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25-527: The reserve was created in 1965, covering 6,423 square kilometres (2,480 sq mi) of boreal forest near the towns of Port-Cartier and Sept-Îles . The wildlife reserve was approved by an order of the Minister for Wildlife and Parks dated 16 July 1999, to take effect on 26 August 1999. The Lake Walker National Park , a proposed national park, is in the center of the wildlife reserve. It would cover an area of 1,479 square kilometres (571 sq mi) in

50-699: A dirt road (1959). Route 138, from Tadoussac to Havre-Saint-Pierre , opened in the spring of 1976, from there access to the islands of the Mingan Archipelago by sea. In 1984, to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's arrival in New France, the Commission de toponymie gave this name to the part of Route 138 located east of the Saguenay River, that is, the part that extends from Tadoussac to Havre-Saint-Pierre. Until

75-903: A population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of 1,092 square kilometres (422 sq mi), ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte ( 49°47′N 67°10′W  /  49.783°N 67.167°W  / 49.783; -67.167 ), Pointe-aux-Anglais ( 49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W  /  49.67722°N 67.16806°W  / 49.67722; -67.16806 ), Baie-des-Homards ( 49°49′58″N 67°06′41″W  /  49.83278°N 67.11139°W  / 49.83278; -67.11139 ), and Grand-Ruisseau ( 49°44′03″N 67°10′26″W  /  49.73417°N 67.17389°W  / 49.73417; -67.17389 ) are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138 . In 1915, Colonel Robert R. McCormick , owner of

100-632: Is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Port-Cartier, and is named after Arthur A. Schmon (1895–1964) of Newark, New Jersey , a leading figure in the paper industry. Port-Cartier Port-Cartier is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec , Canada . It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River , 63 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec . Port-Cartier had

125-529: Is one of the attractions, as are the Carlos Falls and the De la Montagne and MacDonald hiking trails. Lake Walker , 33 kilometres (21 mi) long, is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Port-Cartier. It has steep cliffs that may be climbed and is a good place for boating. It is named after Admiral Hovenden Walker (1656–1725 or 1728), who tried but failed to seize New France for Britain in 1711. Lake Arthur

150-488: The Côte-Nord administrative region. There are about 1,000 lakes, of which 100 can be accessed, 15 rivers and many streams. Fish include Speckled trout, Arctic char, Lake smelt, Whitefish and Atlantic salmon. The forest contains conifers such as Picea mariana (black spruce), Picea glauca (white spruce), Abies balsamea (balsam fir) and Larix laricina (tamarack), and deciduous trees such as birch and Populus tremuloides (trembling aspen). The reserve contains

175-540: The Larry Lake Old Growth Forest , located between the Ronald and MacDonald Rivers. It covers an area of 8.33 square kilometres (3.22 sq mi). Wildlife includes moose , black bear , boreal woodland caribou , wolf , lynx , fox , snowshoe hare , porcupine , beaver , mink , otter and marten . Birdlife includes resident ruffed grouse and spruce grouse , and migratory birds in

200-540: The Montérégie , Montreal , Lanaudière , Mauricie , Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec. In Montreal, Highway 138 runs via Sherbrooke Street , crosses the Pierre Le Gardeur Bridge to Charlemagne and remains a four-lane road until exiting Repentigny . This highway takes a more scenic route than the more direct Autoroute 40 between Montreal and Quebec City . It crosses

225-638: The Newfoundland and Labrador border (connecting with Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Route 510 ), near Blanc-Sablon on the eastern end of the Côte-Nord. Blanc-Sablon is located on the north coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence near the entrance of the Strait of Belle Isle . A gap remains between Kegaska and Old Fort, through isolated communities accessible only by coastal ferry . On August 25, 2006,

250-504: The Québec Cartier Mining Company constructed an iron ore processing plant and an artificial sea port near Shelter Bay, for shipping the iron ore mined from deposits at Lake Jeannine near Fermont . Port-Cartier, named after the mining company, was incorporated as a town in 1959 and the next year, Shelter Bay was added to it. The original town of Shelter Bay is now the suburb known as Port-Cartier West. Today,

275-507: The Saguenay River via a ferry which travels between Baie-Sainte-Catherine and Tadoussac ; in the event of a closure of this ferry, drivers must take a significant detour via Quebec Route 172 and Quebec Route 170 to the city of Saguenay in order to cross the river by bridge. From Tadoussac to Blanc-Sablon , at the beginning of the 20th century, the first routes of what would become Route 138 (formerly Route 15) were laid in

