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	Lachine, Quebec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lachine is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
		Lachine, from French la Chine (China), was named in 1669 in mockery of its then owner Robert Cavelier de La Salle who explored the interior of North America trying to find a passage to Asia.
		Lachine was incorperated as a city in 1872.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lachine,_Quebec (285 words)

	Lachine Canal - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, through the boroughs of Lachine on land originally granted by the King of France to the Sulpician Order.
		However, while the Lachine canal proved an enormous boon for Montreal and the province of Quebec, time would show that for Canada's Maritime Provinces, it was the first major nail in that region's economic coffin.
		In 2002, it was reopened as a pleasure boating area, despite environmental concerns due to heavy industrial contamination of its bottom, and the banks of the canal were redeveloped.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /lachine_canal.htm (357 words)

	Historical Sketches - The Canals of Canada.
		The Lachine canal was built for the purpose of enabling vessels to pass the rapids of St. Louis, better known as the Lachine rapids, situated just above Montreal, the head of ocean navigation on the St. Lawrence river.
		The first Lachine canal was doubtless built as part of a system, because a joint commission for Upper and Lower Canada had in 1818 reported in favor of a canal system for the St. Lawrence, with four feet depth of water, that being the depth of the Erie canal.
		The section of the Galops rapids where the heaviest water is, has been deepened to seventeen feet to provide for the safe passage of descending lake vessels drawing fourteen feet while pitching through the swells of this rapid.
	www.history.rochester.edu /canal/bib/whitford/old1906/vol2/Part4-2.htm (8942 words)

	To the New World frontier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		RIDING LACHINE RAPIDS: Either in a jet boat or on a rubber raft, contact Les Descentes Sur le St-Laurant, 8912 LaSalle Blvd. at 75th Avenue just a mile west of the rapids on the St. Lawrence River in LaSalle.
		They could not paddle upstream through the Lachine rapids on the St. Lawrence River, so they carried their canoes and supplies to a put-in spot to the west.
		It is the Lachine museum, and historians say it is the oldest house on Montreal island.
	www.freep.com /features/travel/chine22_20010722.htm (1667 words)

	AllRefer.com - Lachine, Canada (Canadian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Lachine was first settled in 1675 and in 1689 was the scene of a battle between the French and the Iroquois.
		The city is the southwest terminal of the Lachine Canal, connecting Lake St. Louis with the St. Lawrence River at Montreal.
		Constructed between 1821 and 1825 (later enlarged) to bypass the Lachine Rapids of the St. Lawrence, the canal has been superseded by the St. Lawrence Seaway canals.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Lachine.html (199 words)

	The Historic Village of Lachine and the Lachine Canal
		The Historic Village of Lachine and the Lachine Canal
		Lachine is a suburb of Montreal located about nine miles from the heart of downtown and was originally a rest station and outpost for the fur trade.
		Lachine is strategically located on Lac St. Louis and as a result of its location visitors were able to enjoy the unpolluted water of the Lake for swimming and fishing.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/montreal_canada/72630 (506 words)

	Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The rapids located in or near big cities were either to mild to be exhilarating or so ferocious that commercial operations were not feasible.
		The Lachine Rapids on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal and the Devil's Hole Rapids of the Niagara River are two rivers that possess this ferocious character.
		Lachine Rapids Tours Ltd., commenced operations using 2 specially designed jetboats that were powered by twin Ford 460 C.I. engines.
	www.whirlpooljet.com /06_faqs/history.cfm (539 words)

	Montreal And The Environs
		Lachine rapids were navigated by a steamer for the first time on the 19th August, 1841, and since that date many thousands of people have felt the thrill of what is a most exciting experience.
		On leaving Lachine the increased speed is soon noticeable, and a drag on the boat intimates the force of the waters some little time before the white breakers of the rapids appear.
		The Lachine Canal commences at the town, running direct to Montreal, with five locks, which overcome a difference in levels of forty-five feet and allows boats of fourteen feet draught easy passage.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles05/montreal-5.shtml (4409 words)

	Lachine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lachine is a specific referring to a number of places in the Montreal area:
		The name comes from the French la Chine, "China," a derisive reference to Robert Cavelier de La Salle's belief that beyond the Lachine Rapids was a sea route to the Orient.
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lachine (137 words)

	Lachine Rapids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We even drove 14 hours to test the boat on the Lachine Rapids to make sure it was perfect on waves.
		Then there's the Maverick in the Lachine rapids of Montreal, but locating it in the massive white water is nearly impossible, and it's incredibly dangerous.
		Enthusiasts in Montreal have found that the Lachine rapids and Laprairie basin have just the right conditions for pike, walleye, muskie, smallmouth bass, trout...
	www.wikiverse.org /lachine-rapids (260 words)

