St. Lawrence Seaway – Page 2 – Morrisburg Leader

Save the train, again

May 30, 2019 Editor

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

March 14, 2019 R. Comfort – Leader staff

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

February 21, 2019 Editor

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. […]

TSB says steering failure cause of grounding

December 28, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

OTTAWA – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its report on the May 29th grounding of the Chem Norma at the Morrisburg waterfront. The report, issued by the TSB December 17th, said that […]

The story of the Battle of Crysler’s Farm memorial

November 22, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – This year the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Crysler’s Farm was commemorated on November 11th. For more than a decade, the Friends of Crysler’s Farm Battlefield have paid tribute to those who […]

Morrisburg’s Great War Memorial stands “acclaiming peace” 100 years after

November 8, 2018 W. Gibb – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I will take place this November 11, 2018. Morrisburg is home to a very special memorial, one dedicated to the memory of those who […]

Water levels going up for two weekends only

September 27, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – Officials from the International Joint Commission’s International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River board announced that there will be two weekends where water levels will be increased on Lake St. Lawrence to assist […]

Funds sought to replace only one water tower

September 13, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – After repeated applications for funding to replace South Dundas’ two aging water towers, the municipality has applied once again for replacement funding. Unlike past years where the application has been for both water […]

Meeting next week to address low water levels on St. Lawrence River

September 6, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

AULT ISLAND – Waterlevels on Lake St. Lawrence, the man-made lake formed from the St. Lawrence River between Iroquois and Cornwall, are among the lowest on record. The levels have raised the ire of those […]

The human side of progress

June 28, 2018 P. Blancher – Leader staff

SOUTH DUNDAS – Canada Day this year marks the 60th anniversary of Inundation Day in our region. It was the day that the coffer dam that held back the waters of the mighty St. Lawrence […]