Press release - In the run-up to the Grand Splash at the Old Port of Montreal and the official opening of the port basin at the Port of Quebec this Friday, July 1, Fondation Rivières unveils a map listing 51 sites with water quality suitable for swimming on Montreal's waterfront.
Press release - On July 1, the singer and founder of the group Clay and Friends, joined by other citizens, will take to the water at Quai Jacques Cartier in the Old Port of Montreal to demand the creation of a public bathing area. This mobilization is part of La semaine du Grand Splash.
Press release - A mobilization bringing together municipalities, tourism industry players, riverside residents, canoeists and kayakers was held today to demand equitable water sharing in the Petite Nation River region.
Press release - Fondation Rivières welcomes the Port of Québec's announcement that it will install a harbour bath in the Bassin Louise this summer, and believes that the Old Port of Montréal Corporation would be well advised to follow suit - as the Bassin Jacques-Cartier has all the necessary features for swimming. Just as the Port of Quebec has collaborated with the Société des Gens de Baignade, Fondation Rivières invites the Old Port of Montreal Corporation to do the same with the Foundation to design such a facility.
A few months before the next provincial elections, the Collective for equitable access to bodies of water is calling on political parties to find out their intentions regarding the problem of access to water for the purposes of nautical activities, vacation, hunting and fishing for all Quebecers.
We believe that ministerial intervention has become necessary to ensure an instream flow in the Petite Nation River, downstream from the dam operated by the municipality of Lac Simon. Here is our letter to the Minister
Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC).
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