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300-612: The Chicago Tribune, visited the Rochers River area to evaluate its forest potential. Soon after, a settlement was established on the west side of the mouth of this river, originally called Shelter Bay. The post office opened in 1916, followed by a sawmill in 1918 and a debarking factory of the Ontario Paper Company in 1920. Yet the exhaustion of timber led to the closure of the factory in 1955. In 1958,

325-576: The Gulf of St. Laurent, Pontbriand River , the villages of Baie-Johan-Beetz and Natashquan , etc. A second segment of about 17 km extends from Tête-à-la-Baleine's airport, east through Tête-à-la-Baleine , to the ferry terminal southeast of Tête-à-la-Baleine. There is also a 10.7 km roadway, la route Mecatina, from Mutton Bay to a ferry terminal in La Tabatière and continuing beyond. A third segment of Route 138 extends from Old Fort to

350-505: The Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum security prison, about two kilometres to the north. The institution houses male offenders and offers various programs and services to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Port-Cartier Institution is known for its focus on education and vocational training, with a wide range of courses available to help inmates develop new skills and prepare for successful reentry into

375-747: The Quebec government announced a 10-year project to connect the two segments by building 425 km of highway along the Lower North Shore . In 2011, the Quebec government announced an additional $ 122 million investment for the project over five years as part of the Plan Nord . However, by 2013 difficulties ensued between the Quebec Ministry of Transport and the Pakatan Corporation, who was previously responsible for managing

400-457: The city of Port-Cartier. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 living in 2,918 of its 3,307 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 6,799 . With a land area of 1,092.75 km (421.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.0/km (15.4/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): The Correctional Service of Canada operates

425-524: The day of Pentecost in 1535. In 1884, the "Penticost River" Post Office opened, frenchized to Rivière-Pentecôte in 1933. At the end of the 19th century, it was among the most important industrial centres along the North Shore. In 1972, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was formed out of unorganized territory . On February 19, 2003, the Municipality of Rivière-Pentecôte was amalgamated into

450-404: The funding for this project, leading to the termination of agreement between the two. By this time only 12 km of this road had been built, plus some additional engineering work and deforestation . The construction of two segments of the highway (Kegaska–La Romaine and Tête-à-la-Baleine–La Tabatière) was set to begin in 2019. A total of $ 232 million will be contributed to this project. In 2024

475-496: The installation of lookouts . Visual openness, proximity to an exceptional landscape, educational potential, as well as a tourist vocation play a determining role in the choice of sites. The arrangement of lookouts invites travelers to stop in safe observation places, close to the road, preferably elevated and exposed to the winds to avoid the presence of insects. Over the 150.5 km that separate Havre-Saint-Pierre and Pashashibou River , Route 138 offers visual openings towards

500-540: The mid-1990s, the highway's eastern terminus was Havre-Saint-Pierre , but in 1996 the extension to Natashquan was completed. A 40 km gravel section between Natashquan and Kegaska opened on September 26, 2013, with the inauguration of a bridge across the Natashquan River . When planning Route 138, from Havre-Saint-Pierre to the Pashashibou River , the Quebec Ministry of Transport planned

525-473: The port handles approximately 18,000,000 tonnes (19,800,000 short tons ; 17,700,000 long tons ) of cargo per year and ranks third in Quebec in terms of handled tonnage. In 1875, a mission called Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-Pentecôte was established some 100 km south-west of Sept-Îles at the mouth of the Pentecôte River . This name is attributed to Jacques Cartier who arrived at the place on

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550-472: The spring and autumn. The reserve is open to visitors, who may fish, hunt, pick berries, or explore the area on foot or by boat. Campsites and cabins are available for overnight visitors. There are more than 100 lakes, most of which have never been fished, and 15 rivers. There are native speckled trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) in most lakes. MacDonald Falls on the MacDonald River and footbridge

575-692: The temporary eastern terminus in Kegashka on the Gulf of St. Lawrence . The western terminus is in Elgin , at the border with New York State south-west of Montreal (connecting with New York State Route 30 at the Trout River Border Crossing ). Part of this highway is known as the Chemin du Roy , or King's Highway, which is one of the oldest highways in Canada. It passes through

600-592: The vicinity of Sept-Îles . In 1961, a section was added from the Franquelin region to the tip of the Moisie River , some 20 kilometres east of Sept-Îles. On the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , until 1976, there was no continuous route to go further east than the Moisie River. Only bits of paths here and there connect a few coastal villages to each other, Natashquan connects to Aguanish by

625-471: The workforce upon release. Notable inmates have included convicted murderers Paul Bernardo , Russell Williams , Michael Rafferty , Mohammed Shafia , Robert Pickton , Luka Magnotta , and Guy Turcotte . List of former mayors: Quebec Route 138 Route 138 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Quebec , following the entire north shore of the St. Lawrence River past Montreal to

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