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                    <text>THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
AND

THE LA�EHEAU HARBOUR
Canada's Mid-continental Seaport
by

R. B. CHANDLER,

B. A. Sc., P. ENG., M. E. I. C.

CHAIRMAN - LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS

�THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
AND

THE LAliEHEAD HARBOUR
Canada's Mid-continental Seaport

by

R. B. CHANDLER,
CHAIRMAN -

B. A. Sc., P. ENG., M. E. I. C.

LAKEHEAD HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS

JANUARY, 1962

�LAiiEHEAil HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
PORT ARTHUR

ONTARIO

FORT WILLIAM

T

R. B.

CHANDLER. P. ENG.
CHAIRMAN

L. C. IRWIN

D. B. MCKILLOP. P. ENG.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

G. F. McDOUGALL

J. E. YOUNG

�LOOKING back into Canadian History we find that Jacques Cartier,
the venturous sailor of St. Malo, France, penetrated the St. Lawrence
River basin as far west as the Lachine Rapids in the year 1 5 3 5.
It "·as not until 1608, however, that Samuel de Champlain established the first French settlement in Canada on the St. Lawrence River
at Quebec. Later in 1634 he landed at Montreal, to be followed by
Maisonnetn-e in 1642, who is credited with laying the foundations for
that great metropolis.

J

History has recorded the names of many adventurous explorers,
missionaries and fur-traders who played a part in the advancement of
civilization along our great inland waterway. The names of Frontenac,
Marquette, Dulhut, La Salle and many others stand out for the contribution each made to the prosperity of Nevv France by extending her
influence westward in Canada.
Since these earlv davs the establishment of a trans-Canada transportation system that ~vould serve the purposes of quick, easy, economical
despatch of incoming and outgoing commodities for the Canadian people,
has been the concern of succeeding administrations.
The utilization of the St. Lawrence Seaway, as we know it today,
provided a water route from the Atlantic Seaboard to the head of Lake
Superior. From this point on down through the years, the canoe, the
wagon train and the railroad, each in their day, have served to complete
the marvelous chain of transportation facilities which has stimulated
immigration, given us Dominion status, and lifted our country to a high
place in world affairs.
Th:! St. Lawrence Seaway Authority-This view of the area of St. Lambert Lock is in the
dhection of the entrance to the St. Lawrence Seaway. From the M,;1ntrea! Harbour, 1,000 miles
from the Atlantic Ocecn, sh"ps enter the Seaway and, using it and the Great Lakes Channe!s,
may sail ano'i'h ~r 1200 mi:es into the heart of the North American contine11t.
r1,.~,.,., Cn•,rtew of St. Lawrence Seaway Authority

�Canada is an
to a large measure
forests, our mines,
goods available for

exporting nation and our national economy depends
on our ability to sell at a profit the products of our
our wheat fields, and the surplus of manufactured
export.

This has been the goal of individuals, corporations, provinces and
our national government since the first settlements were established. To
this end, the progressive deepening and improvement of the St. Lawrence
River and the interconnecting channels of our Great Lakes system has
been given priority on numerous occasions in our national undertakings.

LOCK DATA
DIMENSIONS

NAME

Width

I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

St. Lambert ·----------------- ---Cote St. Catherine ____________
Lower Beauharnois ____________
Upper Beauh arnois ___________ _
Snell ·------------------------------Eisenhower ______________________
Iroquois ____________ ·-· ____________ _

800'
800'
800'
800'
800'
800'
800'

so··

80'
80'
80'
80'
80'
80'

NORMAL LIFT

Depth Over
Sill

30'
30'
30'
30'
30'
30'
30'

13' to 20'
33' to 35'
38' to 42'
36' to 40'
45' to 49'
38' to 42'
0.5' to 6.0'

Improvement in Canal Construction on
St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Channels
1779 to 1932

The controlling channel depth is 2 7 feet. The initial recommended
vessel dimensions established by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority were:
length- 715 feet, beam 72 feet, maximum draft 2 5. 5 feet. Later the
vessel dimensions were increased to length-730 feet, beam 7 5 feet,
draft 2 5. 5 feet maximum, and these are the present day maximum
permissible for St. Lawrence Seaway locks.

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER CANALS

THE WELLAND CANAL
The first \Velland Canal between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie,
completed in 1829, consisted of 40 wooden locks, 110 feet long, 22 feet
wide with 8 feet of water over the sills.

The first serious attempt to provide proper access to the upper
reaches of the St. Lawrence River above Montreal without transfer of
cargo was undertaken in 1779. It consisted of a series of three locks
with a depth of 2. 5 feet. This initial canal was located between Montreal
and Lake St. Francis at Coteau du Lac. The first Lachine Canal on the
St. Lawrence River was opened in 18 2 5 with a 5 foot depth.
During the years 1842 to 1849 five additional canals of 9 foot
depth were constructed on the St. Lawrence River between Lake St.
Francis and Prescott which provided proper access to Lake Ontario and
the upper lakes.
In succeeding years between 18 8 4 and 1901 the St. Lawrence
River canal:, were deepened to 14 feet and this was the limiting depth
of channel in the St. Lawrence River until the present-day St. Lawrence
Seaway with its 2 7 foot channel was opened in 19 5 9.

