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The St. Lawrence Seaway: Gateway to the world
In 1535, Jacques Cartier stood on Mount Royal looking down in despair at the Lachine Rapids that barred his further progress inland along the St. Lawrence River. It wasn’t until 1954 that a formal agreement between Canada and the U.S. finally made the St. Lawrence Seaway possible. Heralded as a marvel of engineering when it opened in 1959, the Seaway has been hit by environmental problems and hard economic times over the last two decades. What lies ahead for the Seaway?		Educational activities about The St. Lawrence Seaway: Gateway to the world

	'Get out of the way and let us get on with the job'		Louis St. Laurent leads the way		Let the flooding begin
	Ontario Premier Leslie Frost tells the U.S. that Canada will build the St. Lawrence Seaway on its own. (Radio; runs 2:35)		The Prime Minister delivers an unforgettable speech at the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Seaway. (Radio; runs 10:28)		CBC Television travels to the towns that will soon be flooded over in the construction of the Seaway. (TV; runs 16:28)

	Finally, the St. Lawrence Seaway is completed		Queen Elizabeth officially opens the St. Lawrence Seaway		The St. Lawrence Seaway: ten years later
	The CBC’s Norman DePoe takes viewers on a ride along the Seaway. (TV; runs 14:23)		The highlight of the 1959 royal visit: Queen Elizabeth and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower open the St. Lawrence Seaway. (TV; runs 10:31)		A CBC Radio documentary celebrates the Seaway's tenth anniversary. (Radio; runs 27:50)

	Not so smooth sailing on the St. Lawrence Seaway		Attack of the zebra mussels		What ever happened to the St. Lawrence Seaway?
	The Seaway experiences one of its worst shipping seasons. (TV; runs 2:41)		Billions of zebra mussels threaten the ecological balance of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. (TV; runs 6:27)		Thirty-three years after its completion, CBC examines the legacy of Seaway. (TV; runs 4:41)

	'It looks clean, but look again'		The end of the St. Lawrence Seaway?		Foul play on the Seaway?
	Industrial plants along the Seaway use the river as a dumping ground. (TV; runs 1:38)		Tough economic times could spell the closure of the Seaway. (TV; runs 18:20)		A suspicious crash brings traffic along the Welland Canal to a halt. (TV; runs 3:01)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Le Saint-Laurent, la voie du continent Related Topics from CBC's Archives The Confederation Bridge: P.E.I. Connects External sites Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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