What would it take to make the Rideau Canal a destination for swimmers?

• 10 months ago
• Radio
• Duration 12:54

It’s a popular travel route for pleasure boaters…But not many people dare to dip a toe into the canal, let alone swim. Should they? An 80-year-old triathlete shares how he swam in the canal and lived to tell the tale, and a biologist tells Robyn what’s REALLY in that water.