The Engineering Marvel Built to Defend Against Americans - The Grisly History of the Rideau Canal
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- Canadiana explores the grisly history of the Rideau Canal, a popular tourist attraction in Ottawa and marvel of human engineering from the early 1800s.
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Clarifications:
*While by today’s standards the working conditions during the construction of the Rideau Canal seem especially horrific, it was generally on par with engineering projects of a similar scale during the time period. Care was taken to prevent accidents, and any that did occur were subject to inquiry and documented to avoid repeat. Still, it was hard, dangerous work in an era before many of the fail safes we have today, and every life lost is a tragedy that might have been prevented. May we remember the workers and their sacrifice; the blood and sweat that poured into every inch of the Rideau Canal.
*There is no definitive number of worker deaths due to lack of complete records, particularly lack of records for the vast majority of deaths due to disease, but the best estimate is that at least 1000 workers were killed during the construction.
Rideau Canal History:
For more incredible history of the Rideau Canal, we strongly encourage you to check out this excellent website by Ken Watson: www.rideau-info.com/canal/his...
The “Tales of the Rideau” page is particularly interesting, with a mix of factual and ghost tales! (Direct link to the tales page: www.rideau-info.com/canal/tal...)
Colonel John By:
Col. John By, who led the construction, is recognized as one of the greatest engineers of early Canada. But in his lifetime, he was never properly recognized for the incredible feat that was the Rideau Canal. The 200km canal was built in just 5 working summers, without the aid of modern construction equipment, yet despite this achievement Colonel By returned to England only to be criticized by the Treasury Board. He died just three years later. Today, there are several monuments to Colonel By, including the statue we see in the episode and the ByWard Market area of Ottawa.
Alternate theory for the Duke of Richmond’s death (bonus story at the end of the episode):
For nearly 200 years, there were only whispers about the controversy surrounding the Duke of Richmond’s death by rabies. That is, until Dr. Hugh Whitney, a veterinarian, medical historian, and leading Canadian expert on rabies stepped forward to contest the long-standing theory. While it’s no longer possible to know for certain what killed Charles Lennox, the 4th Duke of Richmond, you can read more about the debate here: www.historicalsocietyottawa.c...
Ottawa Tourism:
The Rideau Canal is a beautiful place to visit! History, nature, physical activity, pleasure boating-there’s something for everyone! We encourage you all to visit this spectacular National Historic Site meticulously maintained by Parks Canada. parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/ri...
Malaria:
Malaria has been an infectious disease, spread by a parasite carried by mosquitoes, for over 50, 000 yrs all over the globe. It’s been humanity’s greatest enemy from Ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire to now-killing hundreds of thousands each year.
Not all mosquitoes can carry malaria, but the one that does-the Anopheles species-lives in both tropical areas known for malaria, and in colder latitudes. They inhabit regions as varied as the Philippines, Southern Ontario, Madagascar, Russia, and Brazil-they are everywhere. But the parasite is not…anymore.
Peruvians had been using the bark of a tree to treat malaria for thousands of years, and when the Spanish invaded in the 1600s they brought the remedy back to Europe. Today, we call it Quinine--which doesn't just treat malaria, it prevents it.
Soon, British soldiers in India were mixing drinks with it (it had a bitter taste). In fact, Quinine, mixed with water, sugar, lime, and gin was their go-to-and that’s how the gin and tonic was born.
Today, we don’t typically prevent malaria with quinine, due to its side-effects, but we do have vaccines.
Malaria was eventually eradicated from the United States in 1951 after a massive campaign over multiple years-similarly it was eradicated in Canada and most of Europe in the same era. Before then, it was a killer like any other disease, but it peaked in its spread and lethality in the 1800s.
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00:00 Intro: Death on the Rideau Canal
01:44 War of 1812
02:26 The Idea
03:17 Duke of Richmond
05:04 Colonel John By
05:52 Death and Malaria
07:18 Bytown to Ottawa
08:44 Bonus Story
Thank you to everyone who has watched Season 3 so far, and thank you to our Patrons for making it possible! The series simply wouldn't exist without you.
Just to be extra clear, this episode is not the second half of our Civil War two-parter. That episode is still a ways off since it is filled to the brim with animation. However, this episode is intentionally linked to the Civil War eps-we decided to make it as a sort-of tangential tie-in. All of the episodes focused on National Historic Sites have some sort of thematic connection to the larger episodes!
MALARIA:
If you are surprised to hear of Malaria being in Canada, so were we! That’s the main reason we were inspired to make this episode. Here’s a brief summary of what we learned about its history:
Malaria has been an infectious disease, spread by a parasite carried by mosquitoes, for over 50 thousand years. It can spread wherever the habitat is best for mosquitoes-humid, warm, and wet. Places like swamps, lakes, anything with standing water. It’s been humanity’s greatest enemy from Ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire to now-killing hundreds of thousands each year. Before we knew that mosquitoes carried it, we already associated malaria with swamps-the word comes from the Italian words for “bad air.”
