Quebec Homeowners Say Ottawa Must Address Decades of Erosion Caused by Ship Traffic

Angelique Beauchemin looks at the erosion on her property on the shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Vercheres, Que., on June 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

VERCHÈRES, Que. — Every year, 100−year−old Angélique Beauchemin watches more of her land crumble into the St. Lawrence River.

From her home along a busy stretch of river in Verchères, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, she watches waves from passing ships crash into the rock wall at the base of her property, sweeping chunks away and eating into the unprotected banks from below.