Riprap and repairs at the Tourist Wharf and the Saint-Siméon Ferry Wharf

The Société des traversiers du Québec plans to undertake work to renovate the Tourist Pier and perform maintenance on the Saint-Siméon Ferry Pier. The work will primarily involve rock filling on two sides of the Tourist Pier, reinforcing its inner sides, installing an access fence, setting up a warning light, and repaving the site. As for the Ferry Pier, the work mainly involves concrete repairs and the replacement of the caisson keys.

Infrastructure modifications include, but are not limited to, the following work:

Work on the Tourist Pier:

Excavation behind the coping on sides A and E.
Removal, sorting, storage, and reuse of the existing riprap.
Installation of a geotextile membrane on the inner and outer faces of the pier.Installation of new riprap on two sides.
Installation of safety measures to control access to the dock: fencing, signage, warning light.
Power supply for the warning light from the river station's electrical room.
Backfilling, paving, and ground marking of the site.

Repairs to the facade of the Ferry Wharf and repairs to the caisson keys:

Concrete repairs on the M side.
Replacement of caisson keys B and C.

Work on the Tourist Pier site is scheduled from October 2026 to May 2027, and from May 2027 to August 2027 for work on the Ferry Pier site.

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Latest update

March 25th, 2026 – Transport Canada must determine whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, the public is invited to submit any comments within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

Written comments must be submitted by April 25th, 2026 to: aea-eaa@tc.gc.ca.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document number Document title File Date
1 Riprap and repairs at the Tourist Wharf and the Saint-Siméon Ferry Wharf DOCX (55 KB) March 25, 2026

Contacts

Environmental and Aboriginal affairs - Québec region
Email: aea-eaa@tc.gc.ca


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  • Location

    • Quai de St-Siméon (Quebec)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Ports and Harbours

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2026-03-25

  • Proponent

    Société des traversiers du Québec

  • Authorities

    • Transport Canada

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    90318

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...within 200 kilometres
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