PL 69 - projet de loi 69 Parc éolien vu du ciel Crédit photo : Thomas Richter

PL 69 risks killing the social acceptability of wind power and opening the door to more dams

September 17, 2024

Fondation Rivières is concerned about the centralization of decisions on the future of energy in the hands of the Minister of Energy, the opening up to industrial self-generation and private electricity production, and the increase to 100 MW of the capacity threshold for new private hydroelectric power plant projects. Under the pretext of accelerating energy production, Bill 69 opens the door to privatization of production without adequate control, threatening the environment, the economy and social peace, particularly in the regions.

Parole d'expert: Jean-François Blain, Analyste indépendant secteur de l’énergie

Bill 69: analyst Jean-François Blain answers 8 questions about energy

September 13, 2024

Parole d’expert – L’analyste en réglementation de l’énergie Jean-François Blain répond aux questions de la Fondation Rivières, en décortiquant le projet de loi n°69 et en expliquant les impacts sur la société québécoise.

Festival d'eau vive de la Haute Gatineau - Pascal Girard

The Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival could be in jeopardy

August 22, 2024

From August 23 to August 25, 2024, the Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival takes place. It's a battle to save the falls on

Politique énergétique : N’ouvrons pas la porte à la destruction des rivières au profit des prédateurs

Energy policy: Let's not open the door to the destruction of rivers for the benefit of predators

10 June 2024

In its energy bill and energy policy, the government plans to raise the threshold for the private sector to build and operate power generation facilities from 50 to 100 megawatts. This is very worrying, as it opens the door to the unbridled construction of "small" hydroelectric power plants all over the country, already that the current 50 MW threshold corresponds to a dam as big as the one in place on the Rivière des Prairies north of Montreal and operated by Hydro-Québec.

Le détournement de la transition énergétique doit cesser

Wind development strategy: Hydro-Québec has free rein to reduce the impact of new wind production on the territory

May 30, 2024

Fondation Rivières welcomes the government corporation's willingness to take charge of wind power development in Quebec through its wind power development strategy. This opens the door to orderly planning of energy production on the territory, to a genuine social dialogue on energy production, and to a significant reduction in the impact of wind power production on the territory if new production is concentrated on already disturbed territories.

Municipalities between a rock and a hard place on energy issues

May 6, 2024

On April 11, Bernard Thompson, prefect of the MRC de Mékinac and mayor of Hérouxville, announced his resignation in the face of an unprecedented mobilization of local citizens against multinational TES Canada's plan to build 140 mega-wind turbines on farmland in the Mauricie region. If the past is any indication of the future, this toxic climate is likely to be reproduced elsewhere in Quebec, where the Legault government has chosen to allow large-scale industry to embark on the massive production of electricity on the territory, without any overall vision or adequate consultation. And it's the citizens and your members, the elected municipal officials, who are paying the price. Energy issues divide your communities.