May | Oct 23, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Policy
Good news for Canada’s Historic Canals! The length of the navigation season and the hours of operation of Parks Canada’s historic canals will see little changes in the 2013 season. The length of season will remain the same, with some operational...
by David Edwards-May | Jul 25, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Inland water transport, Waterway personalities
Radomir Ječinac reports from Belgrade, Serbia, on the ‘regatta’ (flotilla cruise) organised on the canals and waterways of Serbia in June/July 2012. Remember IWI’s annual World Canals Conference held in Serbia, in the beautiful city of Novi Sad on...
by David Edwards-May | Jul 13, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage, Waterway funding, Waterway restoration
The British Government placed 2000 miles of canals and rivers in trust for the nation, as the new charity, the Canal & River Trust, was launched on July 12. The trust takes over responsibility for the canals of England and Wales from British Waterways, 50 years...
by David Edwards-May | May 29, 2012 | Cultural & industrial heritage
Edo Bricchetti, a member of IWI’s Council and The International Council for Conservation of Industrial Heritage (TICCIH), has been tirelessly defending the priceless heritage of Lombardy’s historic canals, the navigli, working closely with the responsible...
by David Edwards-May | May 2, 2012 | Policy
… and all who use them! Welcome to IWI’s blog! The association, founded in 1995*, aims to raise awareness of the value of navigable rivers and canals in many of the densely-populated regions of the planet. Lobbying for governments’ attention and spending...
