Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 14, n. 10 (October 1965), p. 239

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TELESCOPE October 239 GREAT LAKES AND SEAWAY NEWS September 23...The Hon. J. W. Pickersgill officiated at the opening of the new Western Region headquarters buildi of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority in St. Gatherines. e new building, located on a site overlooking the flight locks on the Welland Canal,replaces the old canal administration office which had been in use for more than 125 year. ' September 25...CSL's M/V SAGUENAY broke her record for the third time this year at the 300 when she looked downbound with 28,252 net tons of iron ore. A.K "D)SON 1.. ', swimweawwh September 27...The A.A. HUDSON (a.RAHANE) departed Port Dal- housie for coastal service after conversion to a stemwinder and the addition of heavy lift gear. (Photo by Bill Wilson) September 28...The LAKE WINNIPEG (a.TABLE ROCK, b.NIVOSE) cleared Duluth for Baie Comeau with 1,026,132 bushels of barley aboard,the largest cargo of this commodity ever carried on the Great Lakes. September 29...The MATTHEW ANDREWS (a.EDWARD J. BERWIND) grounded in lower Soo Harbor while turning around after weigh- ing anchor. September 30...Foundation Maritime, Ltd. of Halifax has been awarded the contract to refloat CSL's FORT WILLIAM at the company's pier in Montreal. ...The new tanker being built by Port Weller Dry Docks, Ltd. for Imperial Oil Company, Ltd., Toronto, will be christened IMPERIAL ACADIA in ceremonies tentatively scheduled for November 6.

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