Military recovers unexploded shell along banks of St. Lawrence River
Nicole, Quebec police report that the Canadian military has retrieved an unexploded shell from the St. Lawrence River near Trois-Rivières. The object was found on the riverbanks, close to the town of Nicolet, where police formed a security perimeter upon receiving a call on Friday. The military deemed the shell harmless and plans to transport it for destruction elsewhere.
The town shared the news via social media, stating that the shell had been submerged in the Port Saint-François area, across the St. Lawrence River from Trois-Rivières. Two shells were discovered in the same location two days apart last July. Between 1952 and 2000, the Defense Department carried out tests at a munitions test center in Nicolet by discharging munitions into Lac Saint Pierre, through which the St. Lawrence River flows.
The federal government now conducts firing within a sand-filled containment berm, where munitions are recovered afterward. This report by The Canadian Press was initially published on November 8, 2026.
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