An announcement from the St. Lawrence Seaway Corporation

The Canadian and U.S. Seaway Corporations are inviting the media to Montreal, Quebec, on Monday, May 5, 2008, to showcase the ballast water inspection process currently in place for the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System. The Seaway Corporations will be joined by other U.S. and Canadian regulatory agencies, including Transport Canada and the United States Coast Guard, that maintain the strict enforcement regime aimed at protecting the Great Lakes from invasive species.

In addition to a brief press conference held at St. Lambert Lock, the point of entry to the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Seaway Corporations will provide media representatives the opportunity to board an international vessel, the M/V FEDERAL KIVALINA, to examine first hand a ballast water inspection being performed by marine inspectors. Reporters will be permitted to photograph/document the inspection process and tour other areas of the ship.

  • What: St. Lawrence Seaway Ballast Water Inspection Media Day
  • When: Monday, May 5, 2008 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Where: St. Lambert Lock, Montreal, Quebec (151, de l’Ecluse Street)

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