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Welland Canal Shipping Season Extended

Another month or so of ups and downs for motorists

If you travel over one of Niagara's canal bridges, expect to have to sit and wait for a bridge or two into the new year.

Shipping is being extended on the St. Lawrence Seaway into early 2022 in an effort to help alleviate the current global supply chain crisis. 

Seaway president Terence Bowles noting in a release they anticipate a strong finish to the shipping season with a number of ships delivering steel and exporting grain. 

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