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25/02/2015
Section Of Ulster Canal To Be Restored
A section of the Ulster Canal is to be restored, it has been confirmed.
The 2.5km stretch of the canal is located between Upper Lough Erne and the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, on the Cavan-Fermanagh border.
It has been said the project will cost around £1.5m, with much of the preparatory work having already been carried out.
Waterways Ireland will be responsible for the restoration, which is a North South Implementation Body project, jointly funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Carál Ní Chuilín, Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, welcomed the investment. She said: "This is a welcome development which will help to unlock the tourism potential of the entire region. The opening up of the Shannon-Erne Waterway in the 1990's was a major boost for the area and this restoration project will undoubtedly create a range of new tourist and community business opportunities.
"This investment will be warmly received in an area which traditionally has suffered from deprivation and stagnation. There is undoubted potential in water based tourism and the restoration of the Ulster Canal will open up a range of opportunities for the towns and villages along its path. It will also add further to the appeal of the Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre."
She concluded: "This development will also benefit cross border tourism and lead to even greater interaction between local communities. I look forward to work commencing on this stretch of the Ulster Canal in the not too distant future."
(JP/CD)
The 2.5km stretch of the canal is located between Upper Lough Erne and the International Scout Centre at Castle Saunderson, on the Cavan-Fermanagh border.
It has been said the project will cost around £1.5m, with much of the preparatory work having already been carried out.
Waterways Ireland will be responsible for the restoration, which is a North South Implementation Body project, jointly funded by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Carál Ní Chuilín, Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, welcomed the investment. She said: "This is a welcome development which will help to unlock the tourism potential of the entire region. The opening up of the Shannon-Erne Waterway in the 1990's was a major boost for the area and this restoration project will undoubtedly create a range of new tourist and community business opportunities.
"This investment will be warmly received in an area which traditionally has suffered from deprivation and stagnation. There is undoubted potential in water based tourism and the restoration of the Ulster Canal will open up a range of opportunities for the towns and villages along its path. It will also add further to the appeal of the Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre."
She concluded: "This development will also benefit cross border tourism and lead to even greater interaction between local communities. I look forward to work commencing on this stretch of the Ulster Canal in the not too distant future."
(JP/CD)
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