Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada
Commemorative Intent
Boats
navigating towards lock number 7
© Parks Canada / Jean Mercier
(Extracts from Commemorative Integrity Statement, Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada,
preliminary document, January 1999, Parks Canada)
The statement of commemorative integrity is a guideline for the planning
and management of historic canals. The commemorative intent and complementary
objectives are designed to ensure the protection of the resources that account
for the site's national significance and are the direct reference for development
orientations.
The commemorative intent is as follows:
"The Chambly Canal is part of Canada's network of historic canals. Located
on the Richelieu River, it commemorates, with the Saint-Ours Canal, the role
of this navigable waterway during the 19th and the 20th centuries,
as part of a canal system linking Montreal to New York via the Richelieu River,
Lake Champlain and the Hudson River".