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Number of boaters using Trent Severn Waterway surges, thanks to free passage

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Trent Severn Waterway Lockage numbers for July 2017 up over last year
The number of boaters using the Trent Severn Waterway is up by 26 per cent this year. – Aug 8, 2017

Offering free passage through the Trent Severn Waterway appears to be paying off for Parks Canada.

As of July 31, Chad Buchner, manager of operations, says 76,095 boats passed through the locks. This is a 26 per cent increase over 2016.

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The number of people using the waterway is up even with some poor weather conditions, and a navigation season that opened a week late.

“This is our peak season right now,” says Buchner.

To mark Canada’s 150th birthday, lockage permits are being issued at no cost.

Buchner says more than 36,000 permits have been issued so far this season which will close on Thanksgiving weekend.

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