The New St. Lawrence River
Canal System

The second Welland Canal completed in 1845 had 27 stone locks,
150 feet long, 26½ feet wide with 9 feet depth.
The third Welland Canal completed in 1887 consisted of 26 cut
stone locks, 2 7 0 feet long by 4 5 feet wide by 14 feet deep.
The existing reinforced concrete Welland Canal locks were
officially opened in 1932 with a depth of 30 feet. There are eight locks
in series, six of dimensions 859 feet long by 80 feet wide. One unit is
8 6 5 feet long and the guard lock at the Lake Erie end of the canal is
1380 feet long. Three lock sections are twin locks in flight permitting
rapid movement of two-way traffic. Lifts vary from 4 3. 7 to 4 7. 9 feet
with the exception of the Lake Erie end unit which has a maximum lift
of 12 feet available to suit variable Lake Erie levels.
The connectino channels between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
were deepened to 2 feet under the 19 54-5 9 program of construction to
confonn with draft requirements on the new Seaway.

7°

These include the following locks listed westward upstream from
Montreal Harbour:

THE SAULT STE. MARIE CANAL
The first Canadian lock at Sault Ste. Marie was built by the NorthWest Company in 1798. The lift was nine feet. It was used primarily
for the fur traffic and operated until 1814 when it was destroyed by
U.S.A. military action.
In 1881 a second lock was constructed by the U.S.A. with a lift
of 18 feet which lock accommodated vessels up to 500 feet in length.

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Replacing the 14 foot lock system numbering some 2 2 units
between Montreal and Lake Ontario, we now have 7 locks in the present
Seaway, 2 of which are operated by the U.S.A. and the balance by the
Canadian Seaway Authority.

�In 1895 Canada built the existing Sault Ste. Marie lock. The lock
is 900 feet long, 60 feet wide and 2 2 feet deep. It will not, however,
accommodate full draft vessels under present seaway operation.
The U.S.A. has built four additional locks to accommodate deeper
draft vessels at Sault Ste. Marie as follows:
THE POE LOCK-opened in 1896-Dimensions were
length-800 feet, width-100 feet, depth-22 feet.
THE DAVIS LOCK-opened in 1914-Dimensions were
length-1,350 feet, width-80 feet, depth-23 feet.
THE SABIN LOCK-opened in 191 9-Dimensions were
length- I, 3 5 0 feet, width-80 feet, depth- 2 3 feet.
THE MacARTHUR LOCK-opened in 1943-Dimensions
were length-800 feet, width-SO feet, depth-31 feet.
In addition to the above facilities the U.S.A. is remodelling the
former Poe Lock to the following dimensions: length-1,000 feet,
width-100 feet, depth-32 feet. Completion date is scheduled for
1965.

International Authorization to Proceed
with Seaway Difficult to Obtain
Canadians have been vitally interested in the most recent program
of improvement on the St. Lawrence Seaway. As early as 1895 the
governments of Canada and the U.S.A. appointed a Deep \Vaterways
Pictured here is a Great Lakes bulk carrier, a specially designed inland vessel 1 the largest of
which are capable of 25,000 tons capacity. They can carry as much as 800 1 000 bushels of
wheat which would be approximately the yield of a 40,000 acre farm. The ship is seen in
the St. Lambert Lock, near Montreal.
Photo Courtesy of the National Film Board

Commission to evaluate possible routes from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic Ocean. This Commission reported in 1897 in favour of a deep
water Seaway behveen Lake Ontario and Montreal. The report of the
Commission was strongly criticized by certain anti-seaway groups in the
U.S.A. Congress.
In 192 7 the late Frank H. Keefer, K.C., M.L.A., of Port Arthur,
one of the staunchest advocates of the proposed improving and deepening
the Great Lakes system of navigation to accommodate ocean vessels,
prepared for international distribution an authoritative pamphlet summarizing the data gathered to that date by various joint Commissions
and Associations. He listed the apparent national advantages and strongly
criticized sectional opposition.
In 19 3 2 the first real progress was made after some 3 5 years of
hard work on the part of advocates of the St. Lawrence development.
A treaty designed to provide a basis for the undertaking was drawn up
but never ratified.
Again in May, 193 7, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State for the
U.S.A., put forward a proposal for the settlement of problems affecting
the entire Great Lakes Basin. Mr. Hull submitted a draft treaty for the
construction of the deep waterway project, to include the development
of power in the International Section of the St. Lawrence River between
Cornwall and Prescott.
Discussion of the Hull proposals were speeded up following the
outbreak of war in 1939; was carried on in 1940 and on March 19,
1941, an agreement was signed at Ottawa. However, this agreement
was not ratified by the U.S.A.
Again in 194 7 progress was recorded when the Canadian Secretary
of State for External Affairs on April 24th stated in the House of Commons as follows :
"The Canadian Government was recently approached by the United
States authorities regarding the possibility of reaching agreement in principle that the Seaway be made self-liquidating through an agreed system
of tolls the details of which could be worked out at a later date. The
Canadian Government has now concurred in principle with the proposal
to make the St. Lawrence Seaway self-liquidating by means of toll charges
subject to conclusion of arrangements satisfactory to both Governments
for the implementation of this principle."

