US EditionFisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
The expansion will boost container capacity by about 60%, starting in 2026, despite concerns over impacts to the endangered copper redhorse fish habitat.
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal in the habitat of an endangered fish species.
- The port authority says the project will comply with environmental requirements and plans for the new terminal to be operational by 2030.
- The nature advocacy group SNAP Québec says it will challenge the authorization in court due to the project's potential impact on the copper redhorse, a fish found only in the St. Lawrence River.
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The Port of Montreal has finally obtained the federal green light to realize its expansion at Contrecoeur – which will encroach on the natural habitat of a threatened species. It remains to be seen if it will turn red as an environmental group intends to turn to the courts in order to break the decision.
Fisheries OKs port expansion in Contrecœur
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has given its OK to a container port terminal downriver in Contrecœur, in the zone of the endangered copper redhorse – see the photo in the Radio‑Canada story. But in the current socioeconomic climate, can we afford to be tenderhearted about fish species? Indeed, I would suggest to Mark Carney that we should put on our money the images of animal species which have been killed off to prop up our economy. Make them hero…
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has been authorized by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to begin expansion of port facilities at Contrecoeur and the construction of a new container terminal, says the agency. Work will begin this year. The project to expand the port at Contrecoeur will increase the port's handling capacity by approximately 1.15 million containers (TEUs). To the maximum of its capacity, the site is expected to generate more than 10,0…
/CNW/ - The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces that it has received authorization from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the expansion of the...
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