So why isn’t malaria still a problem in Canada, the U.S., and most of Europe?
The short answer: we eradicated it with medical treatments and prevention.
Not all mosquitoes can carry malaria, but the one that does-the Anopheles species-lives in both tropical areas known for malaria, and in colder latitudes. They inhabit regions as varied as the Philippines, Southern Ontario, Madagascar, Russia, and Brazil-they are everywhere. But the parasite is not…anymore.
Indigenous Peruvians had been using the bark of a tree to treat what seems to have been malaria for thousands of years, and when the Spanish invaded in the 1600s they brought the remedy back to Europe. Today, we call it Quinine. And Quinine didn’t just treat malaria, it helped prevent it.
Soon, British soldiers in India were mixing drinks with it (it had a bitter taste). In fact, Quinine, mixed with water, sugar, lime, and gin was their go-to-and that’s how the gin and tonic was born.
Today, we don’t typically prevent malaria with quinine, due to its side-effects, but we do have vaccines. If you’ve ever taken a trip to sub-saharan Africa, or a tropical locale known for malaria, you’ll have been offered the vaccine.
Malaria was eventually eradicated from the United States in 1951 after a massive campaign over multiple years-similarly it was eradicated in Canada and most of Europe in the same era. Before then, it was a killer like any other disease, but it peaked in its spread and lethality in the 1800s-in our case, best exemplified during the construction of the Rideau Canal. Humans can transmit it to mosquitoes and vice versa.
Humanity’s battle with malaria is just that, a battle. We have fortunately fought it back from global dominance, and continue to try to eradicate it in the territories where it remains, but it requires concerted effort in prevention of bites, medical treatments, and general surveillance of cases.
We hope this has answered a few questions we’ve seen popping up!
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LOL invaders driven across the border? you are hilarious - or did you forget during the 1700s it was NEW FRANCE and canada tribes and settlers came SOUTH down to all FORMALLY French lands in what is now the American Midwest and as far south as present-day Louisiana. you are so ignorant you don't know the DNA from these people groups are mixed.
YOUR PERSONAL HATE for Americans taints this story.
YOU should have just told the story without your liberal narrative
GET OUT OF THIS LINE OF WORK - YOU SUCK AT IT
Hi Canadiana team. I was wondering if you're okay with other RUclips channels reacting to your content? I know of some that have a million subscribers or more, but I'd like to make sure it's okay with you first before I make any suggestions.
It could help to get the word out, especially in the U.S. I know it's been recommended and at least one channel said they wouldn't react to it because the quality was so good they were sure they were going to get a copyright strike (so great job!)
If it sounds a bit out there, and you want to look into the "power of RUclips" check into the story of Ren. He's an independent artist out of the U.K. (but is living here in Canada for medical treatments). He works with reactors as a partnership, and his online fanbase is so large now that we managed to get his newest album to number one on the U.K. mainstream charts and top 10 in 22 countries.
P.S. I absolutely love this channel. Thank you so much for the incredible work you do. It's a shame it hasn't been getting the attention it deserves.
@@TheeSlickShadyYou should know that a LOT of our boys came back from Viet Nam with Malaria, just FYI.
@@b.w.6535 Thanks for asking! It's not a question we've ever been asked before. We have noticed a couple of episodes have been re-uploaded in reaction videos, and it seemed relatively harmless. In fact, it was kind-of cool to see. We especially enjoyed an Australian RUclipsr who reacted to our Newfoundland Dog episode!
Our stance on reaction videos has basically been: it's not something we expected to see happen so we haven't given it much thought, nor do we think we have any sort-of control over others making them with our episodes. That is, as long as the reaction videos follow the typical style we've seen: where the reactor contributes some form of additional commentary, adding some editorial value to it. If episodes are just re-uploaded whole-cloth, with no real commentary, we'd probably not be as laid-back.
Canadiana is a channel that hangs by a thread at all times, it's nowhere close to being self-sustaining. It's nearly ended about a dozen times in 7 years. We've had to fight tooth and nail to keep it going. For the vast majority of the channel's history it has relied almost entirely on volunteering our time without any financial compensation--literal years worth. We also put a lot of our own resources into it beyond the support we've received through funding applications and Patreon. Whether it's going through the painful process of paying ludicrous licensing fees for archival footage and photography, software, gear, etc, etc. And it's been a long road to get to episodes like Civil War and Rideau doing well. For years we worked ourselves to the bone for episodes to be seen by thousands of people, not tens of thousands.
