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REMEMBER THIS? In 1959, the Second Canal was drained

Do you remember the event?

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A set of black-and-white photos showing the draining and filling-in of the Welland Canal east of Beaverdams. Thorold resident Darlene Davidson said her grandfather took the photos of the canal when they learned it was to be drained, ending at the road that leads up to the third canal.