Saint-Augustin

Understand

The Innu community of Pakuashipi is located west of the municipality, on the west bank of the Saint-Augustin River and north of Cook Township.

The community of Saint-Augustin is mostly English-speaking. The village is established at the southern tip of a peninsula, near the mouth of the Saint-Augustin River which flows into the Bay of Saint-Augustin in the form of a delta. The archipelago of Saint-Augustin located at the end of the eponymous bay has several large magnificent islands to see on a boat trip, in particular: Forgeron Island, Juniper Island, Rigolet Island, Grande Passe Island, Bayfield Island...

This isolated municipality is 218 km from Kegaska (the terminus of Route 138) and 108 km from the village of Blanc-Sablon.

Get around

Saint-Augustin and Pakuashipi have a few streets and a few local roads, especially to the northeast to bypass Northeast Bay; or, on the west side of the Saint-Augustin river, the road leading to Navarre stream in Cook township. In summer, pleasure or fishing boats are good ways to get around the waterways and the bay of Saint-Augustin. In winter, the snowmobile provides access to the backcountry.

Do

Summer activities: Boat excursions, sea kayaking, wilderness camping, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) excursions, hiking, observation of sea birds, marine mammals, picking wild berries (e.g. blueberries, cloudberries), salmon fishing, hunting and fishing.

Snowmobiling, ice fishing (on the ice), snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, local winter carnival, hockey tournaments...

Connect

Founded in 1987, Community Radio CJAS Saint-Augustin (FM 93.5) serves the Lower North Shore. Cell phones are functional in Saint-Augustin thanks to three national cellular communication networks.