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• December 18, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AWARDS TO UPSTATE MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH GOVERNOR CUOMO'S REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
• December 11, 2015 -- UPDATE: TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CANALWAY TRAIL IN LOCKPORT EXTENDED
• December 7, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• December 7, 2015 -- PORTION OF CANALWAY TRAIL IN LOCKPORT TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED

November

• November 17, 2015 -- PUBLIC NOTICE: NEW YORK STATE CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION MEETING
• November 9, 2015 -- NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES NO TOLL INCREASE IN 2016  
• November 9, 2015 -- UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• November 3, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  

October

• October 26, 2015 -- STATEMENT FROM THE THRUWAY AUTHORITY AND CANAL CORPORATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROBERT MEGNA ON THE PASSING OF BOARD MEMBER E. VIRGIL CONWAY
• October 1, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF ROME ANNOUNCE LOCKTOBERFEST ALONG THE ERIE CANAL

September

• September 30, 2015 -- CANAL COPRORATION AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE ERIE CANAL IN BREWERTON
• September 28, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• September 24, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF LOCKPORT ANNOUNCE SECOND ANNUAL LOCKTOBERFEST ALONG THE ERIE CANAL
• September 10, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: THE 2015 WATERFORD TUGBOAT ROUNDUP KICK-OFF
• September 9, 2015 -- SAVE-THE-DATE: SECOND ANNUAL LOCKTOBERFEST

August

• August 31, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION LAUNCHES NEW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR HINCKLEY RESERVOIR
• August 28, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• August 26, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE FORUM TO SHARE IDEAS ON THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK’S HISTORIC ERIE CANAL AND CANAL SYSTEM
• August 25, 2015 -- NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• August 20, 2015 -- THRUWAY AUTHORITY AND CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE “LOCK E-13 LIVING HISTORY” REST AREA TO OPEN THIS FALL  
• August 20, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION JOINS THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE CITY OF ROME IN ANNOUNCING REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT BELLAMY HARBOR PARK
• August 6, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES 10th ANNUAL CANAL SPLASH! ACTIVITIES TO BEGIN FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
• August 5, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE FORUM TO SHARE IDEAS ON THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK’S HISTORIC ERIE CANAL AND CANAL SYSTEM

July

• July 31, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION TAKES STEPS TO STABILIZE HINCKLEY RESERVOIR WATER LEVEL
• July 9, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CANAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN ROCHESTER AND FAIRPORT
• July 8, 2015 -- NOTICE OF THRUWAY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING  
• July 8, 2015 -- PUBLIC NOTICE: NEW YORK STATE CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION MEETING
• July 8, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE FORUM TO SHARE IDEAS ON THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK’S HISTORIC ERIE CANAL AND CANAL SYSTEM
• July 6, 2015 -- NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION JOINS THE CITY OF ROME AND 'OUR ABILITY' IN OPENING A NEW SECTION OF THE ERIE CANALWAY TRAIL
• July 2, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION JOINS THE CITY OF ROME AND 'OUR ABILITY' IN OPENING A NEW SECTION OF THE ERIE CANALWAY TRAIL

June

• June 29, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: PUBLIC INVITED TO OPEN HOUSE FORUM TO SHARE IDEAS ON THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK’S HISTORIC ERIE CANAL AND CANAL SYSTEM
• June 26, 2015 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES FREE ACCESS TO CANAL SYSTEM FOR FISHING AND RECREATION THIS WEEKEND  
• June 24, 2015 -- PUBLIC INVITED TO SHARE IDEAS TO HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK’S HISTORIC ERIE CANAL AND CANAL SYSTEM

May

• May 26, 2015 -- MEDIA AVAILABILITY: HISTORICAL TUGBOAT URGER TO HOST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS AT LOCK E-7 IN NISKAYUNA
• May 15, 2015 -- GOVERNOR CUOMO MARKS OPENING OF 2015 CANAL SEASON AND 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WATERFORD FLIGHT OF LOCKS  
• May 14, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: VILLAGE OF WATERFORD AND THE CANAL CORPORATION TO CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE WATERFORD FLIGHT OF LOCKS AND THE SEASONAL OPENING OF THE CANAL SYSTEM
• May 8, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: FOUR CRANES TO LIFT FIRST STEEL BEAMS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY GATEWAY OVERLOOK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
• May 8, 2015 -- LEGENDARY CANAL TUGBOAT URGER BEGINS ANNUAL TOUR FOR THE 2015 NAVIGATION SEASON

April

• April 22, 2015 -- CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES SUNY-ESF SENIOR FELLOW CORNELIUS “NEIL” MURPHY, JR. TO SERVE AS HONORARY CHAIR OF 2017 WORLD CANALS CONFERENCE IN SYRACUSE
• April 17, 2015 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: DIRECTOR STRATTON TO ATTEND CAPITAL REGION CANAL CLEAN SWEEP EVENTS

March

• March 20, 2015 -- NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION INVITES VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 10TH ANNUAL CANAL CLEAN SWEEP

February

• February 13, 2015 -- REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE 17TH ANNUAL CYCLE THE ERIE CANAL TOUR

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