History
The club was founded in 1902. Moses Chamberlain Edey designed the Rideau Canoe Club clubhouse on the Rideau Canal near the Exhibition grounds, 1904-05.
The Rideau Canoe Club had a clubhouse on the Rideau Canal until the 1940s, when it was destroyed by winter ice. The club was then relocated to more or less its present location at Mooney's Bay, where it remains today. Club facilities include a club house with five boat bays and a repair shop, and two 'annex' boat storage buildings set somewhat back from the water. The club is directly adjacent to a set of locks on the Rideau Canal. A book on the history of the club has been written by lifetime member Mike Scott.
In June 2009, it was announced that the RCC was to receive $1.8 million dollars in federal, provincial, and municipal funding for an expansion project, with significant financial contributions to be made to the project by the club membership as well. The RCC is undergoing a significant expansion and renovation of existing facilities to better allow the club to serve its ever-growing user base, including modifications to make RCC the first canoe club in Canada which is fully accessible to persons with disabilities.
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