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e-3465 (Transportation)
- Keywords
- Beauharnois
- Facilities
- Maintenance, repair and renovation services
- St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
E-petition
Initiated by Daniel Mallette from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Minister of Transport
Whereas:
- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) is mandated by the federal government to manage the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic through St. Lawrence Seaway facilities;
- On June 14, 2021, SLSMC will relocate its employees from the Beauharnois maintenance centre to the Brossard maintenance centre and St. Lambert locks;
- This decision will increase response times in the event of a bridge or lock failure and emergency response times to pollution spills, since the Brossard centre and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield are 80 km apart;
- The public will be held hostage during these failures and will be affected by response times;
- The Larocque Bridge in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the St-Louis-de-Gonzague Bridge in this municipality are two strategic arteries in the region; and
- Maritime transport is critical to the economy of Salaberry—Suroît.
We, the undersigned, residents of the Province of Quebec, call upon the Minister of Transport to:
1. Demand that SLSMC cancel the relocation of its employees from Beauharnois to the Brossard maintenance centre and St. Lambert locks;
2. Ask SLSMC for a response plan showing that SLSMC will be able to more efficiently and safely respond to a failure in the Beauharnois and Salaberry-de-Valleyfield areas from the Brossard centre; and
3. Ask SLSMC why the portion in Quebec covers more than 80 km while the entire system in the Niagara region covers 36 km.
- Open for signature
- June 8, 2021, at 9:19 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- September 6, 2021, at 9:19 a.m. (EDT)
