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CORVETTE AT REST--One of the fleet of corvettes which served in maintaining the lifelines during the war is seen here with her stern resting on the bottom of the waters of Hamilton bay, at the foot of Emerald street. With several other craft of this type, brought here for scrapping, the ship was tied up at this dock. Apparently the east wind buffeted the craft against each other, causing the plates to spring on this one, with the result that early this morning she was seen starting to list, then settle with her stern in the mud of the bay. The tug, James Whalen, pf the United Towing and Salvage Co., which began ice cutting operations at Port Arthur Monday, reached the half-way mark on the 15-mile strip to open water yesterday, averaging a mile and a half per day through ice some 28 inches thick, seven or eight inches more than usual for the past couple of years. BEAT OWN RECORD The Giant freighter and her sister ship, the Captain C. D. Secord, moved out of Owen Sound harbor Thursday, opening navigation at that busy Georgian Bay port the earliest in history. Their start beat their own 1945 record by three days. _____ Both will load coal at Toledo and proceed to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where they are expected to open navigation, probably Monday. ANOTHER ON JOB The tug Strathmore today started cutting channels to the north and south ends of the Port Arthur harbor. When the Whalen reaches open water she is expected to start on cross channels in Thunder Bay. EARLIEST IN HISTORY The freighter, Sir Thomas Shaugh-nessy, moved down the St. Clair River en route to Toledo for one of the earliest openings of interlake navigation in Great Lakes history. IIA ; v NAVIGATION SEASON OPENS, NEAR RECORD Sarnia, March 22.--(CP)--The freighter Sir Thomas Shaugh-nessy moved down the St. Clair river en route to Toledo to-day for one of the earliest openings of interlake navigation in Great lakes history. The giant freighter and its sister ship, the Captain C. D. Secord, moved out of Owen Sound harbour yesterday, opening navigation at that busy Georgian Bay port the earliest in history. Their start beat their own 1945 record by three days. Both are headed for Toledo for coal cargoes for Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where they are expected to open navigation, probably Monday. Al | $8,000,000 PROGRAM , ,> An estimated $8,000,000 'will be spent in Canada shortly to rebuild Canada's inland freighter and passenger fleet, it is reported in Montreal shipping circles. Approximately $2,000,000 is expected to be spent in Montreal, with the balance divides* among shipyards at Kingston, Midland, Collingwood and Port Arthur. MAKE UP LOSSES Most of the lake shipping companies suffered losses to their fleets during the war and new orders which have been placed, or are in process of being placed, are designe to make up these losses. REPLACING HAMONIC One of the jobs, that at Port Aj thur, will be construction of a larj passenger ship to replace the Ht monic, burned out at Point Edwarc last summer. CANAL OPENINGS Present , plans, according to the Transport Department, are for the St. Lawrence canals to open Apri) 15, one day ahead of last year. The Welland Ship Canal will open April 3, two days behind last year, and the "Soo" locks on April 8, one day ahead of last year.