All that is to say: we aren't opposed to anything that could help the channel grow, because we love getting to take part in sharing Canadian history, but it would probably break our hearts if a re-upload on a reaction channel had more viewership than an episode released on our own. But we are a RUclips channel, so we are aware of the genre of reaction videos and don't have a problem with them as a concept.
Thank you for asking us! And we hope you enjoy the rest of the season!
Help. American trapped in the Canadian part of RUclips. Can’t stop watching.
Quick..spit out the maple syrup and eat some apple pie!
While you're there do some manifest destinying. We'll take over this continent yet.
😂😂😂😂😂
Just say "Eh" and they'll be convinced you're one of them
Cmon man you know we are not supposed to know anything about other countries.
I always thought the Rideau Canal was built for commercial purposes (like the Erie Canal). It wasn't until i visited Fort Henry in Kingston last year that I learnt it was built for military purposes and it made perfect sense considering the US is just on the other side of the river. Up until this video, I also had no idea we had malaria in Canada!
The presence of malaria is why we made the episode, it shocked us too!
There's are two ties ins to Manitoba. First the provincial bird. The mosquitoe.
(😂) second the battle for the world's longest naturally frozen skating trail.
Winnipeg along the Red River from the where the Seine River empties in it. Up to the Forks where the Assiniboine River empties into the Red River.
Vs The Rideau Cannal.
However as the rivers are natural in origin and the Canal is not, the term naturally frozen is debatable.
The Canal does not naturally exist.
Ergo freezing is irrelevant.
Also I enjoy the irony of discussing winter ice and mosquitoes.
Mark Twain was credited with saying that throughout his travels though he enjoyed the journey he missed the mud and mosquitoes of the Mississipi. Until he got to Winnipeg.
It wasn't until this video that I realized how much of the canal is man made. I thought almost all of it was natural and then added onto in several places allow for ships to pass through.
@drclawm.a.d.2413 ‘
First the provincial bird. The mosquitoe…. . ‘
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Don’t you mean FLORIDA?
@@Canadiana I didn't believe it, but I Googled it and sure enough, some workers likely had Malaria when they arrived and then the local Anopheles mosquitoes transmitted it between workers who were living in close quarters near a swamp.
Visited Ottawa years back and heard a fact about the canal that it takes thousands of cars off the road every winter. When it freezes you can skate up the canal into Ottawa. I've been jealous of that commute ever since then.
It is such a joy to skate too!
This documentary is so well made it deserves to also be shown on PBS and its Canadian equivalent - in fact, I thought it WAS originally a TV documentary. The production values are high and the narration is as professional as it gets. Bravo! Time to join Patreon!
Thank you so much! We haven't been able to attract a broadcaster to this point, but we strive to get better with every episode/season in terms of production value. Maybe one day!
@@Canadianayou created a wonderful documentary.. this is 9th-10th level content.. I think the reason why you are not getting any TV, PBS, is because you don’t have enough DEI, CRT, bias… if you mentioned that the Irish were treated worse than Black slaves you would be completely banned…
Getting PBS or CTV involved would only ruin it by injecting the political or social biases of those networks. Better to support it directly and let them keep all the glory AND independence of spirit.
As it is written in Historical Documents, The Invasions into Canada did not start The War of 1812. The Invasions happened after the War was declared against Great Britain.
“In Britain’s effort to control the world’s oceans, the British Royal Navy encroached upon American maritime rights and cut into American trade during the Napoleonic Wars. In response, the young republic declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812. The two leading causes of the war were the British Orders-in-Council, which limited American trade with Europe, and impressment, the Royal Navy’s practice of taking seamen from American merchant vessels to fill out the crews of its own chronically undermanned warships. Under the authority of the Orders in Council, the British seized some 400 American merchant ships and their cargoes between 1807 and 1812. Press gangs, though ostensibly targeting British subjects for naval service, also swept up 6,000 to 9,000 Americans into the crews of British ships between 1803 and 1812. Some of the impressed sailors were born in British possessions but had migrated to the United States, while many others had attained citizenship that was either in question or simply could not be documented.
With only 16 warships, the United States could not directly challenge the Royal Navy, which had 500 ships in service in 1812. Instead, the new nation targeted Canada, hoping to use the conquest of British territory as a bargaining chip to win concessions on the maritime issues..”
so your saying its higher quality 🥰
Great video! When you started to say "one person died for every 2..." I was like, oh that's a lot, one person dying for every 2KM. And when you finished your sentence "for every 200 METERS" I was flabbergasted.
It certainly chills you as you walk along the canal in person!
@@CanadianaThat's CPR numbers. I was shocked.
