Société des traversiers du Québec

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File:NM Félix-Antoine-Savard.jpg Félix-Antoine-Savard docked at Matane, Quebec, coming from Baie-Comeau, on the St. Lawrence River in 2006]]

File:Ferry Alphonse-Desjardins.jpg, Quebec and Lévis on the St. Lawrence River]]

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The Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) is a ferry company which has operated some intra-provincial ferry services in Quebec since 1971. It is a crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec.{{cite news

| title = Des pourparlers fructueux

| url = http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2010/04/23/007-stq-negos.shtml

| publisher = Radio-Canada

| date = April 23, 2010

| access-date = May 17, 2010

| language = fr

}}

STQ operates the following services:

• Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola to Sorel-Tracy, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two ships, the {{ship||Catherine-Legardeur}} and the {{ship||Lucien-L.}}
• Lévis to Quebec City, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two twin vessels, {{ship||Alphonse-Desjardins}} and {{ship||Lomer-Gouin}}.
• Tadoussac to Baie-Sainte-Catherine, crossing the Saguenay River with three ships, the {{ship||Armand-Imbeau}} and the {{ship||Jos-Deschênes}} all year long and the {{ship||Félix-Antoine-Savard}} in the summer.
• Matane to Baie-Comeau and Godbout, crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the {{MV|Saaremaa I||2}},{{cite web |title=MV Saaremaa I |url=https://www.traversiers.com/en/about-stq/nos-navires/mv-saaremaa-i#:~:text=The%20NM%20Saaremaa%20I%20has,600%20passengers%2C%20including%20300%20seats. |access-date=7 April 2022}} which replaced the {{MV|F.-A.-Gauthier||2}}, when that ferry was taken out of service due to engine issues.{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Sean |title=A collision with a dock is the latest incident in a dismal year for Quebec's ferry corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ferries-accident-dock-godbout-1.5775791 |website=CBC News |access-date=7 April 2022}} The MV F.-A.-Gauthier had replaced {{ship||Camille-Marcoux}} in 2015. The F.-A.-Gauthier is the first ferry in North American service powered by liquified natural gas.{{cite web|title=F.A.-Gauthier: The Newest Fleet Member of the Société des traversiers du Québec|url=https://www.quebecmaritime.ca/en/blog/f-a-gauthier-the-newest-fleet-member-of-the-societe-des-traversiers-du-quebec|website=Québec by the Sea|access-date=15 May 2018}}
• L'Isle-aux-Coudres to Les Éboulements, crossing the St. Lawrence River with two vessels, the {{ship||Joseph-Savard}} and the {{ship||Radisson|ferry|2}}.
• Chevery to Harrington Harbour, with {{ship||Mécatina II}}.{{cite news

| title = Traverse Chevery-Harrington Harbour - Début du service du N.M. Mécatina II

| url = http://communiques.gouv.qc.ca/gouvqc/communiques/GPQF/Mai2010/12/c2996.html

| publisher = Société des traversiers du Québec

| date = May 12, 2010

| access-date =May 17, 2010

| language = fr

}}

The following services are operated in partnership with another company:

• Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues to Montmagny crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the {{ship||Grues-des-Îles}}
• Rivière-du-Loup to Saint-Siméon crossing the St. Lawrence River with one ship, the {{ship||Trans-St-Laurent}}.
• Île-d'Entrée to Cap-aux-Meules connecting two islands of the Magdalen Islands with one vessel, the {{ship||Ivan-Quinn}}, built in 2009.{{cite web|title=NM Ivan-Quinn|url=https://www.traversiers.com/en/a-propos-de-la-societe/les-navires/nm-ivan-quinn/|website=Société des traversiers du Québec|access-date=15 May 2018}}