As dates for the clos­ing of var­i­ous locks are being pub­lished, mariners are remind­ed that there is always a pos­si­bil­i­ty that severe cli­mat­ic con­di­tions may occur dur­ing the clos­ing peri­od. Should this hap­pen, there is a chance that the dates out­lined below, for the Mon­tre­al-Lake Ontario Sec­tion or the Welland Canal, may change.

Montreal-Lake Ontario Section

• The Cor­po­ra­tions have decid­ed to waive the oper­a­tional sur­charges on Wednes­day-Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 21–24.
• Any tran­sit of the Mon­tre­al-Lake Ontario sec­tion of the Sea­way after 23:59 hours, Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 24, if per­mit­ted, will be sub­ject to pri­or writ­ten agree­ment. Arrange­ments are to be made at our St. Lam­bert office.
• Irre­spec­tive of oper­at­ing con­di­tions, all ves­sels must be clear of the Mon­tre­al-Lake Ontario sec­tion at 12:00 hours on Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 31.

Welland Canal

• The Welland Canal will remain open until 23:59 hours on Mon­day, Decem­ber 26.
• Any tran­sits of the Welland Canal after 23:59 hours, Mon­day, Decem­ber 26, if per­mit­ted, will be sub­ject to pri­or writ­ten agree­ment. Arrange­ments are to be made at our St. Catharines office.
• Irre­spec­tive of oper­at­ing con­di­tions, all ves­sels must be clear of the Welland Canal at 12:00 hours on Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 31.

Sault Ste. Marie Locks and Canal (U.S.)

Clos­ing of the Sault Ste. Marie Locks is cur­rent­ly sched­uled for Sun­day, Jan­u­ary 15, 2017. Please note the Notice to Nav­i­ga­tion Inter­ests released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi­neers for fur­ther information.

Source: The St. Lawrence Sea­way Man­age­ment Cor­po­ra­tion   Novem­ber 28, 2016