	Lachine Rapids -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Until the construction of the (Click link for more info and facts about Lachine Canal) Lachine Canal through Montreal, the rapids had to be (Carrying boats and supplies overland) portaged.
		The Lachine Rapids are now passed by the South Shore Canal (Saint-Lambert and Côte Sainte-Catherine locks) of the (A seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior) Saint Lawrence Seaway.
		The rapids contain a number of islands used by migratory (Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings) birds.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/La/Lachine_Rapids.htm (209 words)

	History of the St. Lawrence / Great Lakes Canals System (1783-1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When rapids were encountered, canoes and commodities were simply carried on foot to the next navigable trunk of the river.
		Rapids were thus a strong constraint for fluvial traffic along the St. Lawrence.
		After the first canals were built (Coteau du Lac, Lachine, etc.), the need to improve the existing ones and to extend the system became clear, notably as the tension between Britain and the United States mounted and as Upper Canada was being settled.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /stlauren/hist/hi_slcanals.htm (1898 words)

	The Old Port
		The history of the Lachine Canal is intimately tied to Montreal’s economic growth.
		In 1611, a fur-trading post was set up in Montreal, where traders had to stop and transfer their goods because it was impossible to cross the Lachine Rapids.
		The raging rapids that deterred even the boldest explorers continued for nearly three centuries to seriously curtail the development of the island of Montreal and the travels of the settlers.
	www.tbrpc.org /waterfront/oldport.htm (828 words)

	Island of Montreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The St. Lawrence widens into Lac Saint-Louis south-west of theisland, narrows into the Lachine Rapids, then widens again into the Bassin de LaPrairie before becoming the St. Lawrence again and flowing toward Quebec City.
		The south-west of the island is separated by the Lachine Canal between Lachine and Montreal's Old Port.
		In the Iroquois language, the island is called Tiohtià:ke Tsi (a name referring to the Lachine Rapids to the island's southwest) or Ka-wé-no-te.
	www.therfcc.org /island-of-montreal-102704.html (395 words)

	Lachine Quebec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1355 32nd Avenue in Lachine, Quebec is a 50,000 square foot single tenant facility situated near Montreal's Pierre E. Trudeau Airport and in proximity to...
		Lachine is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Island of Montreal; pop.
		On January 1, 2002 it become a borough of the City of Montreal.
	www.wikiverse.org /lachine-quebec (220 words)

	Complexe Dompark & Complexe Canal Lachine - About Us
		Located near Atwater market on the historic Lachine Canal, Complexe du Canal Lachine is located in the former Simmons mattress factory and comprises over 320,000 square feet of building.
		The site was selected for the primary reason that the Lachine rapids prevented boats from traveling further up the St-Laurence river and thus stopping the most common and efficient method of transportation.
		Earlier, in 1611, the explorer Samuel de Champlain who also had been stopped by the rapids, had identified the possibility of a canal as a by- pass to this natural obstacle.
	www.complexecanallachine.com /aboutus.asp (1274 words)

	Jackson Kayak
		One stretch of the river called “Rapids de LaChine” is the source much frustration in the shipping world.
		Emily is super fast in her boat and was able to make the ferry better than most people there, while Dane, at 55 pounds using a 150cm paddle and a 4’11” Boat is not quite as fast.
		We are staying at the “white house” at Robertsons which, for those of you who don’t know, overlooks the first major rapid on the Ottawa.
	www.jacksonkayak.com /archived-stories/Lachine-Rapids.cfm (1697 words)

	Encyclopedia: Lachine Canal
		Andrew White is the guitarist in the British indie-rock band, Kaiser Chiefs.
		The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
		The National Historic Sites of Canada component of Parks Canada is responsible for Canadas programme of historical commemoration, which recognizes nationally significant places, persons and events.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lachine-Canal (790 words)