In December, 19 5 I, Canada passed an act to establish the St.
Lawrence Seaway Authority for constructing, maintaining and operating,
either wholly in Canada or in conjunction with the U.S.A., a deep
waterway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie. Later in this
year Canada informed the U.S.A. that, if a joint project could not be
agreed upon, then Canada was prepared to proceed with an all-Canadian
development.
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�In May, 19 5 3, the U.S. Congress finally passed the Wiley-Dondero
Act authorizing an American agency to build the navigation facilities
required in American territory in the International Rapids sections.
Court injunctions filed by opposing U.S.A. groups against proceeding with the power development were successfully lifted by the United
States Supreme Court on June 7, 19 5 4, and the first sod was turned for
the power project on August 10, 1954.
Work on the Seaway got underway in September, 1954. Thus a
great international undertaking which was first considered in 189 5 and
had been under comprehensive study since 1920, finally reached completion in 19 5 9. It had taken 64 years of international study, debate,
and joint action to make this possible.

Scope of the Work
The following work was undertaken to secure a 2 7 foot channel
from Montreal to the Lakehead at regulated low water levels on the
Great Lakes system:
( 1) The St. Lawrence River between :Montreal and Prescott was improved by channel dredging and the construction of a system of
dams and canals to provide a 2 7 foot channel replacing the former
14 foot channel system.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Authority-Here at Iroquois, Ontario, is the Iroquois Lock, the most
westerly of seven locks built for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Iroquois Lake, like all Sea-.
way rocks, has a length of 766 feet, a width of 80 feet and 30 feet of water over the sHls.
Lift of the lock is from six inches to six feet. It was the first major completed structure of
the S!?away. Canada has built five of the seven new locks and the Unlted States has built two.
This rock provides access between ,the power pool or Lake St. Lawrence, at top, and ·~he
Thousand Islands Section of the St. Lawrence River, at bottom, leading upstream to Lake
Ontario. On the right; is the Iroquois Dam which controls the level of Lake O11tario.
Photo Courtesy of the National Fiirn Board

(2)

Dredging in the \ Velland Ship Canal to deepen same to provide
2 7 foot in depth.

(3)

Dredging work now underway in the connecting channels between
the upper Lakes Erie, St. Clair, Huron and Superior.

(4)

New deep draught American Lock at Sault Ste. Marie.

( 5)

The construction of a single stage power development at Barnhart
Island up river from Cornwall with generating capacity of
2,200,000 H.P. of which Canada and the U.S.A. each receive
one-half.

ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY PROFILE
Elevation above Sea Level

Location

St. Lawrence River-Montreal Harbour ....................... .
Lake Ontario ............................................................... .
Lake Erie ................................................................... .
Lakes Huron and Michigan ........................................... .
Lake Superior-Lakehead Harbour ............................... .

20.0
246.0
572.0
578.5
602.0

ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.

Note-By means of some sixteen lift locks vessels are raised 5 8 2
ft. in negotiating the Seaway between Montreal Harbour
and the Lakehead Harbour.

COMPARISON OF THE FORMER 14 FOOT CHANNEL
AND THE NEW 2 7 FOOT SEAWAY
It will be of interest to compare the former 14 foot system of
canals, locks, etc. with the 2 7 foot system in operation today.
ITEM

Former 14· Draft

1. Length in Statute Miles
to Lakehead ....................... .
2. Number of Canals ............. .
3. Length of Canals in miles ..
4. Number of Lift and Guard
Locks in series ................... .
5. Controlling Depth of Channel
6. Maximum size of Vessel
Accommodated ................... .
7. CARGO CARRIED IN
TONS ............................... .
8. Sailing TimePrescott to Montreal

Present 27' Drnft

1216
8
74

1210
5
55

31
14'

16
27'

253'x44' Beam

730'x75' Beam

3000 Laker
1500 Ocean

25,000 Laker
11,000 Ocean

24 to 26 hours

12 to 14 hours

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�DEPTH OF CHANNEL
Generally speaking the safe loaded vessel draft provided for is 2 5. 5
feet. The actual governing depth of water varies in different circumstances. ,vhere the bottom is soft the clearance is less than where
bottom is rock. The clearance allowances have been set at O. 5 feet for
soft bottom in sheltered channels; 1. 5 feet in exposed channels with
soft bottom; 1.5 feet in sheltered channels with rock bottom and 2.5
feet in exposed channels with hard bottom.
In addition to the allowances for clearance which must be provided
between the draft of the vessel and depth of channel, an allowance must
be made for the "squat" of a vessel underway. Based on a speed of 16
to 18 miles per hour, the "squat" allowances which have been adopted
vary up to a maximum of 2. 0 feet.

THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY-Pictured here in the International Section of the
Seaway, a short distance upstream from the Iroquois Lock, is a Great Lakes bulk carrier, ~·he
largest of which are over 700 feet long and 70 feet wide. The bigger lake freighters can
carry some 850,000 bushels of wheat. It requires approximately 40,000 acres of farm land to
produce such a cargo. These large lake vessels which are considered one of the most economical
form of transport in the wor:d are now able to come all the way down to Montreal from the
Lakehead for the first time. Until the opening of the Seaway on April 25, 1959, this type of
vessel could not reach Montreal with its cargo because of the shallowness of the St. Lawrence
canals. Instead its cargo was unloaded at up-river grain elevators which it was picked up by
smaller vessels for carriage farther down river for eventual shipment to overseas ports. The
elimination of transhipment charges for the handling of the wheat and more economical movement in larger vessels will enable this Canadian product to be sold more competitively in
ov~rseas markets. At upper left can be seen a portion of the town of Cardinal, Ontario.

