Canadian History by LaRocheLeasing.ca ®

On August 10,1954 An international ceremony was held at Cornwall, Ont, and Massena, NY, for the groundbreaking for the St Lawrence Seaway. Opening royal ceremony was June 26, 1959.


Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent


"In ( the St. Lawrence Seaway), we have another of the accomplishments which friendship and cooperation between Canada and the United States have made possible”

(placeholder)