Plage de Batiscan: le littoral appartient à tous et toutes

11 June 2024

Avez-vous lu le dossier d’Ariane Krol publié dans La Presse le 9 juin 2024? Son dossier Tensions sur fond de sable blond documente brillamment le cas de la plage de Batiscan et il vient établir pour de bon ce que nous essayons de communiquer depuis un an: le littoral est public. Le littoral, c’est la grève qui est à sec une fois que l’eau s’est retirée après les grandes crues ou marées du printemps. On l’appelle la ligne des hautes eaux ou limite du littoral. Le ministère de l’Environnement a confirmé qu’il n’a pas cédé le littoral et qu’il a préséance sur toute transaction ou bornage réalisé par des propriétaires riverains. Dans de très rares cas, certains lits de rivière et de lacs sont privés, mais ces exceptions datent d’un lointain passé.

Plage de Verdun à Montréal - L'eau à Montéal

Green and blue spaces: 10 resilience ideas for the future of water in Montreal

September 25, 2023

Here are 10 inspiring ideas promoting resilience for the future of water in Montreal. These recommendations addressed to the City of Montreal are found in the Fondation Rivières's memorandum “Green and blue spaces: adaptation at the heart of the new Montreal water strategy”.

La grève est publique, plage de Batiscan - caractère public - Crédit Photo : Alex Gervais

Letter to the municipality of Batiscan: The Ministry of the Environment confirms the public nature of the coastline of Batiscan beach

September 11, 2023

The Fondation Rivières wrote to the municipality of Batiscan to inform it that the Batiscan coastline is the domain of the State and it is public since the Ministry of the Environment has never granted land there.

Water quality study: Correction of inverted connections would promote access to swimming in Repentigny

September 8, 2023

Press release – Fondation Rivières reveals the results of a study on the bacteriological quality of water from the St. Lawrence River and the Assomption River in Repentigny.

Plage de Batiscan - Crédit photo : Martin Grondin - Accès public à l'eau

We demonstrated for public access to Batiscan beach and here's what we discovered

August 28, 2023

Citizens mobilized more than a hundred people during the peaceful demonstration held at Batiscan beach on Friday August 18, 2023.

Grand Splash 2023 - Centre-ville de Montréal - Baignade à Montréal - Fondation Rivières

Swimming in Montreal: How to make the St. Lawrence accessible downtown?

July 6, 2023

Swimming in Montreal: The port bathing project at the Old Port of Montreal, born in 2003, supported by Earth Day, comes back to life with the Grand Splash. But how can you get involved as a citizen the rest of the year?

Une femme se baigne dans le fleuve à Montréal

Nearly 60 places where the water is of good quality for swimming in Montreal and only one in Laval

June 28, 2023

Press release – As the Grand Splash at the Old Port of Montreal approaches, the Fondation Rivières unveils a map listing 57 sites where the water quality allows swimming on the banks of Montreal.

Public access to waterways: the Grand Splash is back

June 14, 2023

Press release – For a third consecutive year, the Grand Splash will be in full swing at the Old Port of Montreal on Friday, June 30, 2023.

Parc Henri-Letendre à Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel - qualité de l'eau

Study on river water quality: swimming is possible in summer in the Sorel region

June 6, 2023

Press release – Fondation Rivières, the City of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel and the Municipality of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel make public the results of a study which reveals that in summer and in dry weather, water of the river on the edge of Pointe-aux-Pins park, in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, and Henri-Letendre park, in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, is ideal for swimming.

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