As of midnight on Sunday October 22nd, the St Lawrence Seaway is CLOSED due to a strike by union represented employees at the 13 Canadian locks.
All ship traffic from Montreal to Lake Erie is now restricted to only Lake Ontario as the river and Welland Canal locks are unavailable.
The union said this week that it remained "1,000 nautical miles apart" from management on wages — the key wedge in discussions — and that it was up to the employer to avoid any transit disruption.