Photo Courtesy of the National Film Board

Cost of the Seaway
The overall cost of the Seaway and power project combined will
be approximately $1.3 billions. The cost of the power project was $600
million shared equally by Ontario and the State of New York. The
U.S.A. expenditure on navigation facilities in the St. Lawrence River
and not including the improvement of upper lakes connecting channels
,, as $1 2 8 millions.
Canada has spent $ 3 2 9 millions for navigation projects on the
Seaway.
The U.S.A. is now deepening all channels above Lake Erie, also
has provided a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie and will bear the cost in
this regard . The estimated cost of same will be:
Detroit River Dredging --------------- --------·-------- $112,000,000
St. Mary's River Dredging -------------------------- 122,000,000
34,000,000
New Lock, Sault Ste. Marie -------------·--- ·--·----Straits of Mackinaw Dredging ___________ ________ _
8,000,000
Total ______ .. ___ .. ____ ---- -- ---- ---- ---- --.----- --.... - $276,000,000
A fairly accurate detailed estimate of overall cost would therefore
be as follows :
ITEM

Cost to Canada

Cost to U.S A.

Power Project
$300,000,000
Navigation in St. Lawrence _________ _ 329,000,000
Upper Lakes Connecting Channels __ 140,000,000
New Lock at Sault Ste. Marie _______ _

$300,000,000
128,000,000
242,000,000
34,000,000

New Seaway Totals Including Power $629,000,000

$704,000,000
629,000,000

Grand TOTAL NEW SEAWAY cost
including Power Development _______ _

$1,333,000,000

Seaway Tolls
The Seaway operates a schedule of Tolls for vessels and cargo.
These may be of interest.
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�TOLLS (ONE WAY PASSAGE)
ITEM

Toll
Toll
Toll
Toll

Montreal to Lake Ontario
Section

per registered gross ton -------------------------- $0.04
per bulk cargo ton ---------------------------------- 0.40
per general cargo ton ------------------------------ 0.90
per passenger ------------------------------------------ 3.50

Welland Canal
Section

$0.02
0.02
0.05
4.00

Statement of Canada's Operating Income and Expense for Seaway

The annual operating statement for the year ending Dec. 31, 1960,
was as follows:
INCOME
1. Tolls assessed including
Welland Canal ---------------------------- $8,482,746.
2. Rentals, wharfage &amp; miscellaneous
877,896.
$9,360,642.
EXPENSES
Operation including maintenance
and administration
applicable to Seaway only _____________ _
$5,908,943.
Net operating income prior to
interest and depreciation on movable
$3,451,699.
equipment -----------------------------------Interest on loans plus provisions for
depreciation on movable equipment
$12,883,387.
Net Loss for Year 1960 _______ _
$9,431,688.

CARGO TONNAGE CARRIED ON SEAWAY
The schedule of tolls was based on an estimated forecast of expected
traffic to increase progressively from 25,000,000 tons to a maximum
of 50,000,000 tons in 10 years.
ACTUAL CARGO TONNAGE through the Montreal-Lake Ontario
Section of the seaway was as follows :
1959 ------------------------------------ 20,593,142 tons
1960 ------------------------------------ 20,310,346 tons
Registered gross tonnage of the 6809 vessel transits in 1960 was
25,131,200 tons, an increase of 1.4% over 1959.
WELLAND CANAL TRAFFIC
ACTUAL CARGO TONNAGE

1959 ------------------------------------ 27,536,558 tons
1960 ------------------------------------ 29,249,689 tons
Registered gross tonnage of 7536 vessel transits in 1960 was
35,528,265 tons.
OVERALL TOLLS ASSESSED IN 1960
St. Lawrence Section
To Canada -------------------------------- $7,156,249
To U.S.A. ---------------------------------- 2,956,055
Welland Canal (Canada) -----------------Total Tolls (Canada) ------------------------

View of Welland Canal Locks.
Photo Courtesy of St. Lawrence Seaway Authority

Soult Ste. Morie Locks.
Photo Courtesy of Soult Doily Star

$10,112,304.
$ 1,326,497.
$ 8,482,746.

�The Seaway Power Development
Regarding the Power project, Ontario and the State of New York
share equally the 2,200,000 Horsepower generated.
The effective head at the Generating Station is 8 3 feet average
out of a total of 92' available on the river upstream to Lake Ontario.
Ontario's actual fixed assets in this plant as of Dec. 31, 1960,
was $291,390,751.

The Federal Government were quick to foresee the necessity of
unified administration of the important harbours of Port Arthur and
Fort William at the Canadian head of the Seaway. In 1958 an act was
passed to incorporate the Lakehead Harbour Commissioners. This act
was assented to on September 6, 1958. It provided for the combining
of the harbours of Port Arthur and Fort William into one unit to be
known as the LAKEHEAD HARBOUR. It established new harbour
limits, which, incidentally, take in considerably more shoreline than
was originally included in the two units, and provides for future
expansion.
The Act sets up a Commission of five members to administer the
Act. Three of these members were appointed by the Federal Government
and one each by the Corporations of Port Arthur and Fort \Villiam.

