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
A translation by Judith Turcotte The Japanese love them and it is time for Quebecers to taste them. The Stimpson surf clam is a shellfish caught on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River and in les Îles de la Madeleine. The Stimpson surf clam is also known as the Arctic surf clam, the Québec … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. We can find the green sea urchin, also known as the common sea urchin, in the St. Lawrence River. The scientists, to show their superiority on the subject, baptized it “Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.” It takes some doing. In Europe some refer to it as a “sea cat” or “sea hedgehog.” The … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte Seals have become more and more numerous in the estuary of the St. Lawrence River. It is estimated that there would be more than 10 million of the east of the country and their presence has consequences. The fishermen complain and accuse the seals of diminishing the cod, herring and mackerel … Lire plus
A translation by Judith Turcotte. Invasive species modify the biodiversity of the St. Lawrence. In our river today, we find species, plants, mushrooms and micro-organisms that were not there a few years ago. More than 180 invasive species are identified. We are not the only ones experiencing this phenomenon; more than 37,000 invasive species have … Lire plus