We promote cooperative action and education for the benefit of current and future generations.
The Rideau Roundtable is a not-for-profit organization that has been a working group for over 25 years. Our core mission is to organize and participate in projects and initiatives that educate people about the Rideau Waterway’s value and resources.
Our programs include heritage tourism, environmental stewardship, preservation of historical landscapes, cultural awareness of Indigenous and colonial perspectives, outdoor education, recreation, and adventure.
We engage regional residents, communities, organizations, First Nations, and government agencies in active participation to protect the heritage, natural, economic, recreational, and environmental values of the unique and globally significant Rideau Waterway.
The Rideau Roundtable creates programming for change...
Education brings about positive environmental change. All of our initiatives are grounded in learning about nature, being out of doors to enjoy it, and doing what we can to make lasting and impactful improvements to local and global environmental concerns.
The Rideau Roundtable has been working on a program specifically aimed at creating the environmental stewards of tomorrow. The Rideau Eco-Literacy Center for Children just finished its first successful season of programming. Click on the above video to see the program in action.
We are truly grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for their support in providing this program free of charge to the children of Perth, Westport, North Grenville, Merrickville, Smiths Falls, and Rideau Lakes through their local public libraries.
current events
There are no events currently scheduled.
As most of our activities currently surround outdoor events and canoe tours, we have nothing left on our calendar this year. Check back in the spring for dates and a robust Rideau Experience Canoe Tour Calendar.