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The first commercial ship to use the bypass in the Welland Canal between Port Colborne and Port Robinson was the laker Senneville, which made the trip yesterday as the St. Lawrence Seaway opened for the season. The $188 million by-pass, which took six years to build, eliminates six lift bridges along the canal and several bends in the channel. By-pass trims 30 minutes from the previous 13 to 14-hour trip through the canal. Ice conditions on lakes are light.

Spremo, Boris

Picture, 1973

W. N. Duncan

[unknown]

Picture, 1928

Where Canal gate collapsed. At least nine men were killed, twelve are in hospital badly crushed and several others were more or less seriously injured at Lock No. 6 of the new Welland canal to-day, when a 500-ton gate collapsed as it was being placed in position by derricks. At the TOP is shown Locks No. 5 and 6 with Lock No. 7 in the background. The depth of the canal at this point is 130.8 feet, almost the sa depth as the Horseshoe Falls. At the BOTTOM is a map showing where the accident occured. [Incomplete]

[unknown]

Picture, 1928

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

[unknown]

Picture, 1928

Avalanche of clay overwhelms workers on Welland Canal. Two workmen were killed and six others injured when the bank of an excavation on section 4 of the Welland canal near Thorold caved in on Saturday. Picture No.1 shows the scene of the collapse, with a steam shovel at work clearing the debris; No. 2, a rescue party work in the excavation. No.3 is Joseph Dumoulin, one of the two men killed. Nos. 4, 5 and 6 are, respectively, Aldio Gallaza, Rocco Geralamo and Mike Raccici, who were injured. No.7 is Carl Helzig, who narrowly escaped death or injury.

[unknown]

Picture, 1928

Welland Canal

[unknown]

Picture, Date Unknown

Cutting it fine: Mid-December ice clogs a Welland Canal lock as a freighter seeks to beat the freeze-up. It was a similar race against the weather 152 years ago today when a schooner sailed from Toronto to open the waterway from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie.

Brennan, Pat

Picture, 1976

Canada - Ontario - Welland Canal - Disaster

[unknown]

Picture, 1928

Wm Minty who escaped by grabbing a car

Alexandra Studios

Picture, 1927

Bedard who was a prisoner in Germany

Alexandra Studios

Picture, 1927