First time seeing a video on this channel, the quality of the video editing, the explanations, and the transitions are top-notch! I'm learning things I didn't know about my country, keep up the good work! I'm subscribing right away and can't wait to see the content you offer on your channel 😁
When we hear of the working conditions such as in this project we tend to wonder why the workers would put up with such. Why not just go home? You have to realize that often times what they had at home was no better. Working on the canal at least they could eat.
I'd bet that it was 20 people per meter for the Great Wall of China.
I'm so glad that the algorithm recommended this channel to me! As a Canadian I never knew so much about the history of our great country. You are deserving of so many more subscribers! The production quality of your videos and storytelling is top-notch 😘🤯
Thank you so much for those kind words, we hope you enjoy the rest of the season!
"Great" is a little bit of a stretch for a British Colony that no one on the world stage even acknowledged as a real, sovereign Country.
Moose storage and Eskimos. That's the only thing people outside of Canada think when they hear the word "Canada".
Bear shit. Lots and lots of bear shit too.
"Most fresh water in the world" is definitely great, nature is incredible but I can see where you're coming from in saying
Yes, its always amazing and eye opening to learn a 360 degree view of history. I wish american history books would require all opposing perspectives to be accurately reflected rather than just agenda history. This video was enlightening.
@@joeyvanostrand3655What makes a country great? Fighting for profit wars by sending your poor people off to poor countries with stores of natural resources that can be exploited? Letting the already rich profit off the deaths from those wars through the control of these resources and arms sales? Setting up new governments after these wars that further the river of money flowing into these rich and powerful peoples pockets? How about a country who set the foundation of their power through the labor and trade of slaves? Would that make them great? How about if the country was dumb enough to elect one of those rich people, then get sick of him and elect someone marginally better. After the rich loser loses, he convinces the dumbest 30% of this country he got cheated, never presenting any evidence, and the dumbest 30% cry and complain loud enough that he gets a chance to run again? Would that make a country great? Or is it a bunch of ignorant folks waving flags that makes a country great?
Im simply an american interested in historical infrastructure, with only a few canadians as internet friends, and the algorithm bestowed this gem upon my reccomended. My history books were always filled with marvels that Americans built, and lavishing their long term functionality, but i gotta respect the strategic canal that links the tip of the canadian shield to the capitol, subbed!
Thanks for watching! You might be interested in our episode about the Alaska Highway too!
Love seeing all the Ottawa area landmarks as you tell this story. There's so much history to be appreciated
I never knew that Malaria was ever present in Canada. Fascinating. Thank you creators!
Me neither. I was shocked to hear that.
Ya it’s the reason the Royal Victoria Hospital is built on Mount Royal .. mosquitoes lived at lower elevations so the hospital was built on the highest ground
Does anyone know how the mosquitoes were irradicated? If so why don’t they do it everywhere.
@@218philip I believe they’d spray stagnant water sources in and around communities and eventually malaria treatments like quinine were discovered … gin and tonic water came about from this as tonic water was essentially quinine water carbonated and it was taken to avoid malaria and the gin (considered a sweeter alcohol) covered the taste… it’s my preferred travel drink
@@218philip DDT was largely responsible for wiping out malaria in North America and several other developed nations. The chemical was banned worldwide before everyone was able to take advantage of it due to its significant effects on ecosystems; it's toxic to a wide range of creatures and bioaccumulates as you go up the food chain from those creatures.
Love this channel! I'm a tour guide for cities all over the US and Canada and I love to hear your perspective of stuff I have been speaking of for years!
Canadiana may not exist if not for its creators being inspired by tour guides across the country in our younger years. We may as well dedicate the series to tour guides. You do incredible work that deserves all the recognition. And we look forward to chatting up the next tour guide we meet! The Parks Canada National Historic Site tour guides were fantastic to us on our shoots.
In 2020 I kayaked the Canal as part of a much larger trip. This is by far the best representation I've seen to cover what is one of the most beautiful places in Canada.
That is an incredibly kind thing to say, thank you!
I just got back from a bike along the Rideau Canal. It’s a true Canadian gem. It would be a major undertaking even in this day and age with modern construction equipment, to imagine it was constructed by hand in the 1800’s with such precision and in the treacherous environment is nothing short of epic. Great video! Love all your content keep it up!
I can’t see a project like that being done in the US or Canada these days. Just the legal, PR, and GR would triple the cost and time before you put a shovel to the ground.
How come this isn't taught in school???? I grew up in Ontario. My father had a boat and explored the kake system, the welland canal and the niagara canals but we didn't have a clue about this one!
I’m from Ottawa and most of this was taught in school when I was there in the 90’s through early 2000’s
My insatiable appetite for this channel has been fed, for now. Today feels like starting the countdown to Christmas on Boxing Day… can’t wait for the next video!
