Scottish Canals
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  • Pricing Consultation

    Scottish Canals has now published its response to a public consultation setting out a long-term plan for establishing fair pricing for living and travelling on Scotland’s inland waterways.

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  • Benefit for all

    We work to deliver the Scottish Government’s strategic objectives for public benefit - for everyone who lives, works or plays along the Scottish canals.

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  • Our heritage

    The Scottish canals are Scheduled Historic Monuments, and an important part of our history. We protect the waterways and conserve the natural and built heritage along the waterway corridors.

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  • Sustainable management for outdoor enjoyment

    Scottish Canals attract around 26 million visits every year! There's a space for everyone, whether it's enjoying safe routes to work or school, fun family days outdoors, and scenic jogging and cycling paths.

    There’s a canal activity for everyone – find yours!
  • Transformation

    We are transforming the Scottish canals through regeneration, working with partners in local businesses and communities to create vibrant waterway corridors.

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  • Boosting the economy

    The Scottish canals contribute to Scotland’s economy – through tourism, regeneration, creating jobs, construction projects and new social housing, and through innovative water management.

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Our vision and values

Building Stronger Communities

Our Plan for 2017–2020

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Marketing & Communications

The 2017-20 Marketing and Communications Strategy shows how we will promote Scottish Canals’ achievements and ambitions to customers, partners, local communities, investors and visitors through innovative and effective brands, web, social, stakeholder engagement, media relations and events.

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Our Partners

Structure and Governance

The British Waterways Board, operating as Scottish Canals, is a stand-alone Scottish public body following the transfer of the functions of the British Waterways Board in England and Wales to the Canal & River Trust in 2012.

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Projects and Opportunities

Scottish Canals manages a varied property portfolio on behalf of the Scottish Government. Our primary focus for new projects is to enhance or create tourist and leisure destinations with opportunities for people to live work and play on Scotland's Canal.

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Environment and Heritage

Our five historic waterways are one of Scotland's most significant national collections. Our vision is that through our good stewardship the environment and heritage of our canals will be valued, celebrated and conserved for Scotland.

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Scottish Waterways Trust

We work in partnership with Scotland’s national waterway charity, creating brighter futures for people, communities and wildlife across Scotland’s canals.

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