Parks Canada says repairs will soon be underway on the Kirkfield Lift Lock which shutdown in September 2022 due to a mechanical failure. Parks Canada says on Sept. 2, the Kirkfield lock was closed for the remainder of the navigation system after the lift lock suffered a mechanical failure. Kirkfield Lift is the second-highest hydraulic lift lock in the world, behind the Peterborough Lift Lock at 20 m (65 ft)..