Thanks for your patience! Sorry about the delays! Hope you enjoy the rest of the season (we have about 10 more episodes already filmed ready to edit).
I've always wanted to canoe the length of the Rideau. This only enforces that feeling.
Also.....
The story of "Building the Rideau" would make a wonderful frontier style show today. People gobble that stuff up. CFB should get on it.
When I was 16, my moms boyfriend at the time had a small cabin cruiser. We went from downtown Ottawa all the way to Alexandria Bay NY utilizing the canal. It was an awesome experience!
We saw many canoeists gliding along the canal, it looked like such a great trip. It's definitely on our bucket lists now.
The more Canadian historical scripted content the better, we agree!
The NFB is still basking in the warm glow of 1979's success "The Log Drivers Waltz". I wouldn't expect anything new from them for quite a few years.
@2damnoldforUtube thanks....I'm now going to watch the LDW lol
I don’t know if it’s still going on, but for a while there was a K2O canoe/kayak race from Kingston to Ottawa.
Whoa IDK where this channel suddenly came from but amazing production value! From this US citizen, this is well worth my latest Patreon subscription!
Thanks to everybody who is involved in making these videos! What you're doing matters! Canadas history is ruthless and you all tell is so well, I am somehow both proud and horrified.
Thank you for that! It gives us the energy to keep going!
Great video! I live in Ottawa near the canal, its quite the grim history for such a beautiful place. Your selection of topics for this past season has been great by the way, keep it up!
We really got to take in just how beautiful the canal is, especially outside of Ottawa. We hope you enjoy the rest of the episodes we've filmed--we kind-of think we may have saved some of the best tales for last!
I particularly appreciated the aerial footage. I am much more familiar with the workings of the Trent-Severn Waterway since I lived with the system's effects for years and worked in the boating tourism sector. But now retired I have more time to enjoy motorcycle touring the Rideau-Frontenac region which is just beautiful at every turn.
American here, from the NE US. Have been to Canada many times since a child, mostly quick visits or passing through on my way to Michigan. Also very familiar with our own Erie Canal.
Frankly I'm in need of an internet distraction from the damned naval-gazing this country's consumed with. Very happy this appeared and I'm subbed.
Thanks for your work, very well done.
That's a good description. I don't know what took so long for this to crystalize in my mind, but yeah, we've really got our heads up our asses down here. Other than some viral, grassroots movement promoting critical thinking I'm not sure I have any solutions, but for starters at least, we need to stop treating our fellow citizens like garbage. Fellow humans in general, but fellow citizens specifically. Yeah, we have massive problems, but we take for granted how great we have it. Like, how many Americans regularly consider how amazingly wonderful it is to have such a great relationship with our northern neighbors?
As a Canadian I welcome interest in our history from the US. Hollywood has erased us from anything historical. Your historians acknowledge us in some fashion on occasion, but are naturally going to tell American stories from an American perspective. We Canadians don't realise our history is quite colourful and has similar elements as the US (a frontier society for one). We have to tell our stories because we have given up on Hollywood and popular media and culture from the US ever recognising there is a country up here .
So welcome ....and come visit. We don't bite
Wait...you don't bite?
For real?
/s
@@ChuckD59well if that is your thing we could find someone....
This Vermonter will be more than happy to hear more tales from the Nord. Keep 'em coming!
Love the art. This is high quality. Well done
Just found these series and there are good, for a Belgian living in France and dose not know a lot of the history of Canada this is refreshing.
Fantastic episode. I lived in Ottawa and loved to skate on the canal. While I knew some of the history, this was a great dive into the past. I am a proud to be a Patreon member for you!
Special thank you to our patrons! Without you we wouldn't have gotten past the first season!
I cannot explain how amazing this channel is! as a Canadian history lover who has a sweet spot for cinematography, Canadiana really gives it their all. I love Canadiana
I love cycling on the ottawa portion of the canal, never knew the history behind it! Great video
Great storytelling, visuals, editing, cinematography. Awesome video. I am going to watch the rest of your catalogue. Subbed. Thanks for the great work.
Thanks so much for the great review!
The series has been fantastic, thank you!
so glad I spotted this excellent production on RUclips, already a minor patreon patron from Buffalo, new York, now living on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, I still love all things Canadian - hope you can keep up the production values going forward
That’s awesome! Hope you’re enjoying the sunshine! 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
@@brandonb9978 getting very hot soon, plus hurricanes coming soon too
There's no such thing as a 'minor' patron! Thank you for supporting the series all the way from Puerto Rico!
Love the content there Bud.
Where you been eh?
We can never be reminded too much of our History! Thank you for the video!
Man this channel is a hidden gem! How have i never heard of it before?
