Saint-Sulpice is a community on the north shore of St. Lawrence River, roughly forty kilometres downstream from Montreal. Verchères Islands are found just offshore from Saint-Sulpice.

In 1914, a Notice to Mariners advertised the establishment of two new sets of range lights at Saint-Sulpice: St. Sulpice Course and St. Sulpice Traverse. The following description is of St. Sulpice Course:

Front light —A fixed white catoptric light of 2,000 candlepower, visible 7 miles in the line of range, exhibited 41 feet above the summer level of the river from an enclosed tower 27 feet high, square in plan, with sloping sides, surmounted by a square lantern, the whole painted white, erected 420 feet back from low-water mark, on the northern side of the public road, 1,800 feet 61° 15' from St. Sulpice Church.

Approx. position: Lat. 45° 49' 47" N., Long. 73° 20' 50" W.

Rear light — A fixed white catoptric light of 2,500 candlepower, visible 7 miles in the line of range, exhibited 79 feet above the summer level of the river from a skeleton steel tower 61 feet high, square in plan, with sloping sides, upper portion of the side facing the alignment covered with slats and surmounted by an enclosed wooden watch room and square lantern, tower red, slats, sides of watch room and lantern white, lantern roof red, erected 2,200 feet 33° from the front light.

Directions —These lights in line lead up from the intersection of their alignment with that of St. Sulpice Traverse Range Lights to the intersection of their alignment with that of Ile Lebel Range Lights on a course of 213°.

Day labour under the superintendence of J.D. Weir erected the range lights at a cost of $1,577.30.

On Feburary 23, 1914, Z. Plouffe was appointed the first keeper of the front range light at an annual salary of $120, and O. Pelteir was appointed the first keeper of the rear range light at an annual salary of $140. By 1923, their salaries had risen, respectively, to $150 and $210.

St. Sulpice Course Range was active through at least 1994, but is no longer active today.

Keepers:

• Front: Z. Plouffe (1914 – at least 1923).
• Back: O. Peltier (1914 – at least 1923).

References

1. Annual Report of the Department of Marine, various years.

No lights exist at this location today.

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