	Lachine, the Historic Village of Montréal - BootsnAll.com
		It is quite interesting to note that during its early commercial years the town's waterfront was quite active in that many an American tourist would take the boats down the Lachine Rapids.
		Before industrialization the city of Lachine was primarily considered a country resort area for Montreal's affluent.
		However the most important influence on the city was the construction of the Lachine Canal which was inaugurated in 1824 and opened to navigation in 1825.
	www.bootsnall.com /namericatravelguides/montreal/feb02lachine.shtml (940 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Saint Lawrence Seaway
		The seaway begins at the port of Montreal, where the South Shore Canal (St-Lambert and Côte Ste-Catherine canal locks) passes the Lachine Rapids.
		West of the Island of Montreal and Lac Saint-Louis, the Beauharnois canal and locks pass the Beauharnois hydroelectric dam.
		To create a navigable channel through the Long Sault rapids and allow hydroelectric stations to be established at Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York, a man-made lake, Lake Saint Lawrence, was created.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Saint_Lawrence_Seaway_Act (827 words)

	Ship Postcards (US & British Commonwealth Registry) Q to SA Companies
		"Shooting Lachine Rapids, Montreal" showing her at quite a tilt, COL from European Postcard Company, printed in Germany, unused, light AMB.
		"LACHINE RAPIDS NEAR MONTREAL" showing the Steamer Sovereign with a load of passengers making the run at night, COL, mailed 1906 to Ontario, stamp bent over top edge, heavy toning in 3 of the white front borders, other light toning from album contact, faint AIC.
		"Lachine Rapids, Montreal" showing the ship's name plainly, COL private post card from European Post Card Co., numbered 115 on back, unused, printed in Britain, fairly fresh.
	www.judnick.com /ShipsQToSACompanies.htm (1399 words)

	~~~~~~~~~~LACHINE RAPIDS~~~~~~~~~~
		While Lachine offers much more than just two great waves, Big Joe is epic and most folks don't want to waste the long difficult hike back up to the eddy on anything else.
		Because of its distance from shore, Lachine is not a spot for intermediate paddlers -- unless accompanied by a group of strong, experienced boaters.
		Most people feel that Lachine is at its best in the late summer and fall.
	www.rstiles.com /ne_pb/quebec/lachine/index.htm (1284 words)

	Travel Channel :: Montreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was a group of prescient French priests who first tried to dig a canal to move cargo around the treacherous Lachine Rapids, but they had neither the royal approval nor the money to finish the job.
		The Lachine Canal was subsequently closed to navigation and became an illicit dumping ground for old cars and the victims of underworld killings, while the area around it degenerated into an industrial slum.
		A permanent exhibition at the Lachine Canal Interpretation Centre explains the history and construction of the canal.
	travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/montreal/sightsacts_30988_1.html (673 words)

	Ottawa kayaking whitewater school river kayaking ottawa whitewater at Liquid Skills kayak school on the Ottawa River. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With a mixture of pool-drop rapids and some more continuous sections, the Rouge provides a fun day of river running and playing for all levels of paddlers.
		Having gained international recognition as one of the best surfing waves out there, Big Joe on the Lachine Rapids near Montreal is one of the highlights of this trip.
		The Pet's three class 4 rapids provide a great forum to test the skills you have been practicing all week.
	www.liquidskills.com /programs_ove_rivers.html (423 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Lachine
		Lachine, city in the Montréal Urban Community, southern Québec, Canada.
		The Lachine section connects Montréal and western Lake St.-Louis (a widened part of the river)....
		development on the St. Lawrence River, LaSalle, city on the Lachine Rapids, St. Lawrence Seaway, bypassing the rapids
	encarta.msn.com /Lachine.html (95 words)

	Lachine Canal. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lachine Canal, on the St. Lawrence, S Que., Canada, extends SW-NE bet.
		the St. Lawrence at Montreal and L. St. Louis at Lachine, bypassing Lachine Rapids; 9 mi/14 km long.
		Opened c.1825, later enlarged; there are 5 locks.
	www.bartleby.com /69/46/L00646.html (80 words)

	Quebec Whitewater
		The rapids were slightly easier than the Nielson, and the river had less volume.
		All the rapids can be portaged with some difficulty if needed, but if you start portaging, or even inspecting unnecessarily, it will be a long day.
		One of the first rapids is a 25ft waterfall, which has been run on the right narrow channel, but is usually portaged on the right.
	www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /quebecrivers.htm (1994 words)

	Lachine Canal National Historic Site, Montréal, Canada - Historic Site - proudly presented by Kanada News' Canada ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Lachine Canal stretches 14.5 km from downtown Montréal through Lake Saint-Louis to Lachine.
		The Lachine Canal was built in 1825 as a means of bypassing the Lachine Rapids on the St. Lawrence River.
		The Lachine bicycle path is the oldest and one of the most popular bicycle paths in the Montréal region.
	www.canadavacationplanner.com /listings/en/1462 (194 words)

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