the secret of the lachine canal

Montreal was once a city trapped by its own geography. The Lachine Rapids blocked trade, forcing merchants to haul their goods over land, slowing progress and choking industry. Then came the solution: the Lachine Canal—an engineering marvel that reshaped the city.

The canal didn’t just move ships. It moved power. It turned Montreal into an industrial giant, lined with factories, mills, and workshops that fueled a booming economy. And behind it all stood John Redpath, one of the key figures who helped build it.

But Redpath left behind more than factories. He left behind a mystery. For years, rumors swirled about a hidden fortune, locked away by Redpath himself. A treasure meant only for those clever enough to find it. Historians dismissed it as legend, nothing more than a forgotten story. After all, if it were real, someone would have found it by now…

Then, everything changed.

During renovations at the Turcot Interchange, a construction crew uncovered something unexpected— a sealed chest buried beneath the streets. Inside, they found Redpath’s personal notebook, believed lost in the Great Fire of 1852. Its pages were filled with cryptic notes, hand-drawn maps, and symbols no one could understand.

Redpath’s descendants took possession of the notebook, convinced it held the key to their ancestor’s secret. But unlocking it proved more difficult than they imagined. The puzzles were deliberate. The clues, buried in history. The answers, hidden across the city.

That’s when they turned to A\Maze — a team of expert puzzle solvers, investigators, and thrill seekers.

Now, the challenge is yours.