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Bruce nuclear shipment stalled A controversial plan to ship 16 decommissioned nuclear steam generators across Ontario's Great Lakes and eventually to...
Suit filed over waste The Canadian Environmental Law Association and Sierra Club Canada have launched legal action against a plan to ship...
New York allows Seaway vessels more time to comply with environmental rules The New York state government has given commercial vessels using the St. Lawrence Seaway more time to comply with strict new...
Environmental standoff threatens traffic on St. Lawrence Seaway Next year, commercial shipping could disappear from the St. Lawrence Seaway, devastating the Great Lakes economies and...
Low-level bridge work to begin in May CORNWALL -- American Bridge Canada Company has been selected as the contractor to complete underwater work for the north...
Save the River conference to have diverse agenda CLAYTON — The latest information on the environmental effects of industrial wind turbines, the new water level...
Antidepressants found in fish St. Lawrence River fish are loaded with antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, leading scientists to wonder if the "happy...
Port of Montreal cargo levels on rise A rising global tide of shipping is finally buoying revenues at the Port of Montreal, but significant challenges remain for...
Repair crews will have a blast The closed Welland Canal will explode with winter maintenance activity this month. And that's no exaggeration. In the...
Akwesasne opposes de-listing river AKWESASNE -- The Mohawks of Akwesasne believe their opposition to the de-listing of the St. Lawrence River as an...
Seaway geocaching route to continue next year The Seaway Trail says it will continue the popular outdoor travel initiative introduced last summer, GeoTrail, through 2011...
Seaway cargo up this year The St. Lawrence Seaway, which suffered a sharp decline in cargo in 2009 with the global economic downturn, is singing a...
Seaway losing friends in D.C. WASHINGTON — Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the Ohio Democrat who raised eyebrows along the St. Lawrence River last year when she...
Brockville's sunken treasures Thanks to thousands of dollars raised, and at least as many hours of volunteer labour logged, a plaque now stands on...
Barges run aground in St. Lawrence ALEXANDRIA BAY — Two barges that were grounded in the St. Lawrence Seaway were still taking on water late Sunday. The...
An open front door to invaders in Great Lakes For thousands of years, the Great Lakes were protected by Niagara Falls on the east and a subcontinental divide on the west...
Montreal diesel leak contained: Suncor Suncor Energy Inc. says a diesel fuel leak that began Tuesday night near its Petro-Canada refinery at the Port of Montreal...
Questions remain as cleanup crews work on St. Lawrence oil spill MONTREAL — As cleanup crews continued their work late Wednesday, many questions about Tuesday night's oil spill...
Questerre Says It's Not Affected by Gas Exploration Halt in St. Lawrence Questerre Energy Corp. said its natural gas projects in Quebec aren’t affected by a provincial ban on offshore...
Delisting the St. Lawrence Council voted to support the removal of the St. Lawrence River - Cornwall Area of Concern from the list of the most degraded...
Changes in St. Lawrence Seaway Management The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is pleased to announce the following recent changes to its Board of Directors...
Seaway will dig for source of sulphur Seaway officials will dig into a buried canal remnant in Thorold, after local explorers stumbled across a smelly yellow...
Water levels are up since spring Water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River rose "considerably" since this spring and have surpassed...
Seaway reopens after oil cleanup The St. Lawrence Seaway, which was partially closed due to an oil leak after a Canadian freighter ran aground Monday night...
Oil spills into waterway MONTREAL — A shipping accident caused up to 200 tonnes of bunker oil to gush into the St. Lawrence Seaway and had...
Seaway tests ability to respond to hazardous spill As the Gulf region deals with the aftermath of the BP oil spill, officials here are working to ensure they are equipped to...
Die-off of smallmouth bass likely linked to warm spring Dead smallmouth bass are washing up on the St. Lawrence River's shoreline. Stephen W. Litwhiler, state Department of...
Still high and dry Accepting a water level plan just because it's an official plan is not easing the minds of people looking out onto a low...
Seaway reports increase in shipping After a horrible year for the marine shipping industry, customers are coming back to the St. Lawrence Seaway — a sign...
Cornwall could be delisted as an environmental area of concern By the fall, Cornwall may be delisted as an environmental area of concern, or redesignated as an area in recovery. A new...
Petition seeking higher water More than 400 people living along the St. Lawrence River have signed a petition asking the International Joint Commission to...
Control efforts to start earlier State Department of Environmental Conservation personnel will start their cormorant control program on the St. Lawrence...
Clayton gets $1.1m to build 50 boat slips The Clayton Local Development Corp. has been awarded a $1.1 million federal grant to build 50 boat slips and a shower...
Seaway chief: opening date up to us The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. likely won't involve the public in its process for choosing opening and...
Big plans for city's old canal It may not have Parliament buildings in the background, but Cornwall's old canal would still make a great ice skating...
River Institute looks for nominations The St. Lawrence River Institute wants to know who you think has made a difference. Nominations are now being accepted for...
Overflows impact environment An estimated 477 million litres of stormwater and untreated sewage was dumped into the St. Lawrence River last year as a...
St. Lawrence Ice: Earth Image of the Week Eddies and swirls of ice that collected at the mouth of Canada’s St. Lawrence River in mid-January created hazards to...
St. Lawrence Seaway Faces Slow Climb Back The St. Lawrence Seaway’s 50th anniversary celebrations this year were overshadowed by one of the worst years for...

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