St Lawrence tolls set for increase

St Lawrence Seaway cargo tolls will rise 2.5 per cent on August 1. The increase will be the first since 1993.

Welland Canal vessel lockage fees will be replaced with an increase in the Welland Canal cargo tolls and vessel charge per gross registered ton at the start of the 1998 navigation season.

Seaway tolls are collected by Canada's Seaway Authority for the operation and maintenance of its locks and channels.

The US Seaway Corporation no longer collects tolls and is funded through annual appropriations from the US Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.