As a war measure, Canada opened navigation on the St.-Lawrence River for 1940 many weeks earlier than usual. Ice breakers commenced breaking up the 20-inch thick ice on the stretch between Montreal and Quebec on February 26, the earliest known date in history, and as a result shipping to the United Kingdom and to Allied ports was greatly accelerated.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 118, 17 April 1940, Page 2
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