Two bridges over the Welland Canal will be temporarily closed this week, says St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. The first closure is Lakeshore Road Bridge in St. Catharines, Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

a crowd of about 100 people turned their heads toward the Welland Canal. They watched as cables, pulleys, motors and counterweights began the practice of quietly raising the Allanburg lift bridge ...