The 8,000-ton icebreaker ferry called the Père-Nouvel began its operations in 1962, and did the shuttle between Pointe-au-Père and Baie-Comeau. Because of financial difficulties, the service would last only a few years. A ferry service between Rimouski and Forestville is now offered on a catamaran, therefore limiting the numbers of boats. The Pointe-au-Père dock is no longer in service; it has been transformed into the Pointe-au-Père Maritime Historical Site.