Lock Keeper of the Future
Earlier in the summer, an Inverness mum wrote to us about her son's keen interest in becoming a Lock Keeper at Muirtown Locks.Â
Eight year old Arran Houston is a canal super fan and he wanted his mum to ask how old he would need to be to apply for a job. It turns out Arran likes to visit the Lock Keepers at the Caledonian Canal to learn all about lock keeping and see all the different boats that pass through.Â
We reached out to Arran and his mum to find out all about his interest in the canals and his bond with some of our staff.
Arran and his mum, Fiona kindly agreed to make a video about Arran and his favourite topic ever- lock keeping!
Scottish Canals Technical Tour - IWA Water Congress & Exhibition 2026
A mammoth water industry conference wound up in Glasgow last week. From 4th to 8th October, the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition brought together delegates from around the world to share knowledge and experience of working with water as a utility, managing waterways, and moving to more sustainable models of water management.
Historical find in the Kelvin Aqueduct intrigues canal historians
While work continues to investigate and repair a source of leakage from the Kelvin Aqueduct, we have found an intriguing structure at the base of the aqueduct trough...