St. Catharines is a city of 133,000 people (2016) in the Niagara Region. It has the Welland Canal, a dry-dock for ships, and automotive plants. Two World Rowing Championships have been held here: first in 1970, and the most recent being in 1999. The smaller city of Thorold is on the south edge of St. Catharines.
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