The Economics of the Seaway Project
( 1)

Transportation in Canada is primarily East and West.

The elimination of the 14 foot draft canals on the St. Lawrence
permits through traffic from the Lakehead to lower St. Lawrence River
Ocean Ports for the great bulk carrying lake freighters and direct shipment overseas for ocean vessels, with reduced handling cost for all bulk
cargo. This eliminates the cost of the former transfer to small canal
size freighters of all grain for export.
( 2) It permits also the economical transportation of Canadian
iron ore from Quebec and Labrador in large bulk carriers to the steel
plants on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie and Lake Michigan.

( 3 ) Rail freight charges on grain from the Prairies to the Lakehead are exceptionally low AND FURTHER SAVIN GS ARE HIGHLY
11\IPROBABLE SO THAT the reduction in carrying charges for export
grain due to the Seaway enhances Canada's export position in the markets
of the world.
( 4)
Quebec.

It has created a great reserve of power for Ontario and

( 5) It will permit the utilization of our inland centres for the
production of ships of all classes in time of war.

The Lakehead Harbour
So much for the Seaway-what of the important part the Lakehead
cities will be called upon to play in the future transportation requirements
of Canada?
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The Commissioners were duly appointed and took office in the
spring of 1959. The personnel of the first Commission includes Messrs.
L. C. Irwin, J. E. Young and R. B. Chandler, P. Eng., as government
appointees and Mr. D. B. McKillop, P. Eng., represents Fort William
and Mr. G. F. McDougaJI, the City of Port Arthur. It is interesting to
note the diversity of business experience represented on the Commission.
Mr. Irwin is engaged in the grain trade as manager of Searle Term ·nal
Grain Elevator, Fort William. Mr. Chandler is a retired consulting
engineer with experience on water-front development across Canada.
Mr. Young has wide experience in rail transportation. Mr. McKillop is
the area engineer for Canadian National Railways at the Lakehead and
Mr. McDougaJI is general manager of the Port Arthur Shipbuilding
Company.
Executive staff members appointed to date include Mr. K. McCuaig,
Port Manager and Secretary, as of March 1, 1961, and Captain D. A.
Beaver, Harbour Master.
View of Lakehead Harbour from Mt. Mc:Kay.
Photo by Lockwood

�No. 7 of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool has accomplished on its own,
loading of a lake freighter with 180,000 bushels of grain in one hour
and 550,000 bushels in 41/2 hours. Under favorable conditions this
elevator could ship 1,000,000 bushels in 10 hours representing the crop
of 50,000 acres of western wheat land.
The modern car unloading devices at this plant can receive into the
elevator 283 carloads or approximately 500,000 bushels in 10 hours'
operation.

It is quite evident therefore that the facilities now exUing at the
Lakehead Harbour for the movement of grain are without parallel in any
other part of the world.
MR. K. MCCUAIG

CAPTAIN D. A. BEAVER

PORT MANAGER &amp; SECRETARY

HARBOUR MASTER

Mr. L. C. Irwin was accorded the honour of serving as the Board's
first chairman.
The Act gives the Commissioners wide powers. They have jurisdiction within the harbour limits over harbour-front lands, not including
governmrnt property except when authorized by Order-in-Council, or
private property, except as provided for in the act. The Commissioners
may purchase, expropriate, acquire and hold, lease or sell buildings or
property, real or personal, within the harbour required for development,
improvement, maintenance and protection of the harbour.
The Commissioners will have regulation and control over the use
of harbour property. They will have power to construct harbour facilities
and sell or lease same.

Ultimate Capacity of Seaway
The opening of the new deep draft channels with the r:::quired
locks in the Upper St. Lawrence River in June, 1959, gave access to
Canada's inland waters for a great flotilla of deep sea vessels. It also
enabled our largest Great Lakes freighters to proceed direct to Montreal
and other lower St. Lawrence River ports. A new era of navigation had
dawned for the St. Lawrence Seaway.
The connecting channels between Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake
Superior are now being deepened to provide a 2 7 foot channel extending
from Montreal to the Lakehead. This program is scheduled for completion in 1962. When completed, 80% of the world shipping can be
accommodated.

They may construct or lease railway facilities on harbour lands.
All navigation in the harbour is under Commission control and to
this end the Commissioners have prepared a comprehensive set of bylaws and general information regarding the control and operation of the
harbour, also schedules of port charges which were enacted by Order-inCouncil P.C. 1960-53, dated January 14, 1960.

