Lock 3 is conveniently located next to the Fairbanks Centre and the main parking lot for Shubie Park. It was constructed in the American style, in sharp contrast to Lock 1, and has been partially restored.

Just north of Lock 3, you will find a section of the canal called the Deep Cut, which runs from Hart Bridge to Lake Charles. Prior to the construction of the canal, there was no watercourse from Lake Charles to Lake Micmac. From Lake Micmac to Hart Bridge, creating this channel mostly only required the removal of earth. From this point to Lake Charles, however, workers had to dig through solid bedrock to create a channel deep enough to be navigable. This was notoriously expensive and labour-intensive, taking about three years to complete. Many of the stones cut out from the bedrock still line the edges of the Deep Cut today.

Statement is a response prepared by BNS Project Manager-James Webster: As you are aware the design of Lock 3 was a replacement with a modern lock system that met the original design specifications, the repaired structure at Lock 3 is functioning as designed and has greatly reduced unintended leakage through the dam structure that had occurred prior to the repair work.  We anticipate the reduced circulation between Lock 3 and Lock 2 is the result of both the elimination of that unintended leakage and the continued lower-than-normal water levels associated with last year’s record drought conditions.  We believe we have not witnessed the full return to historical levels. Together, these conditions have reduced the flow previously occurring through the area in question. Over time, it is anticipated that conditions will improve as water levels normalize.