Change in Special Agreement Date for the Montreal - Lake Ontario Section Mariners are advised that due to high traffic levels and navigation conditions, the cut-off date for acceptance of a downbound transit through the Montreal to Lake Ontario Section under special agreement has been modified as follows:

Subject to favourable operating conditions, any ship calling in downbound at CVC after 23:59 hours, December 24,2013,but BEFORE 02:00 December 28, 2013, may be accepted to transit the Montreal to Lake Ontario section, under special agreement. The date for upbound vessels has not changed. Therefore, any ship calling in upbound at CIP2 after 23:59 hours, December 24, but BEFORE 12:00 December 29, 2013, may be accepted to transit the Montreal to Lake Ontario section, under special agreement and subject to favourable operating conditions. For both instances, a ll vessels must be clear of the Montreal to Lake Ontario Section by 23:59 December 30th, 2013.