Existing Grain Handling Facilities
The Lakehead Harbour enjoys world renown for its ability to handle
the western grain crop. The overall storage capacity available will total
106,000,000 bushels by the end of 1961. The potential shipping
capacity of its 2 6 terminals has never been taxed to the limit. During
the week ending December 7, 1961, the total grain loaded on vessels
East-bound to Canadian ports was 20,608,000 bushels or an average of
2,944,000 per day. It is a matter of record that the great Terminal

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British freighter "Manchester Progress" loading grain at Saskatchewan Pool 7, Lakehead.
Pho to by Kayd en

�New Seaway Terminal at Lakehead
The Federal Government has recognized the necessity of augmenting the existing handling facilities in our harbour to provide for the
increasing volume of waterborne commodities which it is anticipated
will be shipped into and out of the Lakehead Harbour. Population
growth in the ,vestern provinces will undoubtedly require an ever
expanding flow of commodities to provide their requirements.
To meet this situation the Federal Government has undertaken to
construct for the Lakehead Harbour a fully modern Seaway Harbour
Terminal which when completed should provide quick, easy and economical despatch for the increased traffic through our port. This terminal
when completed will cost approximately $8.5 millions.
The City of Port Arthur has provided the Government with the
site for the new terminal. This site is located on the main harbour.
The area to be turned over, roughly 180 acres, lies north of the intercity
boundary extending to the McIntyre River outlet to Thunder Bay. It is
adequate for docks, buildings, freight storage areas, access roads, parking
areas, rail connections and marshalling yard included in the initial
project and for future expansion.

After establishing these figures, an annual increment of 3 % compound per annum, was added to provide for the normal rate of increase
for package freight handled tl1rough the Lakehead Harbour. The
present terminal has therefore been designed to meet the anticipated
conditions applicable to 19 7 0.
So much for the basic design handling data.
Let us take a look at the facilities now under construction to handle
the forecast tonnages.

Terminal Facilities Provided
( 1 ) One spacious transit shed for lake freighter service with a
storage area of 120,000 sq. ft., approximately 900 ft. in length x 13 5
ft. wide-clear span steel trusses.
( 2) One transit shed for ocean freighter service with a storage
area of 60,000 sq. ft., 450 feet in length x 135 ft. wide-clear span
without interior columns.
( 3)

Complete site enclosing steel revetments.
Aerial view of New Terminal looking North-November 4, 1961.

Handling Capacity of Terminal
The Consulting Engineers for the terminal, Sir Alexander Gibb
and Associates, in their report presented to the Government in February
19 5 9 made a forecast of the package freight to be handled in future
years. It was established that the average annual tonnage of package
freight handled through the existing Lakehead facilities for the eight
years 19 5 0 to 19 5 7 inclusive was:
392,000 short tons
239,000 short tons
631,000 total

Westbound ··--·····-··-----------Eastbound -······-·-··········----

It was estimated that the effect of the Seaway and the natural
development of the Western provinces might increase these tonnages by
1970 to the following:
Westbound --·-··----------·-······
Eastbound --·-···········-·-------

730,000 short tons
615,000 short tons
1,345,000 total

These figures \Vere arrived at by adding to the previous eight-year
average handlings the estimated tonnage which the railways would lose
to ocean and lake freighters with the St. Lawrence Seaway completed
and open to navigation on a 2 7 foot draft basis.

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Photo by Sir Alexander Gibb &amp; Partners.

�( 4) Concrete aprons 6 5 feet wide extending full length of both
ocean and lake freighter berths.
( 5) Track loading platforms with roof cover to accommodate 96
freight cars at the lake freighter transit shed and 20 cars at the ocean
freighter shed.
( 6) Two spacious truck loading sheds for road transports to
accommodate 40 trucks loading simultaneously.
( 7)

Adequate paved parking areas for motor vehicles in transit.

( 8) Office accommodation in sheds for auxiliary services, including Governmental authorities, stevedoring firms, vessel agencies, etc., as
well as Harbour Commission employees.
( 9) Railroad marshalling yards to accommodate 200 cars with
rail connections to both CNR and CPR.
( 10) Paved access roads and viaduct over railway yards and
McIntyre River to provide truck route to Trans-Canada Highway and
both cities.
Terminal Entrance Building to accommodate the Harbour
Commission executives and staff.
( 11)

In general, as of January 1, 1962, the progress on existing contracts indicates that the final completion of the Terminal will be May,
1962, provided no unforeseen difficulties arise.

Existing Harbour Facilities
A description of the Port Arthur and Fort William sections of the
Lakehead Harbour setting forth the extensive harbour facilities now
available will be of interest and the following sections give this information in some detail.

Port Arthur Section
The wide expanse of fully protected harbour area fronting the City
of Port Arthur occupies approximately seven miles of shore line. Approximately five miles of breakwater construction creates a sheltered
basin varying in width from 2,000 to 4,000 feet, which provides ample
accommodation for vessels entering, leaving, and manoeuvering in the
harbour without the assistance of tugs. Three entrances are provided
for vessels, one in each of the north, central and south sections of the
breakwater. These add materially to the convenience for vessels using
the harbour. The minimum harbour depth varies from 2 3. 5 to 2 7. 0
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feet, and by 1964 the whole enclosed harbour will be completed to this
2 7 foot depth to meet the St. Lawrence Seaway draft requirements, and
the schedule of deepening the Great Lakes connecting channels.
It is along this open roadstead that Port Arthur's pulp mills, grain
elevators, ore docks, shipyards, railway freight sheds, and other industrial
plants have been built. Each plant has ample berthing space in wide
slips opening direct onto the main harbour. Total berthing now available
totals 4. 5 miles.
Grain elevator storage capacity in Port Arthur for the 15 units
will total approximately 68,000,000 bushels when plant additions under
way are completed in 1961.
Railway trackage in Port Arthur totals 2 92 miles. The Neebing
marshalling yard adds an additional 5 0 miles to the local total.
The Federal Government provided the offshore breakwater protection for the harbour and down through the years has undertaken all
dredging work in the harbour and its approaches.
During the years 1 8 91 to 19 61 a total of 16, 10 5, 4 5 3 cu. yards
of material were dredged from the harbour to obtain a navigable depth
at a cost of $6,412,640.71.
Breakwater structures total 24,337 feet in length of rubble mounds
and rock-filled crib construction built at a cost of $8,864,995.35. Demolition of 7926 lineal feet of the original rock-filled breakwater crib
structures, which became obsolete when the harbour limits were moved
Swedish freighter "Figaro" fitting for grain at the Lakehead.
Photo by Kayden