Didn't know this, great piece of Canadian history. As an immigrant from Poland from the late 80s , it's great to learn about this sort of stuff grade school history didn't cover. Thanks for making this video and lookingfm forward to many more!
Wow. Great story telling, editing, and visuals. Excited to see more!
So glad to have another episode! Thank you for all the work you put into these
I lived in Kingston for 4 years and had the opportunity to set my eyes upon these great works of engineering numerous times.
The locks of Rideau Canal are as impressive today as they were in yesteryear.
Great video. One thing I've noticed growing up on a reservation here in Ontario is a lot of people in the province don't know the history of the country. We grew up learning our peoples histories and hearing those stories orally from our grandparents. Videos like these are important to teach. If you aren't from one of the native nations you came from a group of people who immigrated to the early colonies to try to find a better life like people still do to this day. Canada was always that from it's inception under that official name of "canada" by the british crown. We in native language have different names for the places and a lot of current city names are based on those indigenous names. Roots are important and history is a valuable thing that can teach us many lessons we can take moving forward.
I was not aware of the history of the canal. Thanks for teaching me something new of my country.
It seems as though your channel has managed to elevate itself above and beyond the background noise and is gaining momentum, being recommended to average history enthusiasts like myself. Congratulations and thank you for making some truly excellent content. This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I'm thoroughly impressed. Liked and subscribed.
Thank you so much, that means a lot to hear! Thanks for checking us out!
God I love your videos. The production quality is outstanding!
Thank you! We hope you enjoy the rest of the season!
How many times did I go to the Byward market never really understanding why it was called like that, until now!
Love this channel I watched every episode. I learn so much about Canadian history. Things I didn't learn in school. Thanks for the great content cheers from Toronto 🍻
Thanks for watching! Keep an eye out for Adam around Toronto--he's orchestrating The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History very soon! We highly encourage any Torontonians to check the fest out!
Holy smokes. Real high quality content🎉 keep up the good work
Thanks!
I’m from upstate ny and we hear so much about the Erie Canal in NY but this is the first I’ve heard of this. Amazing
Moved to Ottawa for the first time, really love learning about Ottawa! Thanks! This and another documentary about Nortel have taught me quite a bit about the history of Ottawa.
its wild to be an american now, but learn of my Normand ancestors that fought the US until they left canada to settle on the great lakes in wisconsin in the 1850s
In time for the US Civil War?
I live near the Erie Canal, which only slightly predated this Canal. The Erie didn't stay intact, sadly. This is a great video, thank you!
Thank you Canadians for funding this awesome channel. ✌️ from USA
Thanks for checking us out and you support from our Southern Neighbour!
Spent decades skating the rideau canal in ottawa during the winter months. Very interesting to see the history behind it. Thank you.
Nice to see something about what i know well. I have walked across the canal daily for years.
Thank you for sharing these awesome Canadian stories! Excited to continue supporting your wonderful educational content!
Thank you so much for the kind words and the support! We hope you enjoy the rest of the season!
from my bus stop, i walk about 500 meters down the canal to carleton every day (well not now cause the semester is over) and its so cool to learn the history of it, its so beautiful
its also cool to know why colonel by drive is named the way it is
This channel is so cool, nobody else does such a good job showing Canadian history. We are usually overshadowed by American culture
We continue to be amazed at how much American history we have learned by osmosis vs the things we come across in our research for Canadiana.
I don't know how I found this show. It was very interesting. I liked and subscribed. Happy Trails from Florida
great to see your work always informative and good for Canadians to understand our history
Havent clicked on something this fast in a while.. thanks for these masterpieces
Really good production quality! I hope you get more subscribers!
You guys should be shown in schools, seriously. I have learned more about my own nation from your videos than I ever did in school. Keep up the amazing work, I'll be sure to contribute, as soon as I am able to.
Thank you so much! We've heard of a couple of cases of our videos being shown in school. One of the main reasons we began this channel was to produce content we hoped could engage younger students better than we were as students.
Man, I love this channel. These videos should be shown in every school across Canada.
Thank you! We were invited to do a little "Make-Your-Own-Canadiana" project with a Grade 7 class not long ago, and would love to figure out how to reach out to more schools and do the same thing. It was incredible what the students put together!
@@Canadiana That's awesome. I wish you all the best.
I am so impressed by this production. Just discovered this through the algorithm. Thanks again.
Thanks for checking us out!
Great stuff, as a Yank from down south your research is gem tier. 🇺🇸🤝🏻🇨🇦
Yank here. Just started watching and I know I’m really going to like this channel. Liked and subscribed. Great work!!
Thanks for checking us out!
Amazing video and great work.
This canal looks a bit like the Shubenacadie Canal in Nova Scotia, one of the biggest differences is that the latter is not usable anymore.
