{"id":712615,"date":"2026-06-03T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712615\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:43:10","slug":"2-more-swimming-docks-coming-to-downtown-ottawa-gatineau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712615\/","title":{"rendered":"2 more swimming docks coming to downtown Ottawa-Gatineau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ottawa<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is adding two more swimming docks to the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa-Gatineau, one near the Ottawa Locks and the other on the opposite shore behind the Canadian Museum of History.<\/p>\n

NCC opening new swimming areas this summer near Ottawa Locks, Canadian Museum of History<\/p>\n

CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Jun 03, 2026 11:39 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<\/p>\n

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\"AThe National Capital Commission is planning to open a swimming dock behind the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., seen here in a rendering. (National Capital Commission)<\/p>\n

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is adding two more swimming docks to the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa-Gatineau, one near the Ottawa Locks and the other on the opposite shore behind the Canadian Museum of History.<\/p>\n

The NCC told CBC News it hopes to open the East Wharf on the Ottawa side of the river in mid-June, and the second dock on the Gatineau, Que., side in early July.<\/p>\n

Information on hours, supervision and water testing was not included in Wednesday’s announcement.<\/p>\n

\"AA rendering of one of the NCC’s new swimming areas. The East Wharf is expected to open below Major’s Hill Park near the Ottawa Locks in mid-June. (National Capital Commission)<\/p>\n

The new NCC docks will join those at the River House near Rockcliffe Park, which opened in 2023<\/a>, and the Dow’s Lake dock on the Rideau Canal that made its debut last year.<\/a><\/p>\n

The NCC has long operated beaches in the region.<\/p>\n

The federal Crown corporation has been focusing<\/a> on bringing more activities to the Ottawa, Gatineau and Rideau river shorelines, saying they had been underused for years.<\/p>\n

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