Roy Dupuis, co-founder of Fondation Rivières

A well-known actor in Quebec and internationally, Roy Dupuis is also deeply curious and seeks to understand different phenomenons.

This is how he discovered, in 2002, the multiple issues surrounding rivers threatened by the construction of small hydroelectric power plants with the Adoptez une rivière operation. He then became a sponsor of the Gatineau River and joined forces with Alain Saladzius and Michel Gauthier to create the Fondation Rivières, in order to finally give a voice to the rivers that were then defenceless, and to offer the population the necessary tools to be informed and to invest in the protection of this collective wealth. He continued his research on the energy sector and became involved in the Avec énergie campaign to raise awareness of alternative energy production methods. He took an active part in the protection of the Rupert River when Hydro-Quebec announced its intention to divert 350 km of the river and was involved in the documentary Chercher le courant (Searching for the Current) on the issues surrounding the harnessing of the Romaine River. More recently, in the documentary L'empreinte, he examines our origins associated with those of the First Nations, whose values he shares with the Fondation Rivières.