The international joint commission has under consideration at this time the construction of a ship canal connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean by way of the St. Lawrence River.

The canal was largely rendered commercially obsolete by advances in train transportation, then trucking and finally by the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, which opened up the Great ...

The St. Lawrence River could reek like sewage for ... up on eastern Montreal shores Contamination fears close Lachine Canal to recreational use The amount dumped will be 13 cubic metres per ...