
St. Lawrence Seaway


2019 Federal Election – Meet the Candidates – Week Three
SOUTH DUNDAS – As part of a continuing series, The Leader is running a weekly question of the week series to help inform readers about the candidates running for the October 21st federal election in […]

CSL ship runs aground west of Cardinal
CARDINAL – The Canada Steamship Lines vessel, Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, has run aground on the St. Lawrence River. The vessel, loaded with iron ore bound for Quebec City, ran aground Sunday evening just […]

Editorial: Local issues matter
The federal election is hitting the one week mark and while the party campaigns have already begun, few of the candidates have been seen in this part of the riding. Regardless of the national and […]

Commemorating a community’s history, Morrisburg Waterfront Historical Path official opening Sept. 14
MORRISBURG – The community is invited to attend the official opening and ribbon cutting for the Morrisburg Waterfront Historical Path this Saturday, September 14 at 1 p.m. While officially celebrating the Morrisburg Historical Path project, […]

Editorial: SLPC process off the rails
The St. Lawrence Parks Commission is beginning the process to dispose of the historic train at Crysler Park. This train is not just a landmark for visitors, but a quiet reminder of what was here […]

St. Lawrence Parks Commission to divest train
MORRISBURG – The historic Grand Trunk Railroad train located at Crysler Park will soon be heading to a new home. Today (July 22nd) the St. Lawrence Parks Commission announced its intention to divest the locomotive […]

Save the train, again
Nearly 20 years ago, a group from the South Dundas community rallied to save the train just outside Upper Canada Village. Individuals from all over our area rallied to clean up and paint the steam […]

Lockmaster’s House being demolished
Demolition of the Lockmaster’s House, which overlooks the Iroquois Lock, is well underway. The house is on property administered by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and was until the early 90s used as a […]

Editorial: Lasting legacies
The 2019 budget process is starting to wind down for South Dundas council, and one thing that stands out as a future priority is village infrastructure. That priority has not been set by this council. […]