A video about it will interesting
My parents and another couple made the journey from Kingston to Ottawa and back in the early 1980's. They had an amazing time and met so many people at each lock they had to traverse. If you have a chance, I highly recommend you take a couple of weeks vacation and make the journey. There are Ontario Parks staff all along the way and so many small towns and villages to stop and visit.
Im from Ottawa! I remember taking a class in University and we spent some time discussing the Canal. Its a hallmark of the city, and we do truly love it. (though climate change has been affecting our ability to skate on it these past few years). But I do remember learning about what it took to get built, and some of the horrible conditions and demands made by the city of its lowest classes to build it. As with almost every historical marvel, they've all got their dark sides. Just gotta learn from them, appreciate what we have, but understand the mistakes that went into it. As well as honour those who may not had a voice in what they were asked to do and how they did it. Thats progress in my opinion. Reality isn't always that way, but baby steps. If anyone ever interested in visiting Ottawa, id be happy to take you around (not part of any business or anything, just out of love for my city) Colonel By Road is probably one of my favorite roads to drive down in the city. Its an awesome drive regardless of the season and a better bike ride/walk/run.
What a kind offer! Thanks for watching and contributing to the comments!
Very interesting! I hope you’ll do some more!
As a follow up, you should do one on the Lachine canal. Great work!
I believe you should have also mentioned that the Grenville Canal on the Ottawa was part of the same system. The 3 sets of locks made it possible to bypass the rapids between Ottawa and Montreal.
Another excellent video. I feel like being a drunken slob is a much more believable reason for the duke's death than being stupid enough to pet a rabid fox that someone was somehow keeping as a pet. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to buy some Canadiana swag.
Great vid, as usual. Animations look amazing!
Thanks! We were able to work with an illustrator for this one, thanks to a small grant. Kunal Sen of Good Bad Habits! We wish we could afford to work with illustrators all the time!
Another excellent video. I just wish it was longer.
Wow. I am from Alexandria Bay, NY. I took a ride on the Erie Canal as a kid. The War of 1812, was right here. Amazing. St Lawrence River was in our backyard. Now you can see the St. Lawrence Bridge. Love the fall, hate the winter......
We had an Old Fort nearby. Used to ride our bikes there and all over...Riots....
Makes me miss home...
This channel is like straight up pbs Nova quality
Too kind! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your work...
This channel produces consistently and amazing work for years now
This documentary is so very well done !!!!!!!!!!! Loved the cartoon and awesome video & pictures of the sites !!! The makers of these videos would captivate school students, never imagined learning so interesting.
Thanks so much! It would be so incredible if students were to watch our episodes and feel more engaged with Canada's history!
This is my first exposure to Canadiana and sub'd, white bell and thumbs up henceforth. The Canal, as it is known, is a beautiful piece of work. I can see it from my 10th floor balcony and at the moment I'm lying on my stomach on my bed and if I lift my head a little to see over the laptop I can see the Canal at Mooney's Bay. My father used to swim in the spillway right under the dam about half a mile away from here. It's a pretty but violent place to swim, long PC'd out of use by the tyranny of the timid, god rot them.
I've had the pleasure of motorcycling the length of the canal down to Kingston. Beautiful rides all.
SideNote: Kingston was the original capital of Canada but the proximity of the Americans got the Monarch to move the Capital further away from that vulnerable position - to Ottawa. Kingstonians are still grinding their teeth over that one but it was too vulnerable, less than a mile's walk over the frozen river from the American side. They didn't get to stay long....
You've painted a lovely picture! Thanks for watching and contributing that sidenote!
Very good artwork. Thank you for that.
I found me a gem today: Canadiana! Living in the old world I know way to little about Canada.
Thanks/Merci/Matna/Miigwich.
This is the first of your videos that I've seen. Well done! A- / 83%.
Question: How much of Canadian [and British North America & Prince Rupert's Land & First Nations] history North of 60° have you covered or plan to in the future? (I noticed that you have one about The Klondike.)
Here's a musical 🎶 suggestion:
How about a broader scope of both our secular & sacred musical heritages?
Some secular examples:
1) FAREWELL TO NOVA SCOTIA
2) LAST OF THE WHITE PINE LOGGERS
3) Stan Rogers' NORTHWEST PASSAGE
4) Stringband's MAPLE LEAF DOG
5) Anything by Oscar Peterson 🎹
6) K.D. Laing
7) Inuit Throat Singers & Drum Dancers.
