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December

• December 18, 2017 --  NYPA, Canal Corporation Announce Panel Of Judges for Reimagine The Canals Competition
• December 15, 2017 --  Canal Grants Program Awards $1 Million as Part of Governor's REDC Initiative
• December 07, 2017 --  Canal Recreationway Commission to Meet Dec. 14

November

• November 28, 2017 --  Canal Corporation to hold Dec. 6 Meeting on Mohawk Valley Trail Project

October

• October 27, 2017 --  Canal Corporation Takes Preemptive Measures in Mohawk Valley on Erie Canal With Forecast of Flooding
• October 26, 2017 --  Canal Corporation, SUNY, to host Forum on Future if Craft Beer in the Mohawk Valley and Erie Canal
• October 13, 2017 --  Canal Corporation Announces St. Johnsville to Open Marina Bath House for Boaters and Campers
• October 13, 2017 --  Governor Cuomo Announces $25 Million Infrastructure Investment in Oswego Canal
• October 03, 2017 --  Replica Canal Boat Lois McClure Wraps Up Season in Capital Region

September

• September 28, 2017 --  Locktober Celebrations Kick Off Across the State This Weekend
• September 25, 2017 --  Announcement Made at World Canals Conference Attended by Hundreds of Canal Experts and Enthusiasts from Three Continents
• September 13, 2017 --  State Museum Opens First Phase of Erie Canal Exhibition on September 16
• September 12, 2017 --  Canal Corporation using Non-Toxic Dye to test Scour hole on Nine Mile Feeder Flume in Trenton
• September 06, 2017 --  Historic Canal Boat Returns to Finger Lakes, Central New York

August

• August 09, 2017 --  Baldwinsville, Canal Corporation Set to Open New Canalside Improvements in Mercer Park

July

• July 31, 2017 --  Replica Canal Boat Lois McClure To Dock in Rochester- Area ports as part of Canal Bicentennial Celebration
• July 28, 2017 --  Temporary "No Wake" Restriction Issued for Seneca River and Canal System
• July 07, 2017 --  New York State Canal System to Fully Reopen by Sunday Morning
• July 04, 2017 --  Some Parts of Canal System Remain Closed Due to Unsafe Conditions
• July 03, 2017 -- New York State Canal Corporation Reminds Boaters of Dangers on Closed Sections of the Canal System
• July 03, 2017 -- Sections of Canal System to Re-Open As High Water From Heavy Rainfall Recedes

June

• June 30, 2017 -- New York State Canal Recreationway commission to Meet July 6
• June 30, 2017 -- Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration in Lockport to Feature Orchestra in Canal, Fireworks
• June 30, 2017 -- Canal Corporation Announces extended Lock Hours in OSWEGO
• June 15, 2017 -- Medina Lift Bridge Scheduled for Three-Week Closure

May

• May 19, 2017 -- Governor Cuomo Announces Statewide Plans to Commemorate the Erie Canal's Bicentennial
• May 08, 2017 -- Canal Corporation using Non-Toxic Dye to identify seepage in Glens Falls Feeder Canal

April

• April 14, 2017 -- NEW YORK STATE CANAL RECREATIONWAY COMMISSION MEETING FOR APRIL 20th
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February

• February 17, 2017 -- Media Advisory and Photo Opportunity
• February 15, 2017 -- Registration Opens for World Canals Conference in Syracuse

January

• January 11, 2017 -- New York State Canal System Designated a National Historic Landmark
• January 10, 2017 -- Governor Cuomo Presents the 20th Proposal of 2017 State of the State: Complete the Empire State Trail by 2020
• January 2, 2017 -- N.Y. Power Authority to Assume Ownership of Canal Corporation on New Year’s Day

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