Paddle, camp, contemplate: our water quality project manager, Lena, spent 7 days aboard her kayak, living to the rhythm of the river. She gives us her column, in which she addresses the indomitable beauty of the North Shore, and the challenges that this journey imposed on her.
“Watershed”, “watershed organization” commonly called “OBV”… Organizations dedicated to environmental protection often use this jargon. But what exactly is a watershed? And what does an OBV accomplish, exactly?
The health of your favorite lake or river seems to be declining? The eutrophication of a watercourse means an alteration of its quality.
Les réseaux d’égouts nous sont invisibles… jusqu’à ce qu’ils ne le soient plus! Vous avez en effet certainement déjà vu des bouches d’égout de grands
Chaque hiver, 800 000 tonnes de sels de déglaçage sont appliqués sur les routes du Québec, nous apprend le Ministère des Transports (2019). Ces substances
Quebec will need to increase its power generation capacity by 65% by 2050, the equivalent of 17 hydroelectric complexes similar to the Romaine,
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