St. Lawrence Seaway sets opening dates in March

St. Lawrence Seaway sets opening dates in March    The 2006 navigation season will open on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System for the Welland Canal at 8 a.m. on March 21, and for the Seaway's Montreal-Lake Ontario section on March 23.
   The U.S. Sault Ste. Marie locks and canals will open March 25.
   For the Welland Canal, the draft for vessels will be 26 feet-6 inches for all inland ships and those ocean vessels equipped with bow thrusters. For all ocean vessels not equipped with bow thrusters, the draft will be 26 feet-3 inches.
   For the Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the Seaway, the same drafts will apply.
   There will be zero tolerance for vessel drafts in excess of 26 feet-6 inches through the canal and for all of the Montreal-Lake Ontario section.