Parks Canada has changed the status of Lock 44 – Big Chute Marine Railway from Operable to Shutdown.
Shutdown; Electrical Issue ;
Effective as of 2026-09-19, per the Parks Canada lockstation status page.
A station that cannot operate blocks the route through it entirely — there is no way around a lock. If your passage depends on this one, confirm directly with Parks Canada before you move, and read the station page for the alternatives.
Sources: Parks Canada Trent-Severn Waterway lockstation status page, synced every ten minutes.
This alert was assembled automatically from live official feeds the moment the change appeared, and is updated in place when conditions clear. It is a report of what the feeds say — not a substitute for the official source, and not navigational advice. Confirm anything that affects your passage directly with Parks Canada or the Canadian Coast Guard before you commit to it.