A translation by Judith Turcotte Is there mining exploration in the estuary and the gulf of the St. Lawrence River? I asked myself this question after reading an article from MacLean’s magazine on the subject of a mining exploration in the oceans. The question is timely as Donald Trump has just issued a presidential decree … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. A new year has begun and I take this opportunity in wishing you all a good year and good health. For me, it is a critical year. In August I will be celebrating my eightieth birthday. Who would have believed it? My health is good even if age is creeping … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte I am working on a book on the St. Lawrence River and must do follow-ups on certain files to ensure that my information remains current. One of these files focuses on the removal of military shells from lac Saint-Pierre. From 1952 to 1999, the National Defence Ministry used a part … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. In my last blog, a few of my readers were skeptical with the idea of directing the water of the Great Lakes to Arizona and California, a project that appears too ambitious. However, not so long ago, in 1985, such a project had made the headlines. The Grand Recycling and … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. Climate change causes extreme conditions: on one hand, torrential rains provoke floods and force the expansion of flood zones and on the other, long periods of droughts lower the level of the St. Lawrence River as is currently the case. We should be worried about floods but the decrease in … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. A new cartography of the flood zones will be published in March 2026 by the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP). This new cartography became necessary due to the frequency of torrential rain brought about by climate change. In the … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. In my previous blog, I wrote about the city of Varenne’s efforts to make the Sainte-Thérèse Island accessible to the population. In this undertaking, more than 100 squatters were forced to leave the premises. During this time at the Boucherville Islands’ National Park, only one farmer stood up to the … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte In my last blog, I wrote on the difficulties of giving to the population, access to the St. Lawrence River in spite of the fact that we live in the middle of a group of 234 islands located at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. This group … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte The reason that led me to write about the St. Lawrence River is the melancholy I felt when we lost access to the river because of the construction of the Seaway and the 132. I was born in Saint-Lambert a few hundred metres from the waterfront. I still remember my … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. We divide edible seaweed found in the St. Lawrence into three species depending on their colour, brown, red or green. Seaweed is generally microscopic and invisible to the naked eye. They can, however, multiply to such a point that they form colonies that may become visible. Seaweed can be used … Lire plus