�off-shore to provide more sheltered spaces for vessel manoeuvering,
required an additional expenditure of federal funds in amount of
$525,377.50.
In all, approximately $15,800,000 has been expended to date on
the Port Arthur section of the Lakehead Harbour, a relatively small
outlay when one considers the important role our harbour plays in the
scheme of East and \Vest Canadian transportation.

The Results of Seaway Operation
to Date at Lakehead
Great hopes are being held locally for the use of the Seaway by
ocean shipping formerly denied access to the Lakehead due to shallow
draft channels in the St. Lawrence River. The record of arrivals of salt
water vessels in our harbour for the years 19 5 5 to 1961 indicates a
substantial increase.
NOTE-Lakehead Harbour Commissioners figures
(Dominion Bureau of Statistics figures).

Fort William Section
The main harbour facilities in Fort William are located along the
banks of three rivers emptying into Lake Superior which have been
dredged to navigable depths and widths under a program of dredging
which was initiated in 1884. These are the Kaministikwia, the McKellar
and the Mission Rivers.
Over the years dredging work totalled approximately 46,535, 141
cu. vards at a cost of $11,442,020.36 and breakwater construction
and , miscellaneous wharf construction involved an added cost of
$3,410,050.00. All in all, Federal capital expenditures to date total
$14,852,070.36 for the Fort William Harbour.
Since completion, maintenance dredging of approximately 50,000
cubic yards per year has been necessary to take care of the annual silt
deposits brought down by the spring freshets.
The result of the enacting and completing of the master plan for
establishing a national harbour at Fort vVilliam has been most gratifying.
The movement of grain alone through its elevators, plus the coal shipments, amply justify the investment made by the Canadian people to
enhance our national economy.
Fort William now has 29,000 feet, or 5½ miles, of navigable
river channels varying in width from 400 to 600 feet with a limiting
depth of 2 5 feet. There remains still ample river frontage for industrial
expansion.
Grain elevator storage capacity stands at approximately 3 8 million
bushels for the eleven plants located along its rivers.
Other industrial plants include oil storage and refinery plants ►
paper mills, coal docks, railway freight sheds, etc. In general, no tug
assistance is required by vessels using the river channels although
assistance is available if required.
Adequate railway facilities have been provided to facilitate carmovement to and from the water front.

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* Seaway

1955

1956

1957

1958

Nil

1

2

28

are

shown,

1959*

111

except

where

noted

1960

1961

164

130

"DBS"

officially opened.

"What effect has the Seaway opening had on cargo tonnage in and
vut of the Lakehead Harbour?" is a question that is frequently being
asked. Other standard queries are "To what degree have foreign vessels
cut in on the waterborne grain movement from the Lakehead ?" "What
are the grain elevators doing to expedite loading to ocean-type vessels?"
We will now deal with these aspects of the transportation problems
as they affect the local Harbour.
It will be of interest to note the comparative figures for the total
shipping tonnages for the Lakehead Harbour for the years 1959, 1960
and 1961 in short tons. Grain is included under "All Commodities."
SEASON 1959

Inbound

All Commodities ------····
Pulpwood -------------------Total -----------------""DBS 1959 Total -------·

1,070,940
508,432
1,579,372

Outbound

10,406,889
159,700
10,566,589

No. of Ships Using the Harbour
Domestic ships .. _____ .. _____ ...... ____ . __ .. _.. ________ ..
Ocean-going ships (foreign) ______________________

Total

11,477,829
668,130
12,145,959
12,899,432
914
111

Total ------------------------------------------------ 1,025
SEASON 19S0

All Commodities _________ _
Pulpwood -------------------Total -----------------"'DBS 1960 Total ------·

Inbound

1,077,255
408,750
1,486,005

Outbound

10,800,299
121,965
10,922,264

No. of Ships Using the Harbour
Domestic ships -------------------------------------Ocean-going ships (foreign) -------------------Total _____ ---- . --------------------- --- ---------Page 25

Total

11,877,554
530,715
12,408,269
12,115,742
1,261
164
1,425

�SEASON 1961

All Commodities ..........
Pulpwood ....................
Total ------------------

Total

Outbound

Inbound

12,341,782
122,080
12,463,862

1,191,145
442,500
1,633,645

No. of Ships Using the Harbour
Domestic ships ....................................... .
Ocean-going ships (foreign) ................... .
Total ............................................. .

