No permit is needed to access boat launching ramps in the borough of Lachine and access is free of charge.

Boat launching ramp for light, non-motorized boats

• New Parc Riverain (no car access, you must carry your boat for approximately 700 m from the Parc René-Lévesque parking lot) 
• Parc Summerlea
• Dock at 21e Avenue near Parc Noël-Spinelli (managed by the Club de canot de course de Lachine)
• Dock at 34e Avenue in Parc Saint-Louis

Boat launching ramp for heavy boats

• Dock at 34e Avenue (parking lot for vehicles and trailers)

Access to boat launching ramps is permitted between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.

Docks are usually set up at mid-May, when water levels permit, and are taken down at the end of October.

Vehicle and trailer parking

 Parc Saint-Louis

• Payment at the parking station only for vehicules without trailers.
• Annual sticker is offered to Lachine residents in limited quantity (vehicles with or without trailers).

Parc Summerlea

• Payable at the parking station for vehicules.
• Annual stickers are not available for this park.
• Trailers cannot be parked here.

In person

No permit is required to access the boat launching ramp on Boulevard LaSalle between 68e Avenue and 75e Avenue.

However, a permit is required to park your vehicle and trailer on site. These parking spaces are available solely to residents of LaSalle.

Your vehicle or trailer must not be parked alone. The permit must be hung from the rearview mirror inside the vehicle and must be in plain view.

The boat launching ramp is accessible at all times. The docks are usually installed at the end of May and removed between the end of October and the beginning of November.

In person

Two boat launch ramps

The borough has two official boat launch ramps (canoe, rowboat, motorboat, etc.). 

155 Rue Rose

• Boats measuring no more than 8 metres.
• No permit is required.
• Access is free of charge.
• Use is seasonal, from the Fête des Patriotes to Thanksgiving.
• The water is shallow, and use of this boat launch ramp is at your own risk.

Parc Coursol

• Use of this boat launch ramp is at your own risk.

By phone

You must get an access permit to use the boat launch and parking spaces in Pointe-aux-Trembles. The boat launch is located on 36^e Avenue, at the corner of Rue Notre-Dame, under the utility poles.

The site is open from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. The decks and docks are usually installed at the end of May or when the water level allows it, and they are removed at the beginning of November.

A permit is required to pass through the barrier gate to the boat launching ramp parking lots. The permit is a transponder that must be placed inside the vehicle’s windshield and will be read by the electronic system that opens the barrier gate to the site.

The launch ramp annual access permit is valid from May 1 each year until April 30.

It must be renewed each year.

Only cars with a unique transponder or one-time pass may park on-site. In addition, the maximum parking period is now 24 hours.

Fees

• Règlement sur l'accès aux rampes de mise à l'eau (RCA23-30114) (in French)

Boat launching ramp for light, non-motorized boats

The official ramp for launching boats (canoes, rowboats, motorboats, etc.) is located at Parc Desmarchais.

• Access is free of charge.
• No permit is required.
• Use is seasonal. The docks are usually installed at the end of May and removed between the end of October and the beginning of November.

Vehicle and trailer parking

• No parking is permitted on the shoreline or on the descent leading to it. 
• Free parking is available on nearby streets, but your trailer must not be parked alone.

For safety’s sake, reduce the speed of your boat in front of the docks and Verdun’s urban beach.

Rental of the docks at the Verdun marina is managed by the Club nautique de Verdun.