Some sacred examples:
1) 'TWAS IN THE MOON OF WINTERTIME
Words: Jean de Brebeuf ca. 1641
Music: French folksong, 16th century [VOICES UNITED 1996]
2) CALLED BY EARTH AND SKY (Du ciel et de la terre)
Words & music: Pat Mayberry, 2005 [MORE VOICES 2007]
Love love love this. However I will make a small correction around the implications of the final part. While the canal absolutely accelerated the growth of the area, it was already a booming logging town before the canal. Napoleon started a blockade of continental Europe in 1806 and Britain had to source vast sums of timber from the colonies. Would-be timber barons seized the opportunity and were all over the area with workers and towns on both sides of the river before the canal ever started construction. 😊
That's a great note! We actually covered that subject, loosely, in our episode The Toronto Forest That Brought Down Napoleon. We will link the two episodes with the cards function and add notes in the descriptions!
I never heard of this canal. With how many times a year I worked for a small US Flagged cruise line. In the spring and fall we would do a 12 day cruise from Rhode Island to Montreal via the Erie and Oswego Canals. We heard about La Chine canal. Great history!
At first, I thought the video would be a story about poutine. Then I realised that would have been a culinary "marvel" rather than an engineering one. Now I'm going to have to watch the whole video! Well played, @Canadiana. Well played.
wonderful as always. keep up the good work.
This channel is just the best.
10/10 quality videos as usual! thank you/merci :)
Great little piece of history I was unaware of, I thank you. 👍🇺🇲🇨🇦
Just found this channel, first vid of yours I've watched. Absolutely amazing production quality. Felt like I was watching a PBS documentary or somethibg!!
Thanks for checking us out!
@@Canadiana Honestly, you can thank yourself and the algorithm! It brought you to me and you made content worth watching!💜
Love the Lawren Harris esque art. So beautiful.
Amazing art style as always
I’ve taken rides along this canal from around the Kingston area. I had no idea about the host or motivation for making this watery trail. BTW nice touch on adding the Wilhelm Scream at 10:43.
Wow - that was so interesting. Great video! Thanks so much.
Thanks!
Amazing video.. we are heading up the Rideau in July to do the loop back to Kingston via Montreal.
As an American I have always liked Americana. But I like Canadiana even more. All of the stories are fascinating and I learn about areas, events, and people I wasn’t familiar with. I’ve seen all of your videos and have immensely enjoyed every single one, never a disappointment. Thanks for doing what you do!
Thank you for watching! It thrills us when we hear that Americans enjoy the episodes as well!
Do you have a link/source for the map shown around 2:00? I'm curious about the small tip of the USA that extends to the St. Lawrence northeast of Québec city shown at 2:16. I'm finding a lot of different maps from 1812 showing different boundaries but none with that feature.
Also, great video. I really appreciate the channel!
Sure thing! We had to sort-of pick and choose the timeline when tracing the map. So we gave modern-Maine the entire portion which was disputed for a number of years post-1812. You can see it whenever disputed territories are highlighted in this wikipedia timeline: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_evolution_of_the_United_States
We also found a map or two between 1812 and the date the canal construction began that had that disputed territory fully in Maine's control, but it would take some digging to pull back up.
It now occurs to us that we retroactively put the disputed territory prior to the War of 1812 accidentally. There are a lot of moving parts to software we use to make the map animations and I believe we re-exported the 1812 map with the disputed Maine territory included, when it should only be active in the Canal-planning portion. We will try to find the map of Maine we used to trace it outside of wikipedia's though.
@@Canadiana Thanks for looking into this to satisfy my curiosity! You've earned a patreon supporter.
Thanks for your support! We are dealing with some other work right now but will look for the map of Maine itself that we used to trace the border! We couldn't find it yesterday but are 100% certain it's out there (and we wished we had saved it like we normally do). But we do think you've caught a possible error in our exporting the War of 1812 map.
Cheers to the Host with the Most,
Mr. Adam Bunch ❤️🏆🇨🇦
Thank you Good Sir 🎩
Eloquently spoken 🧐
This channel popped up on the algorithm, and I'm really glad it did. That was so well presented, so well made, and really interesting. I'd never even heard of the Rideau Canal. I have to admit that I was hooked by the click-bait tagline, but it was no exaggeration. And malaria in Canada??? I would like to see the journey of that disease. Anyway, Subscribed.
Thanks for checking us out! We are glad you enjoyed it!
Humanity's war against malaria has been going on for millennia, but it shocked us too to know it was a major fear in what is now Canada. The gist of it is: the species of mosquito that carries the parasite lives all over the world, but by the 1950s we had honed in on medical treatments and preventative measures that eradicated the parasite from Canada, the U.S. and most of Europe. Since then, the battle against malaria has shrunken the parasite's territory to the tropics--and one day the hope is to eradicate it from the Earth altogether!
@@Canadiana Ah, I see. I honestly thought it was temperature controlled, but it's medicine that holds it at bay.
Great content. Thank you from California.
Such good content!