13,532,927
564,580
14,097,507
1520
130
1650

Based on Dominion Bureau of Statistics Monthly Shipping Statistic al figures for the years 19 5 9 and 19 6 0, and Lakehead Harbour Commissioners' monthly statistical figures for the year 1961, comparisons are
as follows:
Increased Tonnage 1961 over 1960 .......... 1,981,765 tons-16.35%
Increased Tonnage 1961 over 1959 ........ 1,198,075 tons- 9.28%

Percentage Increase for Vessels Using Lakehead Harbour
1959

Domestic __ 914
Ocean-going
l Foreign) 111
1025
Total

Increase
'60 over '59

1961

1261

347-38 %

1520

259-Increase 21%

164
1425

53-47%
400-38%

130
1650

- 3 4-Decrease 20%
2 2 5 - Increase 15%

1960

Increase/Decrease
'61 over '60

1960
Exports

Total

Imports

1961
Exports

In 1961, grain shipped in ocean-going vessels totalled 25,916,000
bushels, which represented 7.9% of all grain shipments (324,711,000
bushels) from the Lakehead. Of this amount, 14,603,000 bushels (or
4.5%) went overseas, and the balance, 11,313,000 bushels (or 3.5% )
were loaded into ocean vessels trading in Canadian coastal waters.
This comparison indicates the magnitude of the grain movement in
foreign vessels since the opening of the Seaway. It is relatively small
compared with the over-all movement.
Our Lakehead Harbour facilities are internationally famous for
their ability to handle the unloading of grain from railroad cars and
transferring it to ships for movement Eastward to Ontario for domestic
consumption or for export overseas. We have at the Lakehead 26 of
the most modern grain elevators in the world designed for this specific
purpose.
The existing facilities for loading ships have been designed to gfre
the maximum despatch to vessels of the Upper Lake freighter class.
The use of this large capacity shipping equipment for loading ocean
vessels would be most inefficient due to the design of the vessels. Furthermore the height of boat spout pivots at present on most local elevators
is not sufficient to permit swinging the shipping spouts aboard the ocean
freighters. This would require the raising of the boat spouts to permit
the loading of foreign vessels in the standard manner.
The non-interruption of present day extremely rapid loading to
lake freighters is considered of paramount importance to elevator
owners.

Foreign Vessel Tonnages (Overseas)
Imports

bushels) from the Lakehead. Of this amount 21,113,140 bushels or
7. 6 % went overseas and the balance 4,261,504 bushels ( or 1. 5 % )
were loaded into ocean vessels trading in Canadian coastal waters.

Total

Commodities
(excl. of grain) 28,907 48,147 77,054 9,143 26,471 35,614
All Grains ......
617,799 617,799
451,727 451,727
28,907 665,946 694,853 9,143 478,198 487,341
Total

The Grain Movement
During the 1959 season ocean-going vessels loaded out 31,736,052
bushels of grain or 11. 1 % of total grain (286,620,772 bushels)
shipped from Lakehead elevators. Of this amount 18,222,153 bushels,
or 6.4 % , went overseas and 13,512,899 bushels or 4. 7 % were loaded
into ocean-going vessels trading in Canadian waters.

The past two seasons of grain handling to ocean vessels at the
Lakehead would hardly justify the expenditure of heavy capital funds
to provide extra facilities to load foreign vessels in a manner that would
not interfere with normal operations at the majority of Lakehead terminals. However, several elevators have undertaken to provide some high
spouts where conditions were favorable. In new construction work now
underway we note that facilities are being provided to permit the loading
of ocean vessels in locations that will not handicap the overall loading
arrangements.
At the United Grain Growers' Port Arthur terminal a new gallery
system of transporting grain shipments and loading same to ocean vessels
has just been placed in operation.

In 1960 grain shipped in ocean-going vessels totalled 25,374,644
bushels which represented 9.3% of all grain shipments(277.945,000

On November 3, 1961, these new rapid handling facilities, which
include special shipping belts capable of delivering 25,000 bushels of
grain per hour to any one of six new high level boat-loading spouts,

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�successfully loaded the "Manchester Shipper" for overseas delivery,
greatly decreasing the previous loading time for deep-sea vessels.
As a matter of record on November 1, 1961, in 15½ hours loading
time, the ocean vessel "East River" took aboard 415,015 bushels of
No. 2 northern wheat, representing 11,116 long tons, at the Saskatch€wan Pool Terminal No. 4, which indicates the substantial progress
made in grain handling to ocean vessels since the Seaway opened.
The Lakehead Harbour Commissioners look forward to the completion of the new Seaway Terminal. It will provide the most modern
equipment for moving package freight and will complement our existing
outstanding handling facilities for grain, coal, iron ore and other bulk
commodities. Ranking third for tonnage handled in Canadian ports in
1960, the Lakehead Harbour, ·western Terminus of the St. Lawrence
Great Lakes Seaway, is assured of a great future. As Canada grows in
population and expands its industrial economy, the Lakehead will undoubtedly be called upon to play an increasingly important role in the
scheme of trans-Canada transportation. The Lakehead Harbour Authorities are determined to meet this challenge.

Liberian freighter "Continental Trader" unloading at the Lakehead.
H. Lockwood

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