Tag: Canal

Police identify body found in Phoenix canal

Homicide detectives are investigating a body found in a canal near 43rd Avenue and Indian School Road on Thursday, according to Phoenix police. Police said the body was identified as 40-year-old Darrick Cling. Officers responded to a call of a body found inside the canal just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, police said. An active […]

Canal Place board opposes restructuring bill

Feb. 17—CUMBERLAND — The Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority voted Friday to oppose a state Senate bill that would divide management of the tourist attraction’s assets and dissolve the current board. Some of the nine-members of the Canal Place Preservation and Development Authority also agreed to testify against the bill in Annapolis. Board member […]

New director of Augusta Canal talks about continuing a legacy

After steering the helm of the Augusta Canal for 25 years, Dayton Sherrouse announced his retirement earlier this year. Augusta native Tyler V. Snead stepped in as executive director. Snead recently took some time to reflect on his first two months in his new role. “It’s been a crazy two and a half months,” said […]

Fatal crash reported Thursday morning just west of Hood Canal bridge

A 71-year-old Everett woman died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision just west of the Hood Canal bridge. According to a report from Washington State Patrol, Donna M. Haney of Everett was driving west on Highway 104 from the bridge and attempted to pass a trailer truck at a stretch of the road where there […]

Lack of water leads to big drop in number of ships using Panama Canal

A severe drought that began last year has forced authorities to slash ship transits by 36% in the Panama Canal, one of the world’s most important trade routes. The new cuts announced on Wednesday by authorities in Panama are set to deal an even greater economic blow than previously expected. Canal administrators now estimate that […]

$30M federal grant aims to ease flooding in Savannah’s Springfield Canal area

A $30 million federal grant will help address drainage issues in two historic West Savannah neighborhoods near the Springfield Canal. The City of Savannah will pick up $12 million in funding for the $42 million project to reduce flooding in the historic Carver Village and Cloverdale neighborhoods, according to an announcement Friday. The Building Resilient […]

NYPA, state Canal Corp’s lighting program wins international award

Dec. 28—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and the New York State Canal Corp. have announced that the Reimagine the Canals initiative has been internationally recognized with a prestigious LIT Lighting Design Award for the illumination of infrastructure along the New York State Canal system. The Office for Visual Interaction, a New York City-based architectural […]