Once the focus of patronage, wharves offer new value to shoreline communities

Like so many issues in modern Canada, what is important in rural communities takes a back seat to the big cities’ priorities.

Once a centre for recreation and commerce, the old Kamouraska, Que., wharf has fallen into disrepair as federal attention wanes and diverts to urban demands.Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

August 21, 2019

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—This village of 700 souls on the St. Lawrence river 150 kilometres east of Quebec City has many attractions: an award-winning bakery, good restaurants, boutiques, beautiful architecture, a tidal estuary, and a view of the mountains of Charlevoix opposite